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I lived in California for about 30 years moving there from Texas but moved back in '92 when I thought that that California's problems are unmanagable without a huge shift to the right....and didn't see that happening.

I prefer smaller cities and was looking for the next tech boom town so I selected Austin. I had known it was liberal from my previous stint in Texas but I had no idea, it's a commies paradise and I'm sorry I moved here except for the school district for my son (not the Austin school district, which is a disaster) and year round golf, which is great.

I got a great deal on real estate. Traded straight up from a 30 year old tract house in a marginal neighborhood to a 10 year old custom job with 3,000 more square feet. Property seems to be overpriced here in Austin, probably another bubble burst coming like there was here in the 80s.

A lot of it will depend on what kind of work you do but my favorite place is Tyler, mentioned by others. Even they have traffic issues, but it's a great town. Haven't lived in Ft. Worth in a long time but I still enjoy it every time I go there. Houston and Dallas traffic justs kill me....reminds me of Seattle, Atlanta and LA. Don't get down to San Antionio to know much about it.

Weather just about anywhere is bad in the summer. Winters can get cold but it rarely stays cold for long, maybe three days, and there are rarely more than 2-3 below freezing stretches a year, at least south of I-20.

I keep thinking that when I really retire (yeah, sure) I'll move to Goliad or Cuero or Tyler (which does have great medical facilities)...but I couldn't give up the golf ;->

Re: taxes. The bulk of mine are school taxes and they are HIGH but it depends on the school district, if you don't have kids/want to home school/private school you can find a district with lower taxes and you'll make it up in lower tag taxes for your car; I had one new car that went from $550 a year in California to $60 in Texas, and this was '92.

Good luck! Know the feeling and I wish you the very best.

You're not the first to mention this city - sounds like I should check out Tyler - thanks!

I keep thinking that when I really retire (yeah, sure) I'll move to Goliad or Cuero or Tyler (which does have great medical facilities)...but I couldn't give up the golf ;->

I played golf in Tyler a couple of months ago. Fabulous course, except that I had about eight balls that went swimming.