I’d love to live there but the bugs and heat keep me away (illegals don’t help either).
The older I’ve gotten the less I tolerate the heat :) And the bugs? Well they can be killed. I don’t have to deal with a lot of bugs other than the mosquitoes during the summer. It’s all manageable.
The illegals, now that’s a problem.
The heat is bearable and isn’t year-round, plus everything is air-conditioned and shaded (example: car dealerships). I’ve never had a problem with bugs here any more than anyplace else I’ve been. My neighborhood is probably 75-80% Hispanic and I have zero problems from them. As a matter of fact, my next door neighbor mows my lawn for next to nothing and helps me when I can’t carry something in by myself and just sold us the cutest little Schnauzer puppy. They occasionally have birthday parties, fiestas and Quinceañeras, but they aren’t very loud and don’t bother others. Maybe I’m just lucky, but I’ve never had problems at other places I’ve lived in Texas. But don’t get me started with the apartment building we lived in in Biloxi and another ethnic group who were the majority there.