Texas doesn't care one bit if Cal bans so called travel to Texas. Texas may actually reciprocate to Cal from what I hear. Californians are flocking droves to Texas, so apparently Texas' policies aren't stopping anyone from leaving Cal to TX by the thousands. TX economy is red hot and individuals and companies are "travelling" from CA to TX in droves. Expect Texas to reciprocate this travel ban. Don't mess with Texas. This will accomplish nothing by CA as far as TX is concerned.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/pol...243764.php

Texas to California on travel ban: Get a life

Lawmakers mock travel restrictions to Texas in response to adoption law

AUSTIN - A day after California banned state-funded travel to Texas, citing a new Lone Star adoption law they say is discriminatory, Texas officials on Friday mocked the decision as a cheap political stunt.

There were suggestions that Texas lawmakers might try to find a way to retaliate in their upcoming special session starting July 18.

"California might be able to stop their state employees, but they can't stop all the businesses that are fleeing over-taxation and -regulation, and relocating to Texas," said Gov. Greg Abbott's press secretary, John Wittman.

Privately, Abbott aides and legislative leaders dissed the California move as hollow, saying that if that if the Golden State is so concerned about discrimination and human rights outside its borders, Gov. Jerry Brown should not have recently visited China. In China, they said, gay marriage is illegal, workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is common, same-sex rape is not against the law, and the civil rights of LGBTQ people are not protected.

Others noted that a group of California politicians was in Dallas on Friday for the annual gathering of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, despite the ban.

"It's funny how the very state that is so adamantly against keeping terrorists out of our country - they oppose the president's travel ban - now wants to keep Californians out of Texas," said Marc Rylander, communications director for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. "I guess that's California logic."

Others seemed ready to fire back at California over the snub. "I hope @GregAbbott_TX will let us reciprocate during the special session," tweeted state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was in line throwing shade at California, as well. "If California state employees can't come to Texas, they will be among the few Californians who remain at home," he said. "Thousands of folks fled California's high taxes and liberal attitudes to come to Texas in 2015. Overall, Texas gained over half million new residents from other states. In California, almost 700,000 people moved out."

Alejandro Garcia, his spokesman, added: "Lt. Gov. Patrick finds it ironic that Gov. Moonbeam Brown is trying to impose political correctness on Texas. Thousands of conservative Californians and business owners have already moved to Texas because of high taxes and over-regulation. Now they have another reason to leave."

California Gov. Jerry Brown and other officials had no immediate response.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra touched off the controversy Thursday by adding Texas and three other states to a list of places where California-funded or sponsored travel is prohibited, under a state law that restricts the expenditure of state funds to places that "authorize discrimination" against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

It also covers places that repeal state or local protections for LGBTQ residents or create exemptions to laws to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or families.

The target of the Texas listing is a new law that allows child welfare providers to deny adoptions to parents based on "sincerely held religious beliefs." California officials said that is discriminatory.

The author of that law, state Rep. Wayne Frank, R-Wichita Falls, accused California of playing "political games" with legislation that was designed to protect religious liberties as part of sweeping reforms to improve the foster-care system.

"While California prides itself on being 'open-minded,' it is only open-minded if you kneel at the altar of a certain political agenda," Frank said. "It seems that California has become like many college campuses across the country. They love a diversity of people but not a diversity of opinion."