Why so obsessed with Texas?

Texans celebrate Texas Independence Day earlier this month at the annual 1836 Chuckwagon Race. A letter writer shares stats showing Texas’ unemployment and net job gains since the recession began have been superior to California’s. Sarah A. Miller The Associated Press

Re “California’s demise is greatly exaggerated” (Editorial, March 24): What is The Bee’s fanatical obsession with Texas, constantly trying to convince their readership that California is much better in every way? So revised figures show California created more jobs than Texas in 2014. Yippee. Texas’ unemployment rate is 4.4 percent. California’s is 6.9 percent. Texas’ net job gains since the recession began, 11.8 percent. California’s, 3.3 percent. It’s net job gains that count. Are you really that ignorant?

David Sagan, Roseville

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This story was originally published March 26, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Why so obsessed with Texas?."

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