You really need to make the Lone Star State a destination. It's truly a one-of-a-kind place, with beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, scenic hill country vistas and the very finest food of all of the states. The music group Little Texas nailed it with their song, God Blessed Texas.
For a true Bible-believing, pro-liberty, pro-life, pro-gun, anti-sodomy Conservative Patriot, there's no simply better place to be! That's why I moved here by deliberate and thoughtful choice just prior to the time that FReeper TexanByBirth was graduating from A&M. I've been periodically trying to convince Jim and John Robinson to pull up stakes and relocate Free Republic to Texas, the land of the Free!
We have relatives there, but they are mostly far-left types. Most of our relatives and friends are here or in Florida.
Still, I would like to visit Texas one day.