Just out of curiosity, what do you think of San Antonio?
I don’t live near there, but San Antonio is a beautiful city. Not as liberal as Austin but not as conservative as East Texas. Pluses are: close to Brook Army Medical Center if a family member gets life-threatening burns, inland far enough from the coast to avoid the full impact of a hurricane and the city rarely gets hit with tornadoes. (In Texas, that last one is a MAJOR plus!)
Now for the downside: significant Mexican-American population that makes some of them bleeding hearts for illegals, it can get into triple digits during the summer, and the major source of drinking water is the Edwards Aquifer and it is steadily being tapped out.
Contact a real estate agent in the San Antonio area if you are serious about moving there and he/she can give you further and more in-depth answers.
A few more things: no state income tax(yippee!), Castle Doctrine (Meaning you can shoot to protect life and/or property), mild wnters ... and lastly ... Avoid HOA’s like the curse from Satan they are!