“Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee, I shoulda known better than to(本应更明智而不该) take him back to Abilene.” So laments Ella Langley in “Choosin’ Texas”, a song that has ranked near the top of America’s music charts throughout 2026. Some of those listens may be coming from policymakers elsewhere in the country. Much like Ms Langley, they are losing to(输给（某人/某地）) Texas.
“就在我以为我已让他爱上田纳西州时，我早该知道不该带他回阿比林。”埃拉·兰利在《选择得克萨斯》中如此哀叹，这首歌在2026年全年都位列美国音乐排行榜前列。其中的一些听众可能来自美国其他地区的政策制定者。就像兰利女士一样，他们正在输给得克萨斯。
On May 27th ExxonMobil’s shareholders approved a plan to cut the oil giant’s ties with New Jersey and reincorporate(重新注册（公司）) in Texas, where it has long had its headquarters. It is not alone. According to CBRE, a property firm, at least 184 companies shifted their headquarters(迁移其总部) to Austin, Dallas or Houston between 2020 and 2025, among them Tesla, a car company, and Caterpillar, a maker of construction equipment (see chart 1).
5月27日，埃克森美孚的股东批准了一项计划，以切断这家石油巨头与新泽西州的联系，并在得克萨斯州重新注册，其总部早已设在那里。它并非孤例。根据房地产公司世邦魏理仕的数据，2020年至2025年间，至少有184家公司将总部迁至奥斯汀、达拉斯或休斯顿，其中包括汽车公司特斯拉和建筑设备制造商卡特彼勒（见图表1）。
Texas is steadily establishing itself as America Inc’s new centre of gravity(重心（比喻关键影响中心）). No state receives more business investment or is adding more people to its population. From 2020 to 2025 it created roughly a fifth of all net new jobs(净新增就业岗位) in the country.
得克萨斯州正稳步确立自己为美国公司的新重心。没有哪个州吸引的商业投资更多，或人口增长更快。2020年至2025年，该州创造了全国约五分之一的净新增就业岗位。
Boot Scootin’ Boogie
靴子滑步舞曲