Greg Abbott Threatens ‘100% Tariff’ On New Yorkers Moving to Texas

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said he would "impose a 100 percent tariff" on New Yorkers moving to Texas. “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC,” the Republican wrote on X on Monday night. Abbott’s post came on the eve of New York City’s mayoral election, in which democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is the frontrunner. Tariffs are taxes on goods, not people, and state governors are not permitted to levy taxes on imports from other