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Economic stability, thousands of jobs, good schools, technology, affordable housing… Texas already has it all to be one of the most preferred places to live in the United States, it only lacks a Disney park and that is what a Texas judge seeks to accomplish for the state.
Through a letter written by Judge KP George, addressed to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, the Texan invites you to visit Fort Bend County, near Houston, because he considers it to be “the best place” and “the most diverse” in the country to build the next Walt Disney World Resort.
The letter that the judge sends it’s to try to get Disney to open a tourist attraction in the state instead of Florida. This occurs in the midst of the controversy of the governor of said state, Ron DeSantis, in which he confronts the entertainment company for the fact that he expressed his opinion against a state law.
In the document, sent on April 21, Judge George takes the opportunity to mention the advantages that Fort Bend offers as a possible site for the construction of the new Disney park, and criticizes without naming the Republican DeSantis for the actions he has carried out together with the Florida state Congress, such as a series of ultra-conservative regulations, among which is the “Don’t say gay” (Don’t Say Gay), which Disney lashed out at.
DeSantis’s response to the company’s stance was to push through legislation—quickly passed and now just pending signature—that ends self-governance that has existed for more than 50 years at Walt Disney World, the company’s sprawling collection of properties in Orlando, Florida.
Orlando’s Walt Disney World had since 1967 the category of special districta system of self-governance that allowed it to grow to have half a dozen theme parks, a sports center, a huge shopping center, 25 hotels, its own police and fire department, as well as about 80,000 employees.
Disney rejects the “Don´t Say Gay” law that, among other things, prohibits teachers from talking to their youngest students about sexual orientation and gender identity. Hence, Judge George cites diversity as a draw for Fort Bend, along with high rates of college graduates and the availability of extensive land at affordable prices as favorable characteristics for choosing Texas.
George says that as Disney confronts “authoritarian, anti-business actions and bellicose attacks by Florida extremists,” Fort Bend is “more than willing” to receive jobs and investment.
At the moment we will have to wait for an official response from Disney to find out if they will consider Texas as their destination to build a new park, but without a doubt, the Lone Star State has a lot to offer for any investor and that is what which has led him to stand out at the national level in economic development.
It is worth mentioning that the County Judge position to which KP George was elected, is a more administrative position and not merely judicial; That is why officials like him are in charge of ensuring the economic development and functionality of various auxiliary agencies of the county judicial authorities.
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