Texas Politics Under Fire in Campaign to Pull Businesses to New York
Texas has been long known for trying to lure businesses from other countries and states around the U.S. Now, the state of New York is getting in on the game. They’re running ads nationwide, including Texas media channels – like news site KXAN in Austin.
The ad references historical social movements involving the Empire State, its role in ending slavery, women’s suffrage and more.
“For hundreds of years, New York State has stood as a beacon – a beacon to welcome those unwelcome in other places,” a woman in the ad says. ”New York State has always been at the forefront and now continues to be, with the recent battle for LGBT rights. Here we open doors for fairness, equality and respectable treatment for those who could not find it elsewhere.”
The commercial goes on to include the headlines “Seven Other States Considering Restricting Bathrooms for Transgender People” and “Gov. Abbott Says Public Officials Can Discriminate Against Gay People”.
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[font color=330099]I don't recall condemning Rick Perry when he did the same thing in New York.
By the way, Gov. Greg Abbott also fails to mention that most of the workers in New York have health insurance or that all employers in New York are required to have workers compensation insurance while fully one-third of Texas employers provide coverage for injured workers.[/font]
