I'm sure in Texas Gov. Rick Perry's feeble mind it seemed like a good idea. He was going to go to New York and tell them all why it was a good idea to move to Texas.
Texans have massive egos, so they must not have known they were picking on the one city where the egos outsized Texans prairie-sized view of themselves.
Who Loves themselves more than Texans? New Yorkers. Comedian Lewis Black shot back with his new slogan for Texas.