America as Texas vs. California

How does Texas stack up against California as a place to do business?? Texas gets criticized for being "stingy" in the area of social services and the environment, and it is an area for improvement.  However, there is something to be said for not being over-extended in fiscal obligations, when in good economic times are relatively easy to fund, but when there is a down-turn in the business cycle those same programs that people come to rely on get funding cuts and people "suffer".  For better or worse, we tend to be on an even keel in terms of the size of state government and what we promise in future financial obligations.