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.
Lubbock grows on you. After about 10 years.
Heck, I didn't even like Texas, until I'd been here 15 years.