Could anyone name the most conservative places and neigbhorhoods to live in the austin area? (San Marcos: homes, neighborhoods)

[EllenArlingtonPark]

Originally Posted by carolinajack

Ellen? what is in Hays county and why is it redneck?? redneck as in jasper texas or redneck as in just more working class and poor?

There are still lots of ranching going on in Hays County. People who work hard and often work their own land. People with very typical Texas work ethics and their necks are red from the sun. Most of Hays County is full of people who enjoy their space and their land, they raise their horses and other livestock, thats why they are there. They are good people with strong community ties. There are many generations of people in Hays County and some of them are very territorial (who could blame them?).

But do not assume they are ignorant-nothing could be further from the truth.

That is what I mean.

[Alatex]

i like buda and kyle-not sure if they are in or out of travis co.

Buda and Kyle both are in Hays County.

San Marcos is in Hays County, and it's a college town.

Yes, plus I find that people who haven't been there in a while are often surprised at just how much Texas State University has grown.

[carolinajack]

ellen, read your other post--i dont assume or do i think rednecks are ignorant, i was trying to find out why people were using rural and redneck in a negative manner. I am from the south, i know alot of rednecks and i dont assume anything about them except that they are people just like me.

i was addressing your first post which mentioned rednecks.

although i am black american, i am more redneck if used in a positive term than i would be anything else--country maybe, good ole boy, definitely not urban

[love roses]

Originally Posted by EllenArlingtonPark

There are still lots of ranching going on in Hays County. People who work hard and often work their own land. People with very typical Texas work ethics and their necks are red from the sun. Most of Hays County is full of people who enjoy their space and their land, they raise their horses and other livestock, thats why they are there. They are good people with strong community ties. There are many generations of people in Hays County and some of them are very territorial (who could blame them?).

But do not assume they are ignorant-nothing could be further from the truth.

That is what I mean.

I'd like to expand on that and say that it's the same for Williamson County. Lots of farms and Ranches up this way too.

[TexasHorseLady]

Likewise in Caldwell County, Bastrop County, Burnet County, and Lee County.

[mlassoff]

This is an interesting way to determine what area one might want to live in. What do more conservative areas offer to conservatives aside from like minded people? More Christian radio? More chances to discuss creationism? Less spicy food?

I thought I was conservative till I moved to Texas. I was wrong.

[oldtoiletsmkgdflrpots]

I would have added this to my other post about earth view but I either don't know how or do not have the edit button. I just looked at my search feature with our search engine the real estate person gave us and it's Microsoft virtual earth. Sorry, didn't mean to not give credit where credit was due. Either way I love it.

[Alatex]

What do more conservative areas offer to conservatives aside from like minded people?

Often, the answer is affordability.

I don't have a lot of money, so I tend to look at outlying areas to get more house and land for my money. Some the people who live in the more rural areas do tend to be more "conservative," but you'll find some "liberals" even out here in the sticks. Whatever one's political persuasion, I don't really care so long as they're not trying to take my money or get in my business.

[Moonlady]

Originally Posted by mlassoff

This is an interesting way to determine what area one might want to live in. What do more conservative areas offer to conservatives aside from like minded people? More Christian radio? More chances to discuss creationism? Less spicy food?

I thought I was conservative till I moved to Texas. I was wrong.

When I lived in Georgetown, I received a flyer in my mailbox asking me to support the protest of the Georgetown High senior science book because it had a full picture of the male anatomy. It wasn't the fact of the letter, it was the way that it was sensationalized to say "we don't want our HS senior girls seeing THAT". There was a male strip show that came to town, and it received a protest from some of the local women. Their exact words (printed in the AAS) said "that's fine for that Soddom and Gomorrah city to the south of us, but not here in Georgetown".

Admittedly, that was over 15 years ago, but I don't know that it's changed much. Anyway, that's how I deemed it to be conservative.

[oldtoiletsmkgdflrpots]

Originally Posted by Moonlady

When I lived in Georgetown, I received a flyer in my mailbox asking me to support the protest of the Georgetown High senior science book because it had a full picture of the male anatomy. It wasn't the fact of the letter, it was the way that it was sensationalized to say "we don't want our HS senior girls seeing THAT". There was a male strip show that came to town, and it received a protest from some of the local women. Their exact words (printed in the AAS) said "that's fine for that Soddom and Gomorrah city to the south of us, but not here in Georgetown".

Admittedly, that was over 15 years ago, but I don't know that it's changed much. Anyway, that's how I deemed it to be conservative.

Yikes!