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The Dr. Phil Podcast

California Dreamin’… of Texas | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

They say no one leaves paradise — but they haven’t looked at California lately.

California has the beaches, the sunshine, and the red tape.
Texas has no income tax, booming jobs, and a working blueprint for the American Dream.

Today on The Real Story: Why we made the move — and why businesses like Tesla, Oracle, Realtor.com, and John Paul Mitchell are doing the same.

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0:00.0

Hey, Dr. Phil back with you, bringing you the real story.

0:05.0

And I'm bringing it to you from Texas.

0:07.4

Now, there's an old saying in Texas, you never ask a man if he's from Texas.

0:11.6

Where now are you from anyway, private?

0:13.5

Sir, Texas, sir!

0:14.9

Why?

0:16.3

Because if he is, he'll tell you soon enough.

0:19.7

And if he's not, you're just going to embarrass him.

0:23.2

That's what they say in Texas.

0:25.2

Now, I'm here to talk about Texas today and California.

0:28.7

Now, let me tell you, I love California, beautiful state.

0:32.0

I mean, you can't find a more beautiful place.

0:34.5

I live there for almost 20 years.

0:36.8

Still have a home there.

0:38.0

One of my sons is there. Two of my grandchildren are there. And you can't beat the weather.

0:43.8

Seriously. Absolutely beautiful. Look at those palm trees. Damn. Do you know what that means?

0:50.2

Yeah, watch out for falling coconuts. Even if it's hot during the day, it'll be cool in the evening.

0:55.0

Great scenery.

0:56.0

Everything's beautiful, green.

0:57.7

But let me tell you the real story of why we moved back to Texas.

1:04.3

And this would take three or four real stories to go into it all.

1:08.7

But I'm going to hit some high points.

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