Info on Texas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio: 2009, apartments, house)

[Jambino]

Hi, I am considering a move down to texas and I really want to live in a more rural/small town area but within driving distance to a larger city, does anywhere in particular come to mind? Preferably somewhere warm most of the year. Thanks for the help.

[far2fargo]

Well, depends on which major city you'd like to live next to. And also depends on your term of "small town", depending on where you land, you might be in a very religious and close minded area.

Depending on the sources, most small towns are tight knit, open-minded areas, contrary to popular belief. I've lived in Corpus, Beaumont, Brenham, Dripping Springs, Plano, and Abilene.

Which major city are you looking towards living near?

[Jambino]

I really dont mind. But as far as my house/apartment I want to be able to go outside and see green hills and all the type of nature stuff that doesnt exist in NY. As long as the city has nice dining places, bars etc Ill be fine. I also need to know the location of any schools for disabled children that are around the east side of texas.

[far2fargo]

Well, I'm not too familiar with East Texas, as that's where some of the stereotypical Texan's live. Look up Jasper Texas if you're not familiar with that. East of Houston, you'll end up with Vidor which has a story of it's own there as well. Not to put down east Texas, but you coming from NY, should perhaps look into central Texas. Mild winters (a few days of 30-32F, but rarely anything below 50s for the most part) and rolling hills.

I can name a few towns that are small and some tourist attractions.

Fredericksburg, TX - about 1-1:30 hr outside of Austin, great rolling hills, bars, restaurants and wide streets. Has that 1950-1960s yet updated to 2009 feel to it.

Georgetown, TX - Is a larger town, but on the outskirts are open lands, very pretty town, hosts a college there which itself is a nice safe area. About 30 minutes outside of Austin.


If you're looking near Houston:

Brenham - has wonderful rolling hills and the feel of a rural landscape, yet holds a small town with many shops, local texan bars and many a pickup trucks.

Huntsville - great small town that hosts another college, Sam Houston State University. Very hilly, but also packed full of trees. I had a friend that came down from Dallas, and thought we were in a different country with all of the trees there.

I would suggest looking into those small towns, and others around there. The more north you go into texas, the colder the winters you get (of course, nothing near NY temperatures), and it gets a bit more flatter up there.

I'm not familiar with the aspects of schools there, but each of those small towns are I'm sure large enough to support disabled children.

[TexasHorseLady]

What do you consider driving distance?

In Central Texas, near Austin: Georgetown, Taylor, Lockhart, Buda, Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Bertram, Burnet, Wimberley, San Marcos, all come to mind right off the bat.

Near San Antonio: New Braunfels, Boerne, Seguin, Gonzales (great BBQ there), and there's a few others.

Are you looking for a specific school for disabled children that you can't remember the name of, or just any, and, if so, why East Texas as opposed to Texas in general?

[Jambino]

Thanks a lot for the help Ill look into these areas

[turkeytrot]

Sounds like you may be interested the Texas Hill Country.
One of my favorite places is Coleman, about an hours drive S.E. of Abilene.
These were taken last summer.

[turkeytrot]

Some of the Hill country around Coleman and Abilene.

[bostoner]

Originally Posted by Jambino

Hi, I am considering a move down to texas and I really want to live in a more rural/small town area but within driving distance to a larger city, does anywhere in particular come to mind? Preferably somewhere warm most of the year. Thanks for the help.

Sorry, I can't help myself. This makes me chuckle. You might as well put on a blindfold and throw a dart at a map of Texas and move wherever it lands!

Okay, but seriously, do you know how big Texas is? I'm gonna steal WillysB's thunder here and suggest you do some research on this Great State of ours so you can narrow your choices down a little. You can start by ordering a TravelTex - Travel Guide!

[Jambino]

one more quick question. is there going to be many gigantic spiders and all that around towns and apartments or is that not a big problem until your out in the more wooded areas? Ive seem some pics of spiders down south and I dont think i can deal with some of those in my house