There’s a lot of fear mongering going on in this post. I’ve lived in Texas nearly all my life (46 years, save some time in San Jose) and I will say that all the craziness about drugs, robbery, etc in here strikes me as a bit insane.

It’s the same story you get with any state. If you live in a shithole, shithole things happen. If you live in a nice area, other stuff happens.

Are there super conservatives here? Yes. Are there super liberals here? Yes.

The point is, any place you live is what you make of it. The state has a very reasonable cost of living, no state income tax, and generally nice people. People here are hard workers, want to do a good job and just take home a good paycheck.

What you make of your life when you’re here is totally up to you.

Also factor in that Texas has no State Income tax. So, you end up paying relatively higher property taxes. Given that is almost entirely going to my kids’ school district, I’m ok with that.