JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select id='list'>
    <option value='1'>This Is Option A</option>
    <option value='2'>This Is Option B</option>
    <option value='3'>This Is Option c</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$("#list").change(function(){
    alert($(this).find("option:selected").text());
});