[cowgirlcutie]

I've lived in Texas all of my life and I can tell you that Texas has changed ALOT in the last 20+ years...and not for the better. The traffic in Houston is IMPOSSIBLE. We drove into Houston and were on the tollway on a Friday evening and were in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Dallas traffic is almost as bad. We drove through Austin a year ago on a Friday night and got caught in bumper-to-bumper traffic from Austin through San Marcos on I-35. Our family moved to the Tyler area 13 years ago and at that time, it was an attractive small town. Now? In the last 10 years they have deforested for big chain stores and LOTS of new housing. It's not the same town. I drive into Tyler for 30 minutes every morning to work and the traffic is horrible. My husband read that the traffic accident rate is here is the highest per capita in the state. I can understand why. In the last year, I've been hit from behind TWICE and my daughter was run of the road once. Car insurance here is high! Now, if you want to move to Texas, you might want to go to the Fort Davis area out in West Texas. Gorgeous and quiet! The way that Texas has been changing in the last years, it scares me a bit that we will be the next California.

[Dog Gone]

It's not the same town. I drive into Tyler for 30 minutes every morning to work and the traffic is horrible.

You should compare that to the average commute time in Southern California. They'd argue that you barely got your car warmed up.