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Originally Posted by MyDadBuiltThat
I was told by someone in the real estate biz and involved with an alternative, independent pitch to Amazon here that there was always only three cities in contention: Austin, Philadelphia and Chicago. I really hope they're right.
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Without getting into it, there is one very good reason why I doubt Amazon will end up in Austin. The relatively moderate (read business conservative) Speaker of the Texas house is resigning. If the ensuing race for Speaker goes in favor of a candidate with more religious conservative leanings Texas will be up to its knees in bathroom bills and other socially conservative legislation right at the time Amazon is building its first building. I doubt Amazon would be willing to take that risk, given their stated preferences. Austin is liberal, but it's the politics of Texas as a whole that matter.
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