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Old 12-29-2009, 07:36 AM
 
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LOL Hilarious!! And yet, I'm sure not so for those living it. That's just crazy. I'll have to ask my mom about it, see what she remembers.

What can you guys tell me about Hill Country/San Marcos/ New Brunsfeld (sp?) Are these good area's to raise a family? How hot/humid does it typicall get there?
The hill country really doesn't get very humid. East Texas and the Gulf Coast are the most humid areas in Texas. West Texas and the Panhandle tend to be the driest. The Hill Country falls comfortably in the middle.
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Old 12-29-2009, 08:00 AM
 
Location: Ruidoso, NM
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The hill country really doesn't get very humid. East Texas and the Gulf Coast are the most humid areas in Texas. West Texas and the Panhandle tend to be the driest. The Hill Country falls comfortably in the middle.
I agree, and will add that the Hill Country is the MOST desirable area of Texas in which to live - IMHO. I spent 12 years there, living in both Austin and San Antonio, and found it much more livable by comparison with Houston or Dallas/FW, both of which I also lived in at one time. Smaller towns in the Hill Country are all about equally desirable (or not, as the case may be), depending on a person's needs - college, medical facility, etc.

I notice that no one has mentioned El Paso in this thread. Certainly the most arid of the larger cities and offering a very diverse experience in comparison with most other metro areas in the state. There is a sub-forum devoted to El Paso posts.

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Old 12-29-2009, 08:14 AM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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The Hill Country is dryer and hotter in the summer...and brown most of the time. My family has a ranch over off 281, and I've never warmed up to the rocks, dirt, cedar and shrub brush look.

NE Texas is more humid, but all summer long it didn't climb past 80 degrees untill noon everyday. Then it started to cool down at sundown. Houston heats up immediately and never really has an evening cool down. I prefer the NE's green and rolling hills, with dense forests, to that psuedo desert look. But it's all personal opinion.
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