“If you want open space and low humidity, you need to pick some state west of the Rockies.”
No offense partner, apparently you ain’t never been to Texas. Or, at least the western half of the state. It’s semi-arid starting west of Fort Worth transitioning to arid as one drives toward El Paso. In fact the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert starts about Midland, meaning there is still over 300 miles of desert to go before arriving at El Paso. There’s a lot more to Texas than than the Dallas and Houston airports :)
Well “pardner,” I’ve never considered West Texas to be part of the United States! There’s the US and there’s Texas! Isn’t that how y’all feel about things? I mean the rest of the country doesn’t boil a poisonous weed that grows alongside the highway and eat it, there are no Armadillos anywhere else, and the Tarantulas have to have license plates.