Thanks to its restrictive abortion ban, sky-high percentage of uninsured people, continued attacks against voting rights and rising hospitality to LGBTQ+ people, Texas ranks as the U.S. state with the second-worst quality of life, CNBC reported this week. For the past two years, the team responsible for creating CNBC’s Top States for Business list has also analyzed each state’s quality of life by measuring factors such as crime, healthcare and the price and availability of daycare. Researchers also examined social issues, including reproductive rights and the inclusiveness of state laws, since young, educated workers consider those factors when relocating.
