What about San Marco or New Bruansfel?"
There is much to offer in the Central Texas area.
Austin has a good business climate and a number of high tech jobs are available. Real estate is high but in the suburbs the pricing is more reasonable. Such as Round Rock (20 North), Georgetown (30 miles North), San Marcos (30 miles South.
Austin is right in the middle Texas, and the land East and North is farmland mostly. Just West is the Hill Country where you will find the lakes, dams, granite quarries, games, resorts, and all of the above.
San Marcos is much the same.
New Braunsfel is much more of the German flavor and is a pretty city.
San Antonio is a major city with US Air Bases for training. Many suburbs there.
The following websites will help give a feel for the respective areas.
www.ci.austin.tx.ux www.ci.cedar-park.tx.us www.hill-country.visitor.com
Of course, we have a Freeper Chapter here, too!
My husband and I keep talking about moving somewhere conservative. We are in the Seattle area, and it is so gorgeous here. We've driven across the US and back a couple times and there is really no comparison, since we have the coast, the lush forests, the waterfalls, the farm lands - but then we have Patty Murray!!! :((( They seem to love her here!?! It's like I am on a freak planet where they all look like they are the same species, but they vote for people like Patty Murray and Jim McDermott which leads me to believe that this state has been invaded by aliens.
I did love Kentucky though, and Pennsylvania.
www.ci.austin.tx.us
www.ci.cedar-park.tx.us
www.hill-country.visitor.com