More than 100,000 Californians moved to Texas last year, compared with around 40,000 who made the opposite move. Jayne Jordan, 61, was a lifelong Californian until August, when she sold her home in Corona, Calif., and moved to Azle, a town about 16 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth. Jordan wanted to stay close to her daughter and grandchildren, who are planning to move from Irvine, Calif., to the Lone Star State next year in order to buy a home.
When she joined a Facebook group of California migrants to Texas, she found a community willing to help her choose the right moving company and weigh in on which route to take for the 1,360-mile drive. She soon found through the Facebook group that her neighbor across the street in Azle had also moved from the same neighborhood in Corona. 'It’s a small world,' Jordan said. 'A lot of people from California are moving here.