Q for you Texans.....

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

'Er indoors has relatives in Port Lavaca, Nich. We drove down there from Southern Illinois once. Couldn't get over how skanky the Gulf of Mexico is!! Or how huge the state of Texas is. It took us 7 or 8 hours just to get back to the border with Arkansas on the way back!!!!!!!

Well, everything is bigger in Texas you know!(incl. the state itself) lol

The gulf is skanky?! Sounds... very... nice. I guess I have to go down there to check out the "skankyness" myself! ha ha....

There's a reason the Gulf of Mexico is not a big tourist destination like Hawaii, California, and parts of Florida. No white sand beaches I'm afraid. I know the beach near me, is affected by the closeness to the mouth of the Brazos River. It dumps red sand silt brought down from a huge chunk of Texas and thus the water is brown and the sand is too. It wasn't until I went to Hawaii that I realized sand doesn't stick to you at every beach. It just falls off or brushes off. Here it just sticks to you like glued on grit. LOL. So while our local beach is 30 miles of free access, it's yukky. I can be at the beach in 10 minutes and I haven't been there since last century. Well I've taken visitors out for a drive to see the ocean and did watch a friend who ran the beach marathon, but no hang out at the beach days. I guess if you just like the sound of waves, it might be okay. I just can't stand that sand stuck to me and getting sand all inside the car.

Nick says the thing he likes about moving to Texas is the people are so friendly and good-hearted. I hope you find that as well.

The bottom line is... no place is perfect, so you need to bloom where you are planted and look for the good things.

[TBoneTX 45,998]

Turning more serious for a fleeting moment: You have no timeline here; do you have a green card? If not, be VERY wary about living (or traveling) within approximately 50 to 80 miles of the Mexican border. This area is known as the "De-Constitutionalized Zone," with inland checkpoints run by Customs & Border Protection (CBP). If you cannot prove your citizenship, expect at least delays, if not harassment. In addition, the county Sheriff's Departments often do not recognize the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search & seizure), or the finding of courts (over & over again) that "the claim and exercise of a Constitutional right cannot be converted into a crime." Sad but true, si man.

[wowswift 3]

Turning more serious for a fleeting moment: You have no timeline here; do you have a green card? If not, be VERY wary about living (or traveling) within approximately 50 to 80 miles of the Mexican border. This area is known as the "De-Constitutionalized Zone," with inland checkpoints run by Customs & Border Protection (CBP). If you cannot prove your citizenship, expect at least delays, if not harassment. In addition, the county Sheriff's Departments often do not recognize the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search & seizure), or the finding of courts (over & over again) that "the claim and exercise of a Constitutional right cannot be converted into a crime." Sad but true, si man.

they aren't that bad. we drove thru with newfoundland plates. he did do a second take at the plates but just waved us through

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Turning more serious for a fleeting moment: You have no timeline here; do you have a green card? If not, be VERY wary about living (or traveling) within approximately 50 to 80 miles of the Mexican border. This area is known as the "De-Constitutionalized Zone," with inland checkpoints run by Customs & Border Protection (CBP). If you cannot prove your citizenship, expect at least delays, if not harassment. In addition, the county Sheriff's Departments often do not recognize the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search & seizure), or the finding of courts (over & over again) that "the claim and exercise of a Constitutional right cannot be converted into a crime." Sad but true, si man.

Well he's a US Marine with probably some kind of military id and she's from Sweden so probably not a problem like had she immigrated from Mexico and needed to prove she was legally in the US rather than sneaked across the Mexican border.

[TBoneTX 45,998]

Well he's a US Marine with probably some kind of military id and she's from Sweden so probably not a problem like had she immigrated from Mexico and needed to prove she was legally in the US rather than sneaked across the Mexican border.

Si, man... I'd pay cash money to see a Marine butt heads with certain of the, uh, alleged buttheads at the infamous CBP checkpoint outside Alpine, Tex.!

[himher 634]

Houston!

Corpus if you want non-skanky beaches haha

I would like to know what city in Texas we should move to, if we are... My husband is in the military(Marines)and he got a job offer from TSA(Transportation Security Administration)before he left to Iraq in September 2008.... Well.... My husband lives in NYC, which is a very expensive city to live in! ha ha.... There is a chance that he will get transfer to Texas(TSA)so I want to know what city is the "best" one to live in, when it comes to finding a job(for me), renting a apartment or buying a house etc.

Any information about living in Texas is appreciated!

Thank you!/ Janette

[childress_london 3]

Houston!

Corpus if you want non-skanky beaches haha

I would like to know what city in Texas we should move to, if we are... My husband is in the military(Marines)and he got a job offer from TSA(Transportation Security Administration)before he left to Iraq in September 2008.... Well.... My husband lives in NYC, which is a very expensive city to live in! ha ha.... There is a chance that he will get transfer to Texas(TSA)so I want to know what city is the "best" one to live in, when it comes to finding a job(for me), renting a apartment or buying a house etc.

Any information about living in Texas is appreciated!

Thank you!/ Janette

But Corpus is small. She said she wanted a big city. What is there to do in Corpus?

[Jasman0717 9]

I have a friend who lives in Fort Worth and she seems to think it is a wonderful place to live.

[Mrs. Diaz 1]

Houston!

Corpus if you want non-skanky beaches haha

I would like to know what city in Texas we should move to, if we are... My husband is in the military(Marines)and he got a job offer from TSA(Transportation Security Administration)before he left to Iraq in September 2008.... Well.... My husband lives in NYC, which is a very expensive city to live in! ha ha.... There is a chance that he will get transfer to Texas(TSA)so I want to know what city is the "best" one to live in, when it comes to finding a job(for me), renting a apartment or buying a house etc.

Any information about living in Texas is appreciated!

Thank you!/ Janette

But Corpus is small. She said she wanted a big city. What is there to do in Corpus?

I guess Corpus would be a little too small for me. The beaches looks nice and all that, but I know that I would go nuts after a couple of months or so.... ha ha.... I was not made for small towns. My husband is def not a small town person.(He lived in San Salvador, El Salvador until he was 9 y o... He moved with his family to NYC and that's where he lived ever since....)

We will probable end up in Houston or Austin, possible Dallas... I really hope that we wont miss NYC too much! My husband will probable get home sick. Me, not so much.... I am a very friendly and happy person. I love talking to strangers and I'm always very polite, my husband on the other hand is very much of a New Yorker....(You know what I mean!) I would love to be able to say "Thank You" to people and give them a smile!(without getting weird looks)<<< New York custom....

[Mrs. Diaz 1]

Turning more serious for a fleeting moment: You have no timeline here; do you have a green card? If not, be VERY wary about living (or traveling) within approximately 50 to 80 miles of the Mexican border. This area is known as the "De-Constitutionalized Zone," with inland checkpoints run by Customs & Border Protection (CBP). If you cannot prove your citizenship, expect at least delays, if not harassment. In addition, the county Sheriff's Departments often do not recognize the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search & seizure), or the finding of courts (over & over again) that "the claim and exercise of a Constitutional right cannot be converted into a crime." Sad but true, si man.

This will probable not be a problem for myself and my husband. I know that this is a big problem for some tho... I have a co-worker that almost got deported to Mexico, just for being close to a border station! And this guy is SWEDISH! Yeah.... Sick if you ask me.... The guy from the border patrol told him to "How did you get here?! go back to where you came from!" (The guy pointed at the Mexican side of the border) My co-worker told the guy that he is Swedish and showed him the Swedish driving license that he had brought with him. (He also had his passport with him, of course!) The border guy let him go after showing the DL to him...... I wonder what would had happened if he hadn't brought his DL and Passport!!

[JVKn'CVO 11]

I love Austin, it has a very laid-back, friendly atmosphere.

Saludos,

Caro

[Mrs. Diaz 1]

I love Austin, it has a very laid-back, friendly atmosphere.

Saludos,

Caro

Sounds like me! Thank you for your comment!

/Janette

[PnA 0]

Im from San Antonio, Texas, big city with a small town atmosphere... San Antonio has 2 million people... but it's not a face paced city.... and the cost of living is alot cheaper than Austin, Houston or Dallas.. we do have alot of Hispanics there, but then again all of Texas does, being so close to Mexico... many people in San Antonio speak Spanish as well as English. It's a lovely city to live in, even thou I have to say I do enjoy Austin alot more LOL

[ikarus 1]

I'll add my 2 cents!

I've lived in many cities...Seattle, Boston, Austin, Houston, West Texas (Lubbock), London, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, WEst palm beach, Barcelona, etc....

Definitely, NYC is NYC; no other city in the states comes close to it, although I enjoyed Boston a lot....

Anyway, of all the cities in Texas I lived in, I loved the Austin area. What got me out was the allergies. I was there close to 4 years, and on my 3rd year, i developed the famous cedar allergies, and even though i had a very mild case, it drove me insane. Now, I refuse to take medications, but many other people get around this allergy by taking meds. Not my type of lifestyle. Austin is like a small town, but it has a lot of the amenities of a big city. And as somebody else mentioned, the landscape there is prettier than the landscape in Dallas or Houston. Unfortunately, you do need a car to live there, but if you live in downtown, you can get away without having a car. There is a even a bus that goes to the airport hourly.....might not be as convenient as Seattle living when it comes to public transportation, but SEattle has one of the best public bus systems in the USA.

I'm currently living in Houston, and there are better cities to live in the USA. It does have some pretty neighborhoods, but I'm quite shocked to see the polluted air around the city. It might be a clear, beautiful day outside, but if you go to a building and get on the 30th floor and you take a look outside, you will always see this film of white hanging around the city. Not a pleasant sight. Also, the roads in the city are horrible. I thought there was oil money in the town, but even the nice neighborhoods have some bumpy, terrible roads. On the plus side, texans are great people and lots of good mexican food to have. I've lived in dallas also, and well, don't remember the roads being as bad as in Houston. I think the crime rate is higher in dallas, but again, plenty of nice suburbs to live in. After all, prez bush moved to that area. There is also some nice up and coming areas in downtown,and there's where i was staying at. A lot of 'ritzy' people living there, and as one gal told me, 'you even have to put make up on to go retrieve your mail.' If I was given the choice between Dallas, houston or Austin, I would choose Austin in a heartbeat.

I highly recommend you also browse thru the postings going on at:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/

Lots of opinions there.

In the end, is all a matter of what you're looking for in a city. By the way, my wife has now seen all the major cities in Texas, and she also prefers Austin. Her words were, 'it looks prettier, and it has a unique, cozy feel to it.' I guess the phrase 'keep austin weird' has paid off.

[himher 634]

(laughing) get drinky and soak up the sun?

Houston!

Corpus if you want non-skanky beaches haha

I would like to know what city in Texas we should move to, if we are... My husband is in the military(Marines)and he got a job offer from TSA(Transportation Security Administration)before he left to Iraq in September 2008.... Well.... My husband lives in NYC, which is a very expensive city to live in! ha ha.... There is a chance that he will get transfer to Texas(TSA)so I want to know what city is the "best" one to live in, when it comes to finding a job(for me), renting a apartment or buying a house etc.

Any information about living in Texas is appreciated!

Thank you!/ Janette

But Corpus is small. She said she wanted a big city. What is there to do in Corpus?