Fact check: Greg Abbott touts Texas as No. 1 for business since he's been governor

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PolitiFact reached out to Abbott’s office and officials cited the Site Selection Magazine Governor’s Cup as their source. Site Selection is a well-respected business magazine, experts we spoke to said, that has been around since 1954, according to the magazine’s LinkedIn.

The magazine tracks projects through its Conway Projects Database and a qualifying project has to meet at least one of three criteria, according to Site Selection. They must have an investment of $1 million, create 20 or more new jobs or have at least 20,000 square feet of new construction.Site Selection awarded Texas the Governor’s Cup based on the"total qualified projects

," a March 1, 2023, announcement said. The magazine gives out multiple Governor’s Cup awards. Site Selection awarded Kansas a Governor’s Cup for the total number of qualified capital investment projects per capita. Site Selection ranked Texas No. 7 in that category — down from 2021 when the state ranked No. 6.

Experts told us Site Selection is a credible source for business rankings. But it is not the only source. CNBC, Forbes, the Tax Foundation and others provide annual rankings of states’ business climate using a number of factors. Several of these rank Texas among the top states year after year.PolitiFact is a fact-checking project to help you sort out fact from fiction in politics. Truth-O-Meter ratings are determined by a panel of three editors.

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Lol, we have to pay more on our debt despite having better credit ratings that Cali. Fucking joke, what he’s doing to our finances.

Hell yes !!! Abbott is a winner.

He hasn’t done shit for Texas! We will never learn. Smh But keep voting for him.

That’s about all! Oh, maybe number one for school shootings and toxic politics!

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PolitiFact - Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is No. 1 state for business, but is it?Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas has been the No. 1 state for business every year he’s been governor, but that comes from one magazine’s ranking. Other well-respected sources have Texas ranked lower. So by this logic you are stating all those claims that FL is the most expensive place to live as false right?
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