Texas

It looks like a lot of people have moved to cities in Texas within the last year or two due to a better cost of living/affordable housing.

 

What are your thoughts regarding Texas and its economy?

  Topic Real Estate Subtopic Tags Texas realestate economy costofliving
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  1. J Starr 4425 Community Answer

    Heaven is Texas in our rear-view mirror.

    We don't like Texas.  We've both lived there, we have relatives there, we even got married there-  but that doesn't mean we like it.

    However, it is a much lower cost of living than, say, California or Puget Sound, and the climate isn't extreme- well, except for the heat.  And the wind.  And the tornadoes.  And the hurricanes--  never mind-  I bet you get used to it. And it's a bit ummm.....  conservative-  and has its funny little ways.  For instance, distance is described not in miles or time, but by the six pack.  Kid you not- from Killeen (home of Ft Hood) to Dallas is "a six pack",  I do not know if it is still in force, but when I lived there last, the law allowed open containers in vehicles as long as the driver was not imbibing.

    How trusting.


    Now, the hunting is good-  deer, wild pig, turkey, pheasant, coyote-  if you like to hunt, it's a great place.  Good fishing, too-  and if you're near the coast, there's saltwater fishing too.  Not to mention the fresh seafood-  *yum*

    We have had to drive across it a few times, and it is a long, long, boring drive.  We've spent time in the Dallas area over to Witchita Falls, down near Corpus Christi,  San Antonio**, out West where it is just dust dry and smells like money (oil and cow manure).  We've admire East Texas but by then were longing to cross the state line--  the geography is amazingly diverse. 

    But we prefer Texas in our rear view mirror.

    **When we went to the Alamo, there was a large plaque with the names of all the Americans who died at the famous battle;  among them was my father's name: Richard Starr.  I snapped a photo of it, and when I next saw my Dad, I showed him and told him if I had known he was famous, I would've taken him to Show and Tell.

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