Cassie, there are a lot of beef injected whoromoans in Houston where I live.

Yes, especially the Hill Country, Big Bend, Davis Mountains, and Guadalupe Mountains.

I was born and raised in Dallas; now I live in Connecticut and travel down to visit my folks twice a year.<BR><BR>I don't like Dallas anymore. The Northeast is so much nicer, imo, to settle in or visit. <BR><BR>However, in a state as large and populous as TX, there are things to do and places to see:<BR><BR>San Antonio is actually pretty fun for a short visit,<BR><BR>Austin is pretty cool too, especially if you dig music,<BR><BR>Dallas/Ft. Worth have the arts, but let's admit we don't pick our destination cities for their natural science museums. The only cool thing about Dallas these days are the NBA Mavericks and mexican food,<BR><BR>Houston - keep it, that's the one TX city I can't stand, though I am a Rice Owl football fan.<BR><BR>Someday I'd like to visit Big Bend Nat'l Park, but it's not a top priority.

HobbyWizard, if you've found a home in Connecticut, more power to you. <BR><BR>I have relatives in Connecticut, actually... and I don't like it there... too remote and out of the way. Too suburban. Nothing to do except watch TV. It takes 2 hours to get to New York, for example. <BR><BR>I live in Dallas and I like it for its urbanity, its urban lifestyle and its size. And size, basically, matters. <BR><BR>Since Dallas grew by one and a half million people in the last 10 years, I'd assume a lot of people agree with me that Dallas and Texas is not only a good place to visit, but to live, for as long as possible.<BR><BR>BTW, the way you word your preferences for Connecticut sounds like you're speaking for everybody, not just yourself.

Too funny, me. &quot;I don't like it there [Connecticut]... too remote and out of the way. Too suburban. Nothing to do except watch TV. It takes 2 hours to get to New York, for example.&quot; <BR><BR>How long does it take to get from Dallas to New York?<BR>

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It may be hot but it is still San Antonio to me!!!

Okay for a night or two.

TGIF: Two hours by plane.

I will agree with the Hobby Wizard.<BR>Connecticut offers a great balance of greenspace, land, and access to NYC if you live in the southwest corner.<BR><BR>Dallas is an ugly, geographically bland, cement spot in the middle of nowhere.<BR>NYC offers more restaurants, entertainmnet and shopping than the whole of Texas. So if you can live just beyond the city, you get the suburban and urban benefits all at once.<BR><BR>Dallas?<BR>Well...it's better than El Paso.

Connecticut is a land of inflated real estate, inflated salaries, and cold winters. I left the Northeast and have never looked back.