If you had to pick a metro area to live in, which would you choose and why?

They're all pretty different. For me, it would be Houston. It's where I grew up and I know my way around. Good food, lots to do. I'd live in town, though; not in the burbs.

Not this again….

None! Bryan is getting too big for me now. 1970s Bryan was the best Bryan.

I loved it when CS stopped at Fort Shiloh.

Austin in 1975

I've lived in Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth and Fort Worth wins by a landslide. I couldn't ask for a better place to raise my daughter. We have excellent options for her education, access to the arts, just the right population density, a decent enough restaurant scene, and proximity to a major airport.

In all honesty, I don't want to live in Texas at all and when my daughter graduates high school, I'm leaving. But if I could pick up our extended family plus the community and culture that I have in Fort Worth and transplant it somewhere with a better climate and landscape, it would be utopia to me.

I'll echo Fort Worth.

aglaohfour said:

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I've lived in Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth and Fort Worth wins by a landslide. I couldn't ask for a better place to raise my daughter. We have excellent options for her education, access to the arts, just the right population density, a decent enough restaurant scene, and proximity to a major airport.

In all honesty, I don't want to live in Texas at all and when my daughter graduates high school, I'm leaving. But if I could pick up our extended family plus the community and culture that I have in Fort Worth and transplant it somewhere with a better climate and landscape, it would be utopia to me.

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Where are you moving to, disloyal turncoat?

I have a couple of places in mind, but most likely I'll end up in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. It's where we spend our summers now and I really love it there.

El Paso. The women there are thinner and prettier than San Antonio. Plus, mountains, desert, border.

Not sure, probably somewhere in Collin county, maybe Frisco.

aglaohfour said:

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I have a couple of places in mind, but most likely I'll end up in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. It's where we spend our summers now and I really love it there.

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I imagine the winters there are equally as lovely

10 years ago I would have said San Antonio. Now I'm in the country away from the BS. Tyler is where it's at if you want a lot of access to stores and restaurants

No city is good if want away from traffic and BS.

Otherwise. You're ****ed.

ETA: I've lived in CS, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. The blue wave has taken them all...but Tyler. Guessing it's the old oil money keeping it red and untouched.

Saint Jo

Not sure I would call Tyler a "large city".

As to your comment about them all going blue, Fort Worth is still kinda purple, but otherwise yes.

San Antonio.

Our women and their churros are delicious.

Grew up in the Houston suburbs and have lived in town for the last forty years. Will probably never leave here (except during the summers). But if I was to move from here to another large Texas town it would be Ft. Worth.

For more relaxed lifestyle/pace of life - San Antonio
For good food and job opportunities - Houston

No reason at all to live there - Dallas

Not even part of Texas - Austin

Houston, because it has the highest concentration of Aggies. All the big towns have some negatives. Weather, traffic, density, distance to mountains, oceans, etc. So I'll take Houston, because you have a better chance of living next to, or working with, or meeting new Aggies.

chick79 said:

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Not this again….

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Feel free to link the other threads.

Redundant topics happen, regardless. It's a part of life.

aglaohfour said:

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I've lived in Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth and Fort Worth wins by a landslide. I couldn't ask for a better place to raise my daughter. We have excellent options for her education, access to the arts, just the right population density, a decent enough restaurant scene, and proximity to a major airport.

In all honesty, I don't want to live in Texas at all and when my daughter graduates high school, I'm leaving. But if I could pick up our extended family plus the community and culture that I have in Fort Worth and transplant it somewhere with a better climate and landscape, it would be utopia to me.

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Ft. Worth is cool. A lot of the benefits of Dallas with more character. And I assume a more functional city government.

I agree the weather in Texas sucks. Not sure when I became such a b about the heat but it bums me the f out for about seven months a year.

Buford T. Justice said:

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I'll echo Fort Worth.

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And I'll third that except make it Arlington.

All the perks of FTW except not a many poors.

And before y'all say it's not big - it's the 7th largest city in Texas and has an NFL and MLB team (Houston being only other city in Texas that can make that claim).

Hearne

aglaohfour said:

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I've lived in Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth and Fort Worth wins by a landslide. I couldn't ask for a better place to raise my daughter. We have excellent options for her education, access to the arts, just the right population density, a decent enough restaurant scene, and proximity to a major airport.

In all honesty, I don't want to live in Texas at all and when my daughter graduates high school, I'm leaving. But if I could pick up our extended family plus the community and culture that I have in Fort Worth and transplant it somewhere with a better climate and landscape, it would be utopia to me.

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Have you considered . . . . . . Utopia, TX?

I lived there 10 years. Probably as close to a utopia as you will find in Texas.

There's no such thing as a best large city. The question should've been, "Which large city in Texas sucks the least?"

Groesbeck - pop: 2,600+/-
Big enough for me.

None of the above, too many crazies at the state level and that's coming from someone who lives in SC. But breaking it down a little...

Houston: At least there's a decent airport so you can GTFO to somewhere else without a layover. Otherwise, total suburban hellscape. Drivers are the worst combination of dumb meets aggressive.

San Antonio: DIABEETUS INTENSIFIES I'm amazed every time I fly over just how big people get over there. More cart riders than walkers at HEB. Also whatever there is, somebody's gonna steal or tag it. The hill country is nearby, well what's left of it anyway. Decent trail system in town. Drunk drivers everywhere.

Austin: Probably the best option if you're a hobo or always wanted to live in a van down by the river. Would be cool if only 1/3 people lived there. People in charge are dumb and they're reaping the reward from pretending I-35 through downtown wouldn't be a problem for the last 40 years. Will run out of water someday because they and SA are pretending the Edwards has no limits.

DFW: DAL sucks to transit through and with DFW you're stuck with American. Nothing worth driving to for hours. Too many fundies and megachurches, sounds like a good place to get hatecrimed. The area probably peaked out when the tv show Dallas went off the air.

I have been extolling the virtues of El Paso for many years now. I think you all should move there.

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Buford T. Justice said:

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I'll echo Fort Worth.

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And I'll third that except make it Arlington.

All the perks of FTW except not a many poors.

And before y'all say it's not big - it's the 7th largest city in Texas and has an NFL and MLB team (Houston being only other city in Texas that can make that claim).

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interesting - all my friends who once lived in Arlington left for Fort Worth because Arlington is now one big hood (according to them).