In Plano, adjacent to Dallas, I saw road crews out on Sunday morning cleaning the major intersections of all the trash that collects along the curbs. They were even washing the orange and white construction barrels. That is one clean city.
Yea, it is. I lived in Plano from the early 80's when it was a big cow pasture until about two years ago. I moved to Tarpon Springs, FL. I voted for W in the last election in FL and within three months sold my house and moved back to Plano, TX. I really enjoyed being able to fish in the gulf in FL and of course the great weather -- with a few exceptions. AS you know, in this part of TX it is HOT and COLD, and not much in between. Also, I really miss FL's fun places. You could always, year-round, find places to smoke a cigar and drink a beer while listening to music by the gulf. Here in this part of TX cultural activity/night life is almost unheard of.
Overall, I love the people of TX and the downside is worth the upside.