What Part of Texas Has the Most Moderate Weather & Least Natural Disasters? (Dallas: earthquake, move to)

[malcorub16]

This March I drove through a terrible dust storm that started in Las Cruces New Mexico, through El Paso Texas all the way to Ft Stockton Texas. This area might have low humidity and no tornadoes, but those dust storms really suck.

[kidicarus89]

Originally Posted by malcorub16

This March I drove through a terrible dust storm that started in Las Cruces New Mexico, through El Paso Texas all the way to Ft Stockton Texas. This area might have low humidity and no tornadoes, but those dust storms really suck.

That's about the only knock against the wear in El Paso/Southern New Mexico. Nasty dust storms for maybe 7 days out of the year, but then beautiful sunshine the rest of the year. El Paso's weather is much nicer than the rest of the state, i.e. North Texas/South Texas.

[ragnarkar]

Originally Posted by TT Dave

The Marfa/Alpine/Ft. Davis region will probably have the fewest natural disasters and it's fairly scenic out there, but the temps will be above 85 in the summers. Finding a place in Texas that doesn't get above 85 degrees is a tall order indeed.

Not just Texas but even most of California aside from San Francisco and the immediate coastal areas.

[ElPBill]

El Paso, Texas

Weather: B
Stuff to Do: C+
Food: B
Job Market: F-
Traffic: B+
Cost of Living: A

[Watchful]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Exactly, the stuff to do should at least be a B, agreed. I don't know what the poster was doing with their time in Texas but I don't know how they'd rate the food especially in the cities as C??? A- for sure.

The poster must've just stayed home and griped about having to move away from their home state. LOL

Loving Virginia big time but when I am flying back to Texas I am thinking about da food! Especially the Holy Trinity of brisket, Tex-Mex and Cajun seafood.

[radiolibre99]

Originally Posted by Watchful

Loving Virginia big time but when I am flying back to Texas I am thinking about da food! Especially the Holy Trinity of brisket, Tex-Mex and Cajun seafood.

That holy trinity can even be found in the small towns. Go to the cities and you can find the best Vietnamese food, Nigerian, Indian, and Arabic Mediterranean. Houston is where I've had the best Turkish and Arabic Mediterranean food I've ever tasted. I would say it also has some really underrated Greek scene but I suspect it might be third in line to NYC and Chicago.

[jencam]

Originally Posted by Cupcake77

People don't move to Texas to retire. People only move here for jobs and because it's cheap. Moving to Texas from California is like trading a steak for a hamburger.

Um, yeah people do retire here, because it's cheaper than many other places.

[jencam]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

And what's been up with the weather over in Houston? My brother tells me it still hasn't gotten unbearable yet and it's been cooling down at night for a decent evening without high humidity. It's June, they should be roasting at 9pm.

It's shifted in the last few years. June is more mild and the roasting continues through September. This year the t-storms aren't even done yet.

[danish54]

Hi, would like to move to Texas, weather should be 40 to 100, safe. ant ideas?

[Arkay66]

Danish54, you should be looking at the Panhandle. Amarillo is in the center. Winter temps rarely freeze for any length of time. Summer can be 90s/100, but humidity is in the 20% and lower range. Spring and autumn are gorgeous, temperature wise.

Suggest you visit the area, not confining yourself to only large towns, to get a better feel for whether or not it will fit. Only you can decide what will work.