{"id":437293,"date":"2022-04-25T22:24:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T19:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-judge-invites-disney-to-state-after-florida-revokes-special-status\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T22:24:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T19:24:26","slug":"texas-judge-invites-disney-to-state-after-florida-revokes-special-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-judge-invites-disney-to-state-after-florida-revokes-special-status\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texas judge invites Disney to state after Florida revokes special status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a410fd2b1cd7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a410fd2b1cd7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-judge-invites-disney-to-state-after-florida-revokes-special-status\/#%E2%80%9CTexas_judge_invites_Disney_to_state_after_Florida_revokes_special_status%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Texas judge invites Disney to state after Florida revokes special status&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTexas_judge_invites_Disney_to_state_after_Florida_revokes_special_status%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Texas judge invites Disney to state after Florida revokes special status&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Texas judge is urging Disney to relocate to the Lone Star State following a heated flap with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP lawmakers in its home base over the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis led a successful push to revoke Disney\u2019s special tax status that effectively allowed the company to self-govern its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> park district within the state. The move, which came after Disney publicly opposed the GOP-backed \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law, has prompted speculation that the Mouse House could leave Florida.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George offered to relocate Walt Disney World Resort to Texas \u2013 arguing the move would free the company from what he described as \u201cmodern day political extremists.\u201d The county is located southwest of Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile you, your company, employees, and diverse fans face authoritarian, anti-business, and culture war attacks from extremists in Florida, we in Fort Bend are more than ready to welcome the Disney family with thousands of good paying jobs and billions of dollars of investments,\u201d George said in the letter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Timone &amp; Pumba to Tinker Bell, Disney characters are as diverse as Fort Bend County families. I welcome <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Disney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Disney<\/a> to visit Fort Bend County as your next destination while you face attacks from the modern day political extremists like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantisFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonDeSantisFL<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UMtvN4Cudj\">pic.twitter.com\/UMtvN4Cudj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 County Judge KP George (@JudgeKPGeorge) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudgeKPGeorge\/status\/1517266136106217474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Disney did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely return a request for comment on the judge\u2019s offer.<\/p>\n<p>George sent a nearly identical letter to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal \u2013 though that offer did not reference Elon Musk\u2019s $43 billion bid to buy the social media platform.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Judge-KP-George.jpg?w=741\" alt=\"Fort Bend County Judge KP George\" class=\"wp-image-22028190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Judge-KP-George.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1482 1482w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Judge-KP-George.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1112 1111w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Judge-KP-George.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=741 741w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Judge-KP-George.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=371 370w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Judge-KP-George.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\"\/><figcaption>Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George wants Disney to relocate to Texas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disney was initially silent as Florida GOP lawmakers pushed the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law, which bans teachers from discussing\u00a0LGBTQ\u00a0topics like sexual orientation or gender identity with students in third grade or below. But the company reversed course and began to publicly criticize the law after facing widespread employee dissent, including walkouts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/DeSantis2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\" class=\"wp-image-22028181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/DeSantis2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/DeSantis2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/DeSantis2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Disney \u201ccrossed the line\u201d by publicly criticizing the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disney\u2019s activist stance drew the ire of DeSantis \u2013 a likely 2024 presidential candidate who said the company\u2019s public criticism of the law had \u201ccrossed the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 anger culminated in the revocation of Disney\u2019s special status over the Reedy Creek Improvement District \u2013 which gave the company near autonomy\u00a0over the property.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado has also sought to lure Disney away from Florida, with Democratic Gov. Jared Polis offering the company a safe haven in the state.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Disney_DeSantis4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Disney employee\" class=\"wp-image-22028183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Disney_DeSantis4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Disney_DeSantis4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Disney_DeSantis4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disney employees ripped the company for initially staying silent on the legislation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s authoritarian socialist attacks on the private sector are driving businesses away,\u201d the Democratic governor tweeted last week. \u201cIn CO, we don\u2019t meddle in affairs of companies like @Disney or @Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chapek\u2019s botched handling over Disney\u2019s initial response to the legislation sparked internal turmoil at the company \u2013 as well as rumors that retired ex-CEO and executive chairman Bob Iger could return to some capacity.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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