Posted on 02/09/2010 1:10:32 PM PST by erod
I moved from Denver to Houston 20 years ago right after college. I started in Houston, then moved to Beaumont, then Austin, and now live in Waco. The heat, humidity, and hurricanes in Houston are rough on newcomers, but there is a lot to do and tons of professional opportunities for someone young.
You will love Texas. People are friendly here and, in my experience, very welcoming to “Texans By Choice.” My advice is to find a job wherever you can and then start exploring. You’ll eventually find the city that suits you.
Oh, and as soon as you set foot here, if you don’t know what fire ants are, be sure to ask.
lol.
Mybe its them attracting the moquitos
Sounds like a plan!
“That being said the best “big” town I ever lived in was Oklahoma City....much like Houston great people without the traffic. Actually Fort Worth is like Houston and OKC.... Tulsa is to OKC as Dallas is to Fort Worth if that makes any sense.”
I’ve been in all of them and it makes sense to me. Tulsa and Dallas have more of the old “Oil Money” and museum type culture. OKC, Houston, and Fort Worth have it too, but they don’t seem to be defined by it like the first two. OKC and Fort Worth are a lot alike and have more of a “Country” or “Redneck” feel to them.
I am not knocking SA (especially the surrounding area), but the town proper (city limits) is democratic.
Bexar county went for Obama.
Horsecrap. Romney in Sh*tkickers will pollute the entire nation with a 2012 POTUS run if he wins.
“Governor Perry is the reason we have billions in the bank”
DESPITE Gov. Perry . . .
He’s still better than Sen Kay Barely Texan.
Romney in Sh*tkickers makes no sense. If he wins, keep him in Texas
That's because there is more parasites in Bexar county than providers.. The providers live out of SA city limits.
Yes, that was my point, if you follow the conversation thread.
SA is not a good choice, as it is liberal.
Indeed, El Paso, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio (in that order) proper (as in city limits) are not good choices.
Urban Texas, like urban anywhere are liberal cesspools.
As I said before....you have enough in that socialist shithole of Washington to keep you busy. You obviously have a low opinion of yourself given your screen name. No Texan would ever use that name...pissants are not allowed in Texas!
“pissants are not allowed in Texas”
That’s not true.
You have a governor and a senator who are pissants.
Sure. But I can afford a few bucks for Medina to help keep Romney in SK’s from polluting the 2012 race.
and you call New Mexico home...another socialst shithole like pisser lives in and you make that statement....sober up my friend and speak with some intellectual honesty!
...and as I recall an old adage...a fool and his money soon part company!
Caution!
To register your car(s) here you have to have a Texas DL. They will take your old one and give you a receipt leaving you without photo ID. You’ll have to have TEXAS insurance policy as well. None of that is cheap or easy.
Watch out for Municipal Utility District Taxes (MUD Taxes). Mine are almost as much as my Principle and Interest combined.
Local sales tax 8.5%.
There are cops...cops...and more cops!
State patrol....county sheriff...municipal police...constables...and school district police forces.
No open carry.
Lots of rules, lots of enforcement.
I am rather disillusioned about the so called freedoms of Texas.
Se habla Espanol?
If you don’t speak Spanish, then you have no business moving to the Valley.
After years and years of lurking, your posting was the impetus for me to finally submit a reply.
I’ve been in the North Dallas area for over 20 years, wisely making the move from Pittsburgh. I was sick of the dreary, cold weather there. Even when the temperature hits the 100 degree mark here, my long memory recalls the lake-effect snow and piercing winds. So the heat doesn’t seem so brutal.
More importantly, my experience is that you’re not a minority as a conservative Christian here. While the Pittsburgh area does have some pockets to the contrary (think Richard Mellon Scaife), the overall attitude there is still steeped in the traditions of big labor, big government and big taxes. My colleagues still in Western Pennsylvania occasionally rib me about living in the land of rednecks and rightwinger. But I take that as badge of honor...and maybe you will too if and when you relocate.
Of course, this reply can’t conclude without a word about football. It did take a while to become a Cowboy fan but that became much easier after the Steelers won Superbowl 43 and owner Dan Rooney gave thanks to President Obama when awarded the Lombardi Trophy. Say what you will about Jerry Jones, he’d never do that and he’s among the top NFL owners in terms of donations to Republicans.
By the way, in my trips to Chicago, I’ve mostly found the people to be friendly to an extent, especially in DuPage county and the western suburbs. A word of caution about Texas — you’ll be almost smothered with the friendliness and openness here, so be prepared! :-)
Having been all over the state, my specific recommendations are Collin, Denton and Tarrant Counties in north Texas. Elsewhere, look at Williamson County in the central part of the state as well as Montgomery and Fort Bend Counties in greater Houston.
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