How's texas??? (Waco) (Dallas, San Antonio, Austin: college, live in, business)

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by carolmcb

You are right about eastern Tennessee. Gatlinburg and surrounding areas are beautiful with the mountains. It has been so many years since I traveled over that way I almost forgot the just how beautiful it is.

Gatlinburg itself is touristy now but I guess so is Padre Island.

No place is pretty anymore if it's overrun by tourists.

[carolmcb]

While I'm not that familiar with Waco, it does appear to have some interesting attractions and is the home of Baylor University. University towns always seem to have a great deal going on.

I have included some links to the city.

http:///www.wacocvb.com/

http:///www.waco-texas.com/

WacoTrib.com | Waco, Texas

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by carolmcb

While I'm not that familiar with Waco, it does appear to have some interesting attractions and is the home of Baylor University. University towns always seem to have a great deal going on.

I have included some links to the city.

http:///www.wacocvb.com/

http:///www.waco-texas.com/

WacoTrib.com | Waco, Texas

Yes, Baylor U is great. My daughter received her Bachelor's degree there and then went on to Dallas Baptist U for her Master's. I love the campus; it's very nice. Unfortunately though, it's not in the greatest area of Waco although when it was first erected, I'm sure it was. Times have changed, unfortunately.

I'm sure the OP would be very contented living in Waco. It's really not a bad place to be at all and there is always some community this and that going on. I would definitely choose Waco over Temple, but that's just my opinion.

[blueskies49]

Originally Posted by KewGee

Yes, I do think it lacks in beauty. There are some pretty places like Padre Island, part of the Hill Country and East Texas but in my opinion, most of Texas is just plain and there's nothing spectacular about any of it. I'm sorry; it just hasn't appealed to me in 29 years of living here.

The best things about it are the bright stars on a clear night, pretty sunrises and sunsets and sometimes very blue skies.

As far as the climate goes, I don't think it's all that diversified. It stays hot most of the time. Yes, the short-lived autumns are delightful after beastly hot summers, but they're not colorful. I like winter because it's cold, but it still isn't pretty unless it snows. Wildflowers in Spring are delightful too, but Texas' wildflowers don't even compare to some areas of the country. I must say that Live Oak trees do help with the landscape of parts of the state.

In which state do you live? I'll be sure to avoid it in my quest for relocating as if it isn't as "pretty" as Texas, I don't want to go there.

Gosh, Kewgee, really? I agree with the beautiful parts you mentioned but I think there's more. The Big Bend country, Palo Dura canyon in the Panhandle, East Texas like you mentioned and the Hill Country, etc. But then they each have their own unique beauty especially at certain times of the year. But in parts of the DFW metroplex you sure have to look hard. I think the northern parts of it are the prettiest, though, with the older neighborhoods and taller trees. North Grand Prairie and north Arlington are so pretty and hilly near where I live. As you get out beyond Fort Worth west and north, it gets flatter and scrubbier and monotonous, IMO, but still, I think when it's all green and the skies are blue it still has a beauty of its own.

[daisybear]

As I just posted on another thread:

Waco has a lot of health care related opportunities. They are building a new hospital off I-35 at Highway 6 (to replace the old Hilchrest, I think). Along with the 2 large hospitals, there are also several facilities that offer live-in care/nursing homes, mental health, plus Scott and White and the VA. That all aside from the private practices.

Waco is a nice community and people are generally friendly. As with any city, there are good parts and bad parts. It lacks in entertainment although they are doing a lot to re-vamp the downtown area and the nightlife around Baylor. It also has good, public school if that is a concern. If living in Waco isn't for you, there is no traffic and no worry about a commute so check out some of the surrounding suburbs and small towns. (China Spring, Woodway, Hewitt, Lorena, West, McGregor, etc.)

[kingstonkilmore367]

Originally Posted by daisybear

As I just posted on another thread:

Waco has a lot of health care related opportunities. They are building a new hospital off I-35 at Highway 6 (to replace the old Hilchrest, I think). Along with the 2 large hospitals, there are also several facilities that offer live-in care/nursing homes, mental health, plus Scott and White and the VA. That all aside from the private practices.

Waco is a nice community and people are generally friendly. As with any city, there are good parts and bad parts. It lacks in entertainment although they are doing a lot to re-vamp the downtown area and the nightlife around Baylor. It also has good, public school if that is a concern. If living in Waco isn't for you, there is no traffic and no worry about a commute so check out some of the surrounding suburbs and small towns. (China Spring, Woodway, Hewitt, Lorena, West, McGregor, etc.)

Waco may lack of entertainment downtown ut their are "plenty" of clubs all over Waco. You people seriously need to ride around Waco one night and see how many places are packed with people!

[TXTwizter]

Originally Posted by kingstonkilmore367

Waco may lack of entertainment downtown ut their are "plenty" of clubs all over Waco. You people seriously need to ride around Waco one night and see how many places are packed with people!

I agree. To hear some of these people talk you'd think Waco pulls up everything but the sidewalk at 6pm, far from true. Hey at least most of the city is wet.....unlike several Larger and so called Progressive cities here in texas, where only "pockets" are wet!

[Lorge]

Originally Posted by tstone

Waco is smack in the middle of Texas' bible belt. As such, you may deal with anti-intellectualism, religious guilt, and silly alcohol laws.

[shewho22]

My ancestors and I have lived in Waco for at least a century and none of us have been shot even once. My children have attended public schools and have had excellent teachers. They are honor students and even achieving college credits during sophomore year in school. There are drugs and crime in any part of the city or suburbs. Teen suicides that I know of occur in the most affluent and private districts where many have fled to to avoid the "problems" and safely raise their kids. There are drug problems in some of the more affluent school districts. Enter Waco at your own risk, but leave your attitude in the burbs.

[shewho22]

Originally Posted by KewGee

No place is pretty anymore if it's overrun by tourists.

Waco has a nice lake, two major rivers, central location between two metro areas, nice schools, nationally-recognized landmarks, a beautiful municipal park, numerous museums, a soon-to-be national mammoth site park, several great golf courses, growing retail, new medical complexes, beautiful homes, a diverse culture, community college, nationally and internationally recognized technical college and university. There is a water park, beautiful tennis center, sports hall of fame, wonderful baseball/softball complex, nightlife, a first class symphony, art community, Hippodrome theater, civic theater, art center, live music scene (and, yes, the city is wet), the first "green" Chamber of Commerce building that just opened, a convention center soon to be remodeled, and wealth of churches, extensive medical community with two hospitals, cancer research facility, and maybe more doctors and lawyers per capita than any other city its size. (don't know, just seems that way) It is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. It is just now hitting it's growth stride, unlike many already overgrown and over-crowded larger cities. But it only takes an hour or so to get to those cities, too.

Texas is the most diverse state in the US as far as landscape with hundreds of miles of coastline and seaports, desert, mountains, state and national parks, hill country, plains, east Texas piney woods and bayou, geologically and archeologically speaking it's a gold mine. What other state or country can compare? It is bigger than most countries, rich in heritage and history and has an international border and a true melting pot of interesting people. Yes, the climate could stand a little adjusting. We don't get much winter in the central and souther regions of the state. But if you like sunshine and outdoor activities, you've come to the right place.

I have loved living here in Central Texas where I can turn any direction on a given day and in a day drive to someplace completely different in scenery and culture and never leave the state. I am proud to be a Texan from Waco.