Thu Sep 2, 2021, 12:12 AM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)
I'm starting Texas botcott tonight! Will weed out stocks with company HQ in Texas.
DETAILED LIST OF THE 100 BIGGEST COMPANIES IN TEXAS
RANK COMPANY CITY 1 Foxconn Assembly LLC, Houston TX Houston 2 Pizza Hut Plano 3 ATT Dallas 4 Keller Williams Realty Austin 5 Carlson Restaurants Dallas 6 Dell Round Rock 7 Electronic Data Systems Plano 8 American Airlines Fort Worth 9 Livestock Investors Hereford 10 Tenet Healthcare Dallas 11 J. C. Penney Plano 12 H-E-B San Antonio 13 Schlumberger Houston 14 NEC Corporation of America Irving 15 Whole Foods Market Austin 16 Shell Petroleum Houston 17 Jacobs Engineering Group Dallas 18 Exxon Mobil Irving 19 Essilor of America Dallas 20 Sysco Houston 21 Social Security Administration Bryan 22 Southwest Airlines Dallas 23 Brinker International Coppell 24 Halliburton Houston 25 Fluor Irving 26 Frito-Lay Plano 27 Waste Management Houston 28 Kimberly-Clark Irving 29 BNSF Railway Fort Worth 30 Steward Health Care System Dallas 31 McDermott International Houston 32 Quanta Services Houston 33 KBR Houston 34 National Oilwell Varco Houston 35 Textron Fort Worth 36 7-Eleven Dallas 37 Michaels Irving 38 Weatherford International Houston 39 Texas Instruments Dallas 40 Landry’s Houston 41 Houston Independent School District Houston 42 USAA San Antonio 43 ARG Holdings Corpus Christi 44 Cooper Industries Houston 45 Golden Living Plano 46 Blockbuster Dallas 47 CHRISTUS Health Irving 48 Medco Health Solutions Irving 49 Memorial Hermann Health System Houston 50 Perot Systems Dallas 51 Rent-A-Center Plano 52 Texas Health Resources Arlington 53 GameStop Grapevine 54 Exela Technologies Irving 55 Sally Beauty Holdings Denton 56 Biglari Holdings San Antonio 57 Dr Pepper Snapple Group Plano 58 McLane Company Temple 59 Zachry Holdings San Antonio 60 Staff Force Katy 61 Baylor Scott White Health Dallas 62 Alcon Fort Worth 63 Wrrh Investments Lp Houston 64 Cinemark Plano 65 Service Corporation International Houston 66 Chinos Holdings Fort Worth 67 iHeartMedia San Antonio 68 Vallourec Star Houston 69 ClubCorp Holdings Dallas 70 Tailored Brands Houston 71 Food Management Partners San Antonio 72 Chuck E. Cheese’s Irving 73 Citizens Capital Dallas 74 FMC Technologies Houston 75 Randalls Houston 76 Academy Sports + Outdoors Katy 77 Alliance Data Plano 78 Flowserve Irving 79 FirstCash Fort Worth 80 Vanguard Services Dallas 81 Hungry’s Houston 82 Dean Foods Dallas 83 Sonic Healthcare USA Austin 84 Bureau of Economic Geology Austin 85 MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston 86 Brock Group Houston 87 Trinity Industries Dallas 88 Waste Connections The Woodlands 89 Saltgrass Steak House Houston 90 Builders FirstSource Dallas 91 Direct Energy Houston 92 Phillips 66 Houston 93 Fossil Group Richardson 94 Andeavor San Antonio 95 Brookshire Grocery Company Tyler 96 Pier 1 Imports Fort Worth 97 Neiman Marcus Group Dallas 98 Susser Holdings Corpus Christi 99 Horizon Health Lewisville 100 UT Southwestern Medical Center Dall
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Author | Time | Post |
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Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | OP |
TexasTowelie | Sep 2021 | #1 | |
IcyPeas | Sep 2021 | #2 | |
tinrobot | Sep 2021 | #9 | |
Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | #3 | |
marybourg | Sep 2021 | #5 | |
Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | #6 | |
TheRealNorth | Sep 2021 | #4 | |
HAB911 | Sep 2021 | #7 | |
Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | #8 | |
tinrobot | Sep 2021 | #10 | |
Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | #11 | |
Deep State Witch | Sep 2021 | #12 | |
Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | #13 | |
Deep State Witch | Sep 2021 | #14 | |
BannonsLiver | Sep 2021 | #15 | |
Kittycatkat | Sep 2021 | #16 |
Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 12:48 AM
TexasTowelie (98,106 posts)
1. So if I'm already boycotting companies related to the Koch brothers
and I also boycott Kimberly-Clark, then what am I supposed to do for toilet paper?
![]() I also have dealt extensively with the Social Security Administration in Bryan within the past year since my foot was amputated and I anticipate having to conduct additional business with them to maximize my disability check. I don't think that they issue any stock though so you won't have to liquidate your holdings there. Since both Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are on the list I guess that means that I won't be flying anywhere, especially from DFW airport. It seems like you might want to keep them in your portfolio if they haven't recovered to the pre-pandemic stock price since the travel industry will eventually recover at some point. I also have dealt with Baylor Scott & White and UT Southwestern Medical Center in the past. I certainly wouldn't pass up either of them if I had a medical emergency. They are both non-profits anyway so they probably aren't in your portfolio. I don't see much point in either boycotting or divesting in any company beyond the satisfaction that it might "feel good" briefly time. While we are frustrated by the events of today, making major financial decisions probably isn't a good idea when the emotions are at a zenith. |
Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 12:57 AM
IcyPeas (19,509 posts)
2. Oh yeah, I forgot Whole Foods is a Texas based company.
Companies like Pier 1 Imports and JC Penney are already floundering and have closed many stores.
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Response to IcyPeas (Reply #2)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 08:50 AM
tinrobot (9,895 posts)
9. Not anymore. Started in Texas, but now owned by Amazon (Seattle-based)
Jeff Bezos is a whole other reason to boycott.
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Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 01:02 AM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)
3. We have to start somewhere. If people apply enough financial pressure companies will move their
Headquarters elsewhere. This country has gone too far down the rabbit hole of fascism as it is. Money talks. Boycott Texas based companies, and companies start leaving Texas, maybe we will make headway with politicians who are hell bent on destroying democracy here in America. If you have any better ideas I'm all ears.
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Response to Kittycatkat (Reply #3)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 01:39 AM
marybourg (11,410 posts)
5. Divesting stocks doesn't do much. The company made its money
when it issued the shares. Now if you sell, it’s just to another investor. Company gets nothing. Any damage to the company would be minimal and speculative at best. Better, I think, to avoid their products as much as possible. I too, am still avoiding Koch companies’ products.
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Response to marybourg (Reply #5)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 01:56 AM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)
6. Not only divest, I'm going to change my phone plan,
stop shopping from stores, stop using products from Texas based companies. Maybe other states will think twice about following Texas, if enough damage is done to Texas financially. Clearly this will only work if millions of people decide to take a stand against Texas, but I'd like to think that today is the tipping point that rounds up the masses to do what they can to save our democracy from the claws of these deranged demagogues. Time will tell.
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Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 01:12 AM
TheRealNorth (7,783 posts)
4. No more Texas Roadhouse for me
Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 06:50 AM
HAB911 (8,168 posts)
7. I think simply choosing not to do business with a TX based company
AND telling that company WHY is about all the majority of people can really do.
LOT of collateral damage here, as there will be with the law itself. I spend a lot of money with a photography lab in Austin. I don't know their personal politics. Being in Austin there is a 50/50 chance they are liberal. Each must do what they can. |
Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 08:45 AM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)
8. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Texas declared war on women rights and hurting their cash
flow is one of the few languages these polititians and others understand.
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Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 08:51 AM
tinrobot (9,895 posts)
10. Texas is all about oil. Stop buying gasoline.
Ride a bike, walk, get an EV.
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Response to tinrobot (Reply #10)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 11:00 AM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)
11. yes, and I'll get in shape as well.
Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 11:04 AM
Deep State Witch (9,212 posts)
12. Michael's?????
Noooooo!!!!! I buy a lot of craft supplies there, because I have one just across the street from my subdivision.
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Response to Deep State Witch (Reply #12)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 11:15 AM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)
13. definately do not go to Holly Hobby, maybe Joanne Fabrics.
I'm going to miss Tuesday Mornings.
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Response to Kittycatkat (Reply #13)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 11:52 AM
Deep State Witch (9,212 posts)
14. No Hobby Lobby for me!
I went in there once, when it opened, just to check it out. Too much cheap, Chinese-made Christian crap. And their bead selection sucked.
I miss A.C. Moore. |
Response to Kittycatkat (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 11:53 AM
BannonsLiver (14,684 posts)
15. Blockbuster?
Exactly how old is this list?
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Response to BannonsLiver (Reply #15)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 12:08 PM
Kittycatkat (1,301 posts)