If you choose the DFW area then McKinney/Plano/Frisco/Allen are great places to live and raise a family. Stay away from Garland and Mesquite. Ausin is a great place to live if you are single. San Antonio is getting too crowded and the traffic can be a nightmare because of all the new development and road construction. It’s also unbearably hot in July-Sept. The Hill Country is a great place to visit. Lots of wineries, river rafting, etc. You are more than welcome to come here to live. Just don’t bring any liberal friends and/or family.
Yeah, please leave your lib friends in Chi town! San Antonio’s traffic is definitely horrendous (have an office there, too). Austin is great for singles, but so is Houston area. Besides that, you can make your money in Houston and travel to the Hill Country within an hour or two for a weekend road trip!