I believe it was Gen. William T. Sherman who, while stationed at Fort Clark in Brackettville Texas, said: "If I owned hell and Texas I'd rent out Texas and live in hell." He certainly thought it was too hot in Texas. Having quoted that I will say that I was born in West Texas and think it is a great place, however I've lived most of my life in Oklahoma and love it too.
The soldiers in WWII who trained in Texas used to say that it was the only place where you could march in mud and have sand blow in your face!