Looking for a good place to move to in Texas (Houston: sales, real estate)

[pixy33]

We are looking for a good place to move to in Texas. I have been doing some research on real estate and schools. I have a 13 year old son and an 11 year old daughter. My son is really into music and I would like to be able to have a program in the school. I do not care about the redneck status so no need to mention it. I am concerned with the job market and how people drive. We currently live in New Mexico, yes the United States, and people here would run you off the road if they could get away with it. I am also concerned with the school and the acedmics not much else. I would like some points of view on job markets around the Tyler and Longview areas and any where close to those places. I am not interested in living in the Houston, Dallas, or any other big city areas. Please let me know what is out there so I can make an informed decision. Thank you.

[NOTAM]

whats wrong with rednecks?

[love roses]

What's redneck status? People drive differently depending on where you're at. Tyler, I guess they drive alright. It's growing, so there's more traffic, but not horrible. I think greatschools.net has school ratings that are updated. I don't really know what ALL the jobs are in that area but I know there are lots of blue collar jobs....Freight, electrician, mechanical...There is a Jr. College there and a good medical center, so jobs related to that. It being small town and all, there are also lots of farms and ranches and related work. As for music programs in schools, as far as I know, most all Texas schools have music programs.

[Mark-Tyler is Special]

Lindale, Whitehouse, Bullard all next to Tyler have very good school sytems. Tyler has at least 4 private schools thru 12th grade. Tyler really isn't very blue collar as my Hutto friend said. Not many job openings unless the medical field is your expertise. Again, it is growing, mostly retirees because the the excellent medical facilities and all the shopping most people want. Oh, we now have The University of Texas at Tyler with over 7,000 students it's been a four year university for about 4 - 6 years - it turned down over 5,000 students last fall, now room. One of the best Junior Colleges in the country with over 10,000 students. They don't need the "prestige" of calling themselves a "College" when they are a two-year school as most junior/community colleges have felt the need to do - I thought you meant "redneck," DIDN'T bother you - Longview is more of an industrial/manufacturing city than Tyler, a nice place. Tyler is business/professional with some industry. City is debt free as of March has the lowest city property tax rate of any city in Texas over 30,000 and mostly clean place with hills, trees, flowers etc. But the job market is tight like I said - city does not use any of it's sales taxes for economic developlment much rather pay off debt, pay cash for needs much rather have retiree money, I guess. This is very slowly changing with a new mayor being pro-growth but that won't help you now. Check out the city then really check the job situation next. Anything, else I just ask.

[love roses]

Tyler really isn't very blue collar as my Hutto friend said.

I guess I just assumed that, since most of the people I know around there work the land or do some other sort of physical labor. I know a few who hold desk jobs or work in the medical field. I'm also thinking historically as well. But Tyler has grown so huge from the time I started going there when I was about 6-7 yrs. old, it's almost unrecognizable to me anymore

[Mark-Tyler is Special]

[quote=Mark-Tyler is Special;4989593]Lindale, Whitehouse, Bullard all next to Tyler have very good school sytems. Tyler has at least 4 private schools thru 12th grade. Tyler really isn't very blue collar as my Hutto friend said. Not many job openings unless the medical field is your expertise. Again, it is growing, mostly retirees because the the excellent medical facilities and all the shopping most people want. Oh, we now have The University of Texas at Tyler with over 7,000 students it's been a four year university for about 4 - 6 years - it turned down over 5,000 students last fall, no room. One of the best Junior Colleges in the country with over 10,000 students. They don't need the "prestige" of calling themselves a "College" when they are a two-year school as most junior/community colleges have felt the need to do - I thought you meant "redneck," DIDN'T bother you - Longview is more of an industrial/manufacturing city than Tyler, a nice place. Tyler is business/professional with some industry. City is debt free as of March has the lowest city property tax rate of any city in Texas over 30,000 and mostly clean place with hills, trees, flowers etc. But the job market is tight like I said - city does not use any of it's sales taxes for economic developlment much rather pay off debt, pay cash for needs much rather have retiree money, I guess. This is very slowly changing with a new mayor being pro-growth but that won't help you now. Check out the city then really check the job situation next. Anything, else I just ask