Texas is primed to be the next Silicon Valley Laura Furr Mericas FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk threw up a "hook 'em" in July.Screenshot via Facebook/Greg Abbott Texas isn’t just an oil and gas state these days. And Stephen Mihm, an opinion writer for Bloomberg, has noticed. And though, he says, California is still dominating most of the investment metrics in research and development and from venture capital firms, Texas is certainly creeping in. According to the piece, Texas has surpassed California in high-tech exports. And, in 2019, when 1,800 companies left California, most went to Texas. Plus, about 42,500 people left California for Texas that year.