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It would be nice if California became the most business friendly state in the nation. One of the reasons we chose Austin over California for our startup is the high California taxes and loads of red tape to operate.

Texas seemed a lot more business friendly to us, the only downside we can see is the humid climate.

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For a company founded in the 70s like Apple, Texas has much higher property taxes. Prop 13 means that Apple's grandfathered in with extremely low property valuations in California, while Texas has both present-day valuations (no equivalent of Prop 13) and one of the highest property-tax rates in the nation.

It sounds like you are new to the area. It has been unusually wet recently, but give it time. It will be back to hot and dry soon enough.

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