Posted on 02/09/2010 1:10:32 PM PST by erod
Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could give a fellow conservative some advice on moving to Texas. I am currently living in Chicago, and I am fed up with the taxes, cold weather, Democratic culture and bad economy here. I am seriously considering a move to Texas, I am fairly young, 26, and I am almost done with my degree in marketing, although I currently posses a B.A. in journalism. I think Texas sounds really cool and I just wanted to get advice from fellow FReepers who have either made the move from other states to Texas or FReepers who currently live there.
Some of my questions are: 1. Do you like Texas better than your former state or why do you think Texas is second to none? 2. Out of the two cities there: Dallas and Houston, which one is the better one to live in? (Basically I want the city that least resembles Chicago, but is fun to live in and doesn’t end up costing me an arm and a leg in rent and taxes) 3. How’s the economic climate in Texas? I know we’re in the midst of a recession but what’s the unemployment rate etc.
Those are just some sample questions feel free to tell me about your move or whatever other advice you can give if you can. Thanks for responding to my thread, God Bless. -Eric
Besides, I love Texas, I just hate Houston, the only city moronic enough to elect Lee Brown Mayor after he was almost (literally) lynched for incompetance as police chief in NYC under Dinkins.
I love the Hill Country, the panhandle, even the Permian. Austin would be on my list for best mid-sized city in the United States, were it not for all the granola-eating she-men.
Thanks to everyone, I really appreciate the outpouring of help and support in deciding to relocate you all gave me some excellent tips. I think I’ll check out Austin it sounds awesome.
Could be you assumed I’ve read all replies so far.
Ah, i see, blackberry thumb double posted.
Sorry, I don’t consider Perry a conservative. He sounds like one every 4 years or so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoXnz3h_FE
There will be a test.
As we say in Fort Worth, “Life’s too short to live in Dallas.”
You are very kind. Thank you.
Great points! We do have close beaches. Just west of Houston is not bad. You can get on I-10 and travel from coast to coast. Granted by August we are praying for rain and cooler temps. but life is good!
No, no, and hell no. Austin has some of the highest taxes as does Travis county. Stay out of Travis county if possible. Williamson county is just north about 15 miles and property taxes are much lower. I actually moved out of Austin in 1985 into Williamson county, but back into Travis in 1990. The reason was to get out of a now liberal area.
Here is what Austin is talking about now. Linking downtown and the airport with a light rail or street car system. Cost is estimated at $50 million, but that is probably 50% low. Now, they want to get broadband access for ALL children in the schools and taxpayers will have to foot the bill. Tax, tax, tax, and tax some more.
Turning a downtown street into a bike boulevard so people can commute on their bikes. At the end of Nueces ST, is a bike shop owned by . . . . . . . . .drum roll please - - Lance Armstrong. Nope, no conflict of interest there. Those are just a few thing WRONG with Austin.
FIRE ANTS!! Yes, make sure you ask about them right off. Moved here thirty years ago and that first encounter was quite an eye opener. LOL!!!
When I was a little girl, I’d follow my brothers to the field across the street where they’d regularly slip M80s into Fire Ant nests. Good times!
LOL!! sounds like it, wonder if that would work on leaf cutter ants?
Wish I had M80s years ago when I was playing in a college softball tourney in Orlando. Took my shoes and socks off between games and the fire ants decided to set up shop in my socks. Had bites all over my right ankle that lasted for 6 weeks. Bastards. But lesson learned!
Have you ever heard of the Houston Texans, Astros and Rockets?
The Cowboys haven't been to the Super Bowl since the Texans entered the NFL; the Astros were in the World Series in '05; the Rockets were world Champs twice.
Two out of three Houston beats Dallas pro teams and the Texans will be in the Super Bowl before the Cowboys.
Houston doesn't have to look at Jerry Jones!
Well, my county voted for Palin/McCain. How’d yours do?
Hahaha... you're killing me. Seeing that at the top of this thread literally made me LOL.
^5
But we don't need more people. He can only move to the most awesome city in the most awesome state in the union if he kicks out a whiny lefty first.
=)
Actually Fannin County went for McCain/Palin. How did you get Palin leading the ticket in your county?
No one voted for McCain. They voted for Palin and the white haired guy that followed her around. Was his name McCain?
Wrong...bar rag breath....you may have voted for Palin thinking she was leading the ticket....but guess what? Had America not had it’s collective head up their asses and the Republican ticket won they would have called McCain “Mr. President and Palin “Madame Vice President”.
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