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Moved to Texas form Minnesota back in 2000. I love the heat down here, but the wife can't stand it. If you are moving anywhere close to Austin, try to find property outside of Travis County, but within driving distance. Travis has insane tax rates that have quite a few people mumbling about "damn revenuer's" if you catch my drift. If you are a 9-5'er, plan on at least an hour in yucky traffic. Same for Dallas and Ft Worth from what I've heard. Houston? Forget it. Unless you like ugly cities. Lubbock is ok, but there ain't much there. San Antonio has its good side and its bad side. Mostly a lack of tech industry jobs, although that could be a personal bias. ;-)

No state income taxes. But living in where the jobs are can suck. The food is awesome. Tex-Mex. Italian. Greek. Oriental cuisine. We seem to have it all.

As you may have noticed, we're having a problem with our legislature right now. A few of our Dimocrap Senators decided to take an unauthorized vacation, but we oughta have that cleared up before ya' get here.

No state income taxes.

But property taxes that would shock a Californian. From what I see --- state income taxes aren't really close as bad as what people along the border at least are paying in property taxes. Plus a state income tax is on the horizon.