Texas, Digital Switzerlands, San Diego, Opportunity Zones, Michael Jordan - Five Things - Issue #272

With right-wing zealots taking over the legislature even as the state’s demographics shift leftward, Texas has become the nation’s bellwether.

The biggest US tech companies now have powers which challenge the primacy of governments in many domains.

You’ll find plenty of surf, sunshine, and fish tacos in San Diego, but the city is increasingly being recogn…