Signs in Los Angeles and San Francisco are urging Californians to resist the urge to move to Texas as the state faces an exodus of residents leaving for the Lone Star State. The billboards use the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 school students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting, as a warning against living in Texas. “Texas miracle died in Uvalde. Don’t move to Texas,” reads the Los Angeles billboard, along with the words “Don’t mess with Texas” scrawled in red paint. The billboards do not appear to be affiliated with a political organization, Fox Los Angeles reported. FAMILY OF HOUSTON MAN SHOT DEAD AND BURNS STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS A billboard in Los Angeles uses the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas to argue against moving to Texas as California sees its population decline. (Fox Los Angeles) The Los Angeles billboard is in Universal City near State Route 101 and the San Francisco billboard is in the South of Market neighborhood. Both are busy areas. In recent years, Californians have chosen to move elsewhere in an effort to find affordable housing, lower taxes and better business environments, among other factors. The states with the biggest gains are Texas, Nevada and Arizona Fox in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, red states like Florida, in addition to Texas, are seeing their populations grow. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In terms of numbers alone, between 2020 and 2021, the biggest gains in domestic migration (moving people from one US region to another) were in Florida at 220,890, followed by Texas and Arizona. The largest domestic migration losses occurred in California, which lost 367,299 residents, followed by New York and Illinois. Fox News’ Jessica Chasmar contributed to this report.
