I wish you well in your search. Often, I've thought of moving into a Red Zone myself. Then it occurred to me. If politics are the ONLY thing instigating a move, it's probably better to stay and bring about change as best one can. I mean, if we give up ground, WE GIVE UP GROUND!
I'm appalled by Austin's liberal politics and its loopier citizens. They clearly have sway and probably will for a long time. But I wouldn't move unless I could find or make a better job for myself.
If things are ever gonna change around here, leaving won't be the catalyst. So they gotta beat my vote, at least, to get their feel-good agendas passed.
There's good in every state. Sometimes you find it. These days, it seems, you have to MAKE it, the way the pioneers did!