Texas is planning to make a huge public investment in space

"Further investment will cement Texas as the preeminent location for innovation."

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This is the first space article I've seen here where the general sentiment is "fix Earth problems before going to space". Even articles about space initiatives Russia and UAE don't draw as much vitriol against those countries, despite them being worse than Texas.

Then again, this is a drop in the bucket compared to the contempt the red residents of that state have towards NY and Cali, and I see anti-Dem rhetoric all over the comment section of Space News, so this is a minor step towards balance.

 

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Yes, but why you're doing something matters. DeSantis isn't doing this because he doesn't think Disney should have its own autonomous zone. DeSantis is doing this to punish Disney for standing up for LGBTQ people, in part because its own employees pushed it to.

On top of that, it looks like DeSantis isn't giving control and the tax base to the local government, which is what would a good government reform would do. They're taking it over at the state level. Where DeSantis can really fuck with Disney.

So please don't equate taking revenge using the power of the state against a political enemy is the same as good government reform. This act was only intended to not only intimidate and silence Disney, but also silence all other opposition in the state.

To add: Ronny and the Ronnettes have used the same excuse of stopping corporate abuse to justify their actions. As if the state GOP did jack squat about Disney in the 55 years before then. As if DeSantis was bothered by Disney's power over Reedy Creek in the 3 years of his term before their tepid virtue signalling.