"California and Texas, the nation's two biggest states, are the twin poles of the West, but very different ones. For most of the 20th century the home of Silicon Valley and Hollywood has been the brainier, sexier, trendier of the two: its suburbs and freeways, its fads and foibles, its marvellous miscegenation have spread around the world. Texas, once a part of the Confederacy, has trailed behind: its cliché has been a conservative Christian in cowboy boots, much like a certain recent president. But twins can change places. Is that happening now?"
"The truth is that both states could learn from each other. Texas still lacks California's great universities and lags in terms of culture. California could adopt not just Texas's leaner state, but also its more bipartisan approach to politics and its more welcoming attitude towards Mexico"
"http://www.economist.com/node/13990207
Texas still lacks California's great universities "
Why would they need Universities if all their students are high school drop-outs?? Texas has a lot of poorly educated kids entering the work force. But I guess one requires little in the way of algebra to sell cowboy boots or work on a rig...
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