Stupid Texas

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's great Cloud, we're better than the third world.

[Cloud]

that's not it.

[Tulip]

Blah...insult all y'all want. I love Texas, and I love Houston. Yeah, that's right. I love the city that's one of the most polluted, has lots of cancer, and whatever else bad you can think of. However, it is a metropolitan city with a diversity of culture and ethnicity, which leads to a wide variety of food and entertainment. Unemployment rate isn't as high as other cities and homes are affordable. That is why people are moving to Houston.....cuz it's a damn good city to live in!!

[Clodfobble]

God, you know what would be awesome? Commuter light-rail between Austin, Houston, and Dallas. This would improve my life in so many ways.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by SamIam

... But what on earth is in Texas?? ... And why is she really going? To take up with an old BF ...

She sounds like a gambler who's into Texas hold'em.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

God, you know what would be awesome? Commuter light-rail between Austin, Houston, and Dallas. This would improve my life in so many ways.

Don't forget San Antonio, must go to Seaworld!

[SamIam]

I have actually visited Texas and like it once I get out of the northern part. I heard some great music in Austin, ate some terrific Mexican food in San Antonio, as well as doing the whole River Walk thing. In Corpus Christi I bird-watched and stuffed myself with fresh caught shrimp. The Texans I met were nice friendly people.

I worry about my friend, though. She has lived in dinky little Cortez (pop. 10,000) her entire life and doesn't have big city smarts. And I can't believe she's going to make a living selling bar classes with ads on them. We don't have anything like that here - not even in Denver. Do ya'll actually drink out of painted glasses?

[xoxoxoBruce]

East Texas is nice... rolling hills with cattle and trees. I spent some time there when I had to leave the grassy knoll in Dallas rather quickly.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

East Texas is nice... rolling hills with cattle and trees. I spent some time there when I had to leave the grassy knoll in Dallas rather quickly.

Austin area is much prettier in my opinion.

[TheMercenary]

Texas is a great state. Don't knock it til you try it. Oh, and it ain't all that flat. I like Texas, except when they play Oklahoma.

[Tulip]

Texas is a huge state, so each city varies greatly and has its own flavor.

[morethanpretty]

Texas is more progressive than outsiders might believe too. For example Houston has a gay mayor

Her election made Houston the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor.

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I suspect as our population becomes more urbanized and more non-Texans move here we will drift farther to the left. We won't necessarily be left, but more to the center. Which would be nice.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

Austin area is much prettier in my opinion.

The Hill Country North of San Antonio is beautiful. I could live there if it wasn't so far from the ocean.

[Qice]

Originally Posted by BrianR

I'll see your complaints about Texas, and raise you. I live in what I euphemistically call the Asshole of Texas. No one gets it here.

ahhh it maybe be the Asshole.... but you have Chico's Taco's!!

[morethanpretty]

Psst - Merc, check a map of Texas. Austin area is a part of Hill country.