Posted on 07/12/2012 8:16:20 PM PDT by This Just In
This last year has lead me to seriously consider relocating our family to another state. A state whose public representatives hold a healthy respect and regard for our Constitution. A state which welcomes entrepreneurs, small and big business, and industry. A state in which citizens-generally-don't apologizes for being Americans.
I had considered Wyoming within the past few months, but Texas has always sat in my periphery. And now the Lone Star state sits front and center.
We currently reside in a state in which our representatives actively engages in legal plunder of our tax dollars, despises the Constitution, and is enamored with dictators and tyrants.
I am seeking any information concerning conservative areas, cities, and counties in the great state of Texas. The Hill Country looks appealing. Your comments and recommendations are deeply appreciated.
TJI
Key facts to remember.
School quality impacts housing values and marketability even if you don’t plan to use the schools. And in Texas, school district boundaries are independent of city boundaries, and may be independent of county lines as well. For example, the city of Dallas is split between the Dallas Schools (really bad, Richardson (good), Plano (better) and perhaps several others.
Decide if you want to be among country club republicans, tea party republicans, libertarians, or lefties. Houston has a lesbian mayor and Dallas county has a lesbian sheriff. And Austin is crawling with socialists and communists. San Antonio is under Mexican control, as is El Paso.
Don’t know where you are coming from, but 90 degrees can be pleasant, and 100 really isn’t too hot to work in the yard, but no one will think you a wimp if you want to stay in the air conditioning when it is 110.
The Hill Country contains the liberal center of Texas, Austin. However, many of the outlying areas are quite conservative. Others can and have commented on it above and elsewhere in more detail than I can provide. I chose not to live there when I moved here; I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and will comment on this area if requested.
achilles2000, when you say, “Austin....liberals...”, are you talking about Seattle, So.Cali., Oregon type of liberal? Are they that extreme?
Austin/Travis County is the most annoying liberal spot in the state, primarily because it collects politicians (state capital) and academic lefties (U of Texas).
That said, Austin is a lovely place with good folks, most of them way to the right of your current neighbors.
Outlying areas and smaller cities should be fine — I should think location would have more to do with where you work than how comparatively conservative the city is.
We sneer at Austin, but the truth is that there are few places in Texas where I would not live.
I’ve also looked at your location. Do you live in the metro area, or further out?
There are enough conservatives in Austin to keep it from being as bad, perhaps, as the places you mentioned (I am from Seattle, lived in the SF area, and have family in Oregon). Nevertheless, the University and government are malign influences. 50k more solid conservatives could change Austin forever ;-) There might even be enough now that if they organized and worked they could change a lot.
I live on the far west side of FTW. Great place.
As for the cities, they are all run by democrats, Houston has a gay woman mayor, 2/3 of dallas city council and 90 of county supervisors are democrats. Ft Worth is more conservative, but is a little more "good ol boy." Towns like Temple or Tyler are much more conservative, lower cost of living and generally fit some of your desires. The both have community colleges and enough entertainment you won't feel left in a wasteland. BTW if you want sports better stay closer to DFW or Houston - both with plenty of pro teams.
I live in the DFW Metroplex, but not in Dallas proper. I’m in one of the (many) suburbs just north of Dallas, though I can be across the Dallas city limit in about 90 seconds if I need to be.
I would also point out that our Dems and lefties (with the exception of the race baiters) differ from the average Dem/lefty elsewhere in some significant ways. They are definitely a different breed than the type found in California, Washington, Oregon, New York, etc. For one, no few of them will utterly reject anything resembling a gun control proposal. They’re odd ducks - which explains why they don’t have a lot of power with the rest of the Dems.
My hometown! You’ll love it here...we are like booming.it’s kinda weird,I can think of 10 new restaurants opened this past year. Very ConserVative and we have one of the best reps.Gohmert. wish he was speaker
I used to live in Oly. Lots of family remain throughout the state. Evergreen indeed, but the rainfall is too dreary for my soul, and the plains and eastern regions does not make up for state politics.
We’ve worked in the music industry for decades. Austin, as you can imagine, interested me. Naturally the liberal influence was a big, dark blemish. I’m hoping to visit the state, and perhaps some of the areas mentioned here on FR.
Your info.’s appreciated.
Our avg. summer temps hover at 105*. Our avg. winter temp. is about 25*. Considering the political landscape we’re facing, and have had to deal with, the trade-off would be worth it.
El Paso has some, but it is not like Austin.
I lived in Western NM for 14 years. There were genuine lefties there. A mine-union town was the education of this old West Texas Farm Boy. I did battle with the surrogates of the Sandanistas there during the 1980’s. Lived in a town were Dem to GOP was 5 to 1.
El Paso is not like that. Military element, old Hispanic families, many good business people. Yes, the border influence is a real negative.
Many families are married across the border. Most of those own property on both sides of the border.
Have read that about 1/3 of Juarez is unoccupied because of the drug violence. Probably true.
I’ve spent part of the day examining the map, and searching for info. Tyler’s now on my list. Thank you.
Forget the hill country around Austin. It’s the liberal enclave in Texas. Stay away from Houston for the same reason. It’s also extremely humid. Everywhere else is pretty conservative and nice to live in. I’ve lived in Texas four times in my life and enjoyed it. The state has no income taxes, great housing prices, and is very receptive to businesses.
I’ve also lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a year just before high school. Colder than snow cones in the freezer and the winds blow 50 mph average.
Also beware of Alaska. I hear it’s nice but it is in the top 10 states with the highest cost of living.
Northern Florida is nice. I live there now. No state income tax either.
I liked Arizona too. Went to school and lived there for 35 years. It’s a dry heat!
Dallas and Austin are the two big cities for media/music/movies, with Austin having the definitive lead in music. Dallas is more movies and media of all other types.
Tyler’s not a bad place, but it’s rather far out if you are in entertainment and you would be out of consideration for many media work opportunities because of that.
If you value authentic friendships and relationships that go beyond level 2 ... run like hell from Texas. People are materialistic, crave image,and have the personal relationships the depth of a thimble.
They regard business as outside the influence of morals or values. They will screw you, or anyone they call a friend, and say... “ Hey, its just business”
I find their constant desire to try to convince you that Texas is the best is as bizarre as Oz continue to work the machine long after the curtain was drawn back. The place is basically a wasteland. Hot in the summer , Freezing in the winter. Spend $400 and go in the summer. What you can’t breathe because of the humidity and heat? Yeah well that lasts for months. No you cant stay outside. You spend 100’s of dollars on electricity as air conditioning is as vital as water.
The only redeeming quality is the BBQ. Spiritually I find that it is expected that you go to church but not really have an authentic faith. Show up, pretend everything is fine in your life and treat your family like crap when no one is watching...
How is that for feedback on Texas... (Lived there for 4 years, traveled through out the state during that time)
Note: Texans that will scream and yell... do not bother. I have heard it all before. Texans reactions to criticism of their state is on the same level as criticizing Scientology. It is almost cult like the way they propagandize people that their state is important and has value. sick .
These experiences were true for me and many of the people that I know that have lived there. Texan accents on women is cute for about a minute and an half. On guys? Makes them sound like Idiots. That is why you will not hear the news anchors having Texas accents. People laugh when they hear it.
Choose wisely.
Lol, I'm in TX, and we do say border, not State Line, but I see you're in Norway, and you're saying "border", too.
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