Posted on 10/16/2004 7:27:28 AM PDT by truthandlogic
Greetings, We (me, my wife, and our dog) are moving to rual Austin area (Bastrop, Elgin, Buda, etc..). Maybe some freepers are from there or currently live there. I will likely comute to Austin high tech for employment. We have already visited this area and fell in love with it. We have been praying hard that these doors will be open to us. Can anyone give me feedback on these areas and what it is like to live there?
Looking forward to the best move we ever made. Gota get out of the peoples republic of Portland, too expensive, too liberal, high taxes, activist judges, etc....
Go GW!!!!!
Welcome to Texas.. and around Austin is some of the prettiest parts of Texas. HOWEVER, there are lots of lesbian/gay/College Profs who are trying to take down Austin with their liberal leanings.
I am in W.Texas and we would love to have you out here in these wide open spaces... we have lots of sky where I am.
We were at Ft. Hood (60 miles north or so) 1999-2001. It is a very pretty area but the traffic was horrendous. When you get out in the rural areas count on getting tailgated at 85. I think we had more fatal car crashes annually in the vicinity of the post than we do on the whole island of Oahu with something like 8 times the population.
Welcome to Texas.....God's country!
I was born in Mo, grew up in California, and move to Texas in 1985. After about a month or two, I sighed and said .. "I'm HOME". Hope you feel the same.
Where bouts'? My mother and father both came from East Texas.........San Augustine and Rusk to be exact. I'm Texas born and bred and when I die, I'll be Texas dead. *~*
If nothing else, you're about to be introduced to real Mexican food and cerveza. Few things in the world are better.
The Austin area is the best place in the whole country that doesn't have a nearby ocean. You might want to check out Smithville, TX. And there's a great barbecue restaurant in the area (Couplands, TX) - think beef brisket, not that "other white meat."
Welcome from the piney woods of deep deep east Texas. You'd be among conservatives if you moved here, but high tech for us is a Wall Mart greeter. Can you sharpen a circle saw blade? Can you get the mixture right for you chain saw? Know how to jerk your spoon to look like a shiner?
Born and raised in Oregon but got to Texas as fast as I could. As someone else said, "I'm home".....here's hoping you will be also.
I live a couple of miles outside Georgetown,Tx.
We moved out of Austin in "Dec. 1996".
IH35 is a mess . But we love living here.
get your wife to wear "flattering" jeans...every time she passes by you..do a texas thang and grunt and bellow out loud " Damn!!! wrangler butts drive me nuts"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She will think you have reverted to being a cro magnon man...but secretly she will smile and whisper under her breath "God Bless Texas"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I second the Lake Travis area comments. I am a Realtor for the whole Austin area and the lake is my favorite, by far. Although prices can be steep, there are still some places left (like my neighborhood) that are affordable. The public schools are even good in the area, whereas I can't really say the same for the other towns you mentioned. Good luck!
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