"Don't move to Texas"

California billboards seen in LA and SF warn against moving to Texas by invoking mass shooting



A billboard located at the intersection of Folsom and 7th St. in San Francisco appears to warn Bay Area residents from moving to Texas, in light of the Uvalde shooting.



A mysterious and controversial billboard warning people against moving from California to Texas looms over passersby in LA and San Francisco this week.

"The Texas miracle died in Uvalde. Don't move to Texas," the billboard reads, alongside the sinister image of a hooded figure and a crossed-out "Don't mess with Texas" slogan. The San Francisco billboard, leased to advertisers by FoxPoint Media, is currently up near the corner of Folsom and 7th Street.

"The Texas miracle" references a term championed by then-Governor Rick Perry in 2011 to highlight the Lone Star State's resilient economy that managed to escape the Great Recession relatively unscathed. "Don't mess with Texas" has long become the definitive call of swagger and pride from the state, though it started as an anti-littering campaign in the 1980s.





The biggest question? Who is behind the ad, and what is their intent. The billboards show no party affiliation or sponsor. One theory states that the ad may have come from right-leaning Texans eager to keep liberal Californians away from their voting booths. Others thought that the message may have come from Californians in an attempt to slow an "exodus" to Texas.

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