Just curious how life is in Texas? I always wanted to visit or maybe move there one day if i really like it. How is the roads and scenery for riding.. Im more interested in the country side not much of a city fan from what ive heard its really diverse depending on what side of the state your on. How is the whitetail hunting down there? I always see big bucks being taken on the TV shows but they seem to be always hunting on private ranches.. Seems like its a gun friendly state as well its always a plus when you can hunt legally with an AR-15 which i believe is one of the best platforms you can hunt with especially for coyotes. Which is the best area to live for Hunting and scenic riding?

 

No state income tax in TX. Strong economy, businesses in Ca are fleeing to Texas. Only problem I see is the border with Mexico.

 

Ya ive heard all that too.. If you look at the border problem tho that affects everybody really.. When They jump the boarder they dont necessarily stay in texas either.. Something really needs to be done with that tho! only can fit so many people in the life raft before it sinks and the USA is the life raft and its sinking..

 

The weather is rough...77° the other day. 67° and sunny right now. Snows in the panhandle, warmer in the south. And there's the 100°+ with 90° humidity days in the summer. One year, we had 60 straight 100° days. Wind is usually stong too. Trees in the east, hills in the central and "mountains" in the west. And, it doesn't rain much or hasn't in the past 5+ years.

 

No state income tax but they make up for it with property tax. And if you buy a home in Texas, ask if there are MUD taxes on the property.

Before I retired, my job took us to Dallas and Houston. I prefer Houston, yes it's hot and humid in the summer but the mild winters make up for it. That far south you can ride all year. Housing is also very reasonable in the Houston 'burbs. Had we not had family in Oklahoma, we would have retired in Houston (actually Kingwood, 30 miles NE of downtown Houston).

Texas is a huge state though so you need to think area, not the state. A buddy of mine was transferred from El Paso to Dallas and it took his family two days to make the drive.

Good luck!

 

I lived in Kingwood for just shy of eight years while I was a kid. Great town.

 

I move to TX two years ago from the Republic of California. It's a heck of a lot cheaper, you can buy whatever type and qty of guns you might want, the whitetail multiple like rabbits (but they are not quite as big was what you find in the midwest) and you can basically ride year round. I'm near Austin and the riding around here great.....

So to answer your question.... Life here is pretty damn good.

 

Native Texan here... yes it is a great state to live in but it just depends on where you live, and your line of work will dictate that. I would live in the Hill Country if I had a choice but being a welder keeps me on the coast, but I'm a texas gulf coast rat so I'm happy with that too... aint a road or place I haven't been on in the upper texas coast.

Be prepared... the summers are brutal no matter where you go in the state. There is no forgiveness, and if you don't keep yourself cool or drink water if you work out in it you will die and that's not an exaggeration.

 

Texas=truly awesome.

 

We spent 3 years northwest of Austin TX. I really enjoyed riding in the hill country around Austin. Summers were just too hot your my Yankee blood. So we moved to Colorado, now I really love riding in the mountains.