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Old 10-17-2021, 06:11 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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Pros:
overall cost of living and tax burden will be lower
milder winters with very little snow
a booming economy
many of the same cultural opportunities
Cons:
col, especially housing, has rapidly increased over the past few years
miserably hot summers
boring geography
Weather and geography can vary significantly depending on the part of state. Pretty spot on for the four major cities though. Another thing that can feel different is the almost absence of passenger rail and the smaller number of major destinations within a certain radius in most of the state compared to the East Coast.
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Old 10-17-2021, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I personally think a place like Amarillo would be great for the OP, but Texas is trending purple. I don’t know if that’s going to be an issue.
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Old 10-17-2021, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Daleville, VA
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I personally think a place like Amarillo would be great for the OP, but Texas is trending purple. I don’t know if that’s going to be an issue.
Texas has been a bit of a "nanny state" lately in restricting what businesses can do in terms of health mandates. Ironic!

(Admittedly I have never lived in Maryland - and I did not see any nannies out and about when driving through last week - but that was a term that OP used to describe Maryland!)
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Old 10-18-2021, 12:21 PM
 
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OP, I am a fellow Marylander and would be moving to the Houston area preferably, in the first half of 2023 when my wife and I retire. I am concentrating my search in the katy, Tomball, Cypress, Spring, Humble areas.
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Old 10-18-2021, 02:15 PM
 
Location: "The Dirty Irv" Irving, TX
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That's because of the people like you who escape from California and bring it to Texas.

Texas should impose voting restrictions on those people. 10 years of residency in Texas in order to qualify.
Thats not very constitutional of you...
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Old 10-18-2021, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Thats not very constitutional of you...
Its pretty obvious that the left and right are both hypocritical and could care less about the issues they claim to prize.

States rights: yeah they care about it when its THEIR state. When California wants to exercise it, theyre against it.

The Constitution: again, only when it comes to things like guns. If they could somehow prohibit us (Californians in Texas) from voting they would do it in a heartbeat.

Yeah, I know the left is full of it too (look at Gavin Newsom and London Breed) but posters like that one show conclusively that hypocrisy that exists on the right.
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Old 10-18-2021, 09:02 PM
 
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Default From OP: Thank you for your input!

As far as East Texas, I do think we might like that area, or maybe San Antonio. Maybe Lubbock. We are going to be talking with realtors to help us figure it out. We are planning to drive or fly out to TX to see what we like (and I just want to check it out ).
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Old 10-19-2021, 09:55 AM
 
Location: Texas
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As far as East Texas, I do think we might like that area, or maybe San Antonio. Maybe Lubbock. We are going to be talking with realtors to help us figure it out. We are planning to drive or fly out to TX to see what we like (and I just want to check it out ).
Be prepared for vast differences between the areas.

East Tx is forested, lots of trees.
San Antonio is big, close to Austin and the hill country. Not as many trees, but real nice scenery.
Lubbock is pretty desolate. No trees, and 5 hours from big city (DFW metroplex).

I like Lubbock, and Amarillo for that matter, but I am not a city person and have never lived close to a forest, so am NOT belittling Lubbock. Just know it is way different than the other choices you put.

Also understand that you will not be able to visit all three in the same day. Us Texans inherently know that, but many folks from other places don't understand until they get here. I spend a lot of time in Louisiana for work, and after 8 year of that my co-workers still can't get their head wrapped around that I am not close to San Antonio, Houston, or DFW.

I live outside of Amarillo, btw.
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Old 10-19-2021, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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Be prepared for vast differences between the areas.

East Tx is forested, lots of trees.
San Antonio is big, close to Austin and the hill country. Not as many trees, but real nice scenery.
Lubbock is pretty desolate. No trees, and 5 hours from big city (DFW metroplex).

I like Lubbock, and Amarillo for that matter, but I am not a city person and have never lived close to a forest, so am NOT belittling Lubbock. Just know it is way different than the other choices you put.

Also understand that you will not be able to visit all three in the same day. Us Texans inherently know that, but many folks from other places don't understand until they get here. I spend a lot of time in Louisiana for work, and after 8 year of that my co-workers still can't get their head wrapped around that I am not close to San Antonio, Houston, or DFW.

I live outside of Amarillo, btw.
Coming from Maryland I imagine the isolation/desolation of Lubbock/Amarillo/Midessa would be the biggest shock.
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Old 10-19-2021, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Coming from Maryland I imagine the isolation/desolation of Lubbock/Amarillo/Midessa would be the biggest shock.
I easily agree. To those of us who have spent decades out here, it is no big deal. Transplants find it tough sometimes though.
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