I suppose Houston is the shining City on the Mountain.
No, Houston is hot and humid and has bad streets and worse freeways, and we have no zoning but we do have a Democrat mayor.
However, I'm a reptile so I like heat. Humidity is keeping me looking quite a bit younger than I am. Bad streets and worse freeways are why God invented shocks and fat tires. And as for the rest, this too shall pass.
I'd live anywhere in Texas rather that live in another state...
anywhere, that is, but Houston.
I 'd live in Florida first.