AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas choose penned the chairman and CEO of Walt Disney recommending the company relocate from Florida to Texas this week amid a feud between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney.
“While you, your company, employees, and diverse fans face authoritarian, anti-business, and culture war attacks from extremists in Florida, we in Fort Bend are more ready to welcome the Disney family with thousands of good paying jobs and billions of dollars of investments,” Fort Bend County Judge KP George wrote.
DeSantis signed a regulation that can dissolve Reedy Creek Improvement District, which is a non-public authorities managed by Disney (why does Disney have its personal non-public authorities in Florida in the primary place? You can discover the reply to that right here).
It’s a regulation many consider is nothing greater than retaliation for Disney’s public criticism of Florida’s signed invoice that critics name the “Don’t Say Gay” regulation, which bars educating sexual orientation and gender identification in colleges earlier than fourth grade.
The Texas choose tweeted straight at DeSantis, calling him a “political extremist” and touting Fort Bend County’s variety. He additionally adopted up with a collection of Disney-themed follow-up posts (memes had been used).
“I invite you to visit Fort Bend County and see for yourself why our community is the best place for a new Walt Disney World Resort,” George stated.
Meanwhile, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick introduced he desires to create a Texas model of the “Don’t Say Gay” regulation that goals to give mother and father extra rights when it comes to what their youngsters be taught in college. Patrick stated this invoice can be a precedence in the 2023 session.