Oh, believe you me, I have. I avoid it like, well, like I avoid Odessa.
So you prefer over-rated hill country burgs so that you can suffer through traffic, liberals, humidity, heat, a lack of 4 seasons and few if any views of the horizon or beautiful sunsets? Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Why would you wanna avoid Odessa? There is so much to do there; as soon as I can figure out what you can do in Odessa for fun, I'll let you know...