https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/us-states-with-the-most-debt.html
CA, NY, MA, NJ, IL.
TX is sixth. with 51 billion.
Means CA has 3 times the debt TX does.
The problem is CA doesn't have 3 times texas GDP.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/248023/us-gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state/
CA's GDP is 1.66 times texas.
And, CA is experiencing rapid brain , capital drain to texas. CA pays 3 times as much welfare as texas does.