BEST CITY IN TX.......

[AustinN4]

Austin is a s**thole so not this one for sure

We don't want you anyway.

 

[AustinN4]

Collective wisdom, help me out: I want a city, or close to a city of 25,000 to 30,000 out in the Hill Country. I think, but am not sure, I have one last move in me, if it doesn't kill me. Older attractive women a plus. Older active women with money a double plus. Willing to live on 30 to 50 acres within 10 to 15 miles of town if I can afford it

 

[toddnjoyce]

I said the liberals in Austin don't run things. Yes, the city council is nutjobs but their scope of influence is limited. Texas has a strong State govt and limits the powers of cities.

Have you looked at the Austin City Council over I don’t know, say the last 30 years or so? As far back as 2014, Austin was the 14th most liberal city government in the nation and the most liberal in the state. The source data comes from APSR, a peer-reviewed political science journal.

https://www.statesman.com/news/20170217/how-liberal-is-austin

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

I'll throw out a list of places or areas I will consider when the final move takes place somewhere down the line based on my experiences over the years.

Glen Rose, Stephenville, Brownwood, Hico/Hamilton, Fredericksburg/Llano, Waco or the surrounding area, Granbury, Meridian/Lake Whitney, Graham/PK area, Canyon, Strawn/Gordon/Mingus. And I'd even consider anything along the Red River from Nocona to Clarendon as well as SW of Wichita Falls from Archer City to Aspermont to Paducah to Quanah.

I know....long list. But I consistently give it some thought. Not all of those will meet your needs, but some might that offer the employment opportunities, etc., that you require.

 

[Maverick44]

I liked living in Reno. It's close enough to a big town (Paris) that you can go shopping if you need to, but still has that small middle class town vibe. It has a Sonic, Dollar General, a couple auto shops, and a western wear store but not a whole lot else. The people are mostly nice, there's a good range about 15 minutes away, and there's a ton of country once you get off US-82.

 

[Maverick44]

I tell ya what..... I don't miss the humidity... love the dry air here out west. BUT! I loved the Sulphur Springs area while I was working there. Spent many evenings after work riding the Harley there during late spring/early summer. Beautiful riding.

That stretch of 154 between Sulphur Springs and Quitman is beautiful. Especially around Lake Fork. I've crossed that lake at sunset more than a few times, and boy was it breathtaking.

 

[Bithabus]

Have you looked at the Austin City Council over I don’t know, say the last 30 years or so? As far back as 2014, Austin was the 14th most liberal city government in the nation and the most liberal in the state. The source data comes from APSR, a peer-reviewed political science journal.

https://www.statesman.com/news/20170217/how-liberal-is-austin

Not sure what point you're making. We all know the city council is whack jobs.

 

[gshayd]

Piney woods of SE Texas....

 

[deemus]

Piney woods of SE Texas....

Too humid for me personally.

 

[Mohawk600]

A lot of people really seem to like Frederickburg.

(3 links, in case you're not paying attention.)

too many tourists and too expensive

 

[Mohawk600]

Austin has great restaurants, great bars, great rivers and hiking trails, live music, alamo drafthouse, tons of hot girls, and it's close to everything. Yes some liberals live in Austin but they don't really have any power.

wrong.......they run the city

 

[Mohawk600]

Austin is a s**thole so not this one for sure

i know......i currently live there

 

[Mohawk600]

It will have to be somewhere with a decent size medical complex as I am studying medical imaging....MRI

 

[Moonpie]

I chose Brazoria county for the humidity, mosquitoes, and hurricanes.
Whats not to love?

and the flooding. I forgot the flooding.

 

[toddnjoyce]

It will have to be somewhere with a decent size medical complex as I am studying medical imaging....MRI

Temple, Kerrville, Tyler, San Angelo, Waco are top of mind.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Piney woods of SE Texas....

Where the sun goes down at 7pm in the summer..... lol

 

[benenglish]

Kerrville is 30 minutes from the high priced land.

I've been pondering this topic more than I thought I would and my mind is drifting that way, tbh.

 

[Moonpie]

What is it like around Comfort?

 

[Vaquero]

What is it like around Comfort?

Hilly.

 

[toddnjoyce]

What is it like around Comfort?

It’s nice. Comfort is small and where the original Boerne people are starting to relocate to with all the growth in Boerne.

Pretty sure you’ll be going to Kerrville or Boerne for groceries.