Ciboag96 said:

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I like the plethora of fusion food trucks. I'm still searching Vegan / Appalachian fusion. Strangely absent.

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The food here is fantastic.
(San Antonio still does Tex Mex better).

Price per square foot.


Other than that not a whole lot. It's not bad, it's just no awesome.

BaileyAg said:

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The food here is fantastic.
(San Antonio still does Tex Mex better).

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Absolutely not. Its only until recently its become somewhat better.

William Foster said:

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Larry Hagman said:

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I love Houston lived most of my life here but there really isn't any other reason to be here except for the economics/jobs and relatively low cost of living

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We are only here because family is the most important thing to us. If that wasn't tying us down, no way in hell we would still be here. I love them enough to live the rest of my life in this increasingly sh*tty city.



But if that wasn't a factor...I'd rather live in a tiny box of a house in San Diego than in a mansion here. Hell, I'd rather live in El Paso or Tucson, AZ than Houston. I chuckle when people on here tell transplants "Try El Paso, Houston is full". That's not bad advice actually.

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So you've never actually lived in El Paso then.

And Tucson isn't some hidden gem either.

Noname124398 said:

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Coming from Dallas, the thing i like most about the Houston area is the access to hunting/fishing/outdoor activities.
Lots of public land between the WMAs/NWRs on the coast and the Sam Houston NF to the north. Access to saltwater for fishing and duck hunting to the south (could use a few more freshwater lakes though, that's Dallas' only advantage). Arrowheads in just about any stream within an hour radius.
Geographical diversity - Coastal prairie to the west which is great for duck and goose hunting, Pineywoods to the east for deer, squirrels, wood ducks.
Decent hiking opportunities and good soil that wont cake your feet in a pound of mud post-rain like Dallas' black gumbo mud.
Neat biodiversity - all sorts of snakes, gators, and other critters that you dont get to see everywhere else. Plants and mushrooms that are plentiful due to the tropical climate. Petrified wood and other cool rocks if youre into that sorta thing (Im really good at finding stuff to do outside lol)

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Maybe northeast of town this is true. But for the most part, we are Beaumont formation here - which is black gumbo clays that do exactly what you describe above after a rain.

Yeah. I didn't understand that comparison at all.

I love Tucson!!!

schmellba99 said:

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William Foster said:

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Larry Hagman said:

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I love Houston lived most of my life here but there really isn't any other reason to be here except for the economics/jobs and relatively low cost of living

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We are only here because family is the most important thing to us. If that wasn't tying us down, no way in hell we would still be here. I love them enough to live the rest of my life in this increasingly sh*tty city.



But if that wasn't a factor...I'd rather live in a tiny box of a house in San Diego than in a mansion here. Hell, I'd rather live in El Paso or Tucson, AZ than Houston. I chuckle when people on here tell transplants "Try El Paso, Houston is full". That's not bad advice actually.

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So you've never actually lived in El Paso then.

And Tucson isn't some hidden gem either.

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Houston is THAT bad to me. Those are not ideal destinations by any means. Just more tolderable places to live in my honest opinion.

William Foster said:

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schmellba99 said:

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William Foster said:

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Larry Hagman said:

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I love Houston lived most of my life here but there really isn't any other reason to be here except for the economics/jobs and relatively low cost of living

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We are only here because family is the most important thing to us. If that wasn't tying us down, no way in hell we would still be here. I love them enough to live the rest of my life in this increasingly sh*tty city.



But if that wasn't a factor...I'd rather live in a tiny box of a house in San Diego than in a mansion here. Hell, I'd rather live in El Paso or Tucson, AZ than Houston. I chuckle when people on here tell transplants "Try El Paso, Houston is full". That's not bad advice actually.

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So you've never actually lived in El Paso then.

And Tucson isn't some hidden gem either.

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Houston is THAT bad to me. Those are not ideal destinations by any means. Just more tolderable places to live in my honest opinion.

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Again...you have obviously never spent time in El Paso. Houston is a literal heaven compared to EP, and it isn't even close.

Tucson is meh at best, maybe a push. Maybe. Summers suck, politics suck, way too close to Mexico, food is turrble compared to Houston. Winters and springs are better, different type of hunting opportunites.

TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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Agree. And healthcare

It does not have topography or pretty views.
It does have crime and trash / homeless.

I haven't found a place yet that only has the plusses.

AgLA06 said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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Agree. And healthcare

It does not have topography or pretty views.
It does have crime and trash / homeless.

I haven't found a place yet that only has the plusses.

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I've heard good things about Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Idaho.

The dank and the drank.

William Foster said:

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Larry Hagman said:

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I love Houston lived most of my life here but there really isn't any other reason to be here except for the economics/jobs and relatively low cost of living

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We are only here because family is the most important thing to us. If that wasn't tying us down, no way in hell we would still be here. I love them enough to live the rest of my life in this increasingly sh*tty city.



But if that wasn't a factor...I'd rather live in a tiny box of a house in San Diego than in a mansion here. Hell, I'd rather live in El Paso or Tucson, AZ than Houston. I chuckle when people on here tell transplants "Try El Paso, Houston is full". That's not bad advice actually.

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My advice to people after years of traveling to El Paso for work is if you ever get a chance to go to El Paso, don't.

TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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I agree but tell that to my co-workers and clients.

They believe it is hell on Earth.

I have to listen a constant ***** and moan sessions on Zoom everyday about how bad Houston is.

maroon barchetta said:

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AgLA06 said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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Agree. And healthcare

It does not have topography or pretty views.
It does have crime and trash / homeless.

I haven't found a place yet that only has the plusses.

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I've heard good things about Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Idaho.

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Coeur d'alene, Idaho and the surrounding area. Best place in the country to live according to many lists.

Would be a great place to retire but the cold must be pretty bad up there.

The weather in Southern Idaho in the Treasure Valley/Boise area is much nicer. South Idaho/Boise is high dessert climate.

Idaho is seeing massive economic growth and massive in migration of people from all over the country.

AgLA06 said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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Agree. And healthcare

It does not have topography or pretty views.
It does have crime and trash / homeless.

I haven't found a place yet that only has the plusses.

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the surrounding area such as Hayden Lake.

EclipseAg said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I can guarantee that if you can't find what you need in the suburbs and exurbs, go into the medical center and you will probably find the foremost expert on your medical issue in the whole entire world.

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Yep.

Years ago, one of my kids needed specialized surgery. We get referred to a doctor at Texas Children's.

Find out later he is world-renowned. His patients came from all over the world for treatment.

Today, many of the suburban hospitals affiliated with Memorial Hermann and Houston Methodist are performing procedures that would have been unheard of outside of an academic setting a decade or so ago. Highly specialized cardiac/neurological surgeries, etc.

Houston Methodist, for example, has four Level III NICUs outside of the Texas Medical Center.

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Hopefully your child is doing better. I will keep him or her in my prayers.

The suburban hospitals here are amazing. Methodist and Memorial Hermann Hospitals in almost every suburb.

Then also Methodist, Kelsey, and Memorial Hermann clinics in every suburb.

TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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AgLA06 said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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Agree. And healthcare

It does not have topography or pretty views.
It does have crime and trash / homeless.

I haven't found a place yet that only has the plusses.

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the surrounding area such as Hayden Lake.

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They don't have saltwater fishing.

TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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AgLA06 said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Houston has great people, great jobs, great food, entertainment, culture, everything. If you can't find lots to love here, that's on you.

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Agree. And healthcare

It does not have topography or pretty views.
It does have crime and trash / homeless.

I haven't found a place yet that only has the plusses.

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the surrounding area such as Hayden Lake.

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The cold and snow would be a big negative for me.

Most people I've noticed that complain so much, are usually from the Westcoast or other parts of the country where they have nice beaches or mountains. Everyone else from the Midwest or a random podunk town from other parts of the South tend to really enjoy the city. After you meet folks from Detroit, Kansas City, or Buffalo. You get an appreciation for what this city is.

- my 4 minute commute for the past 26 years, and listening to people complain about theirs.
- Lake Houston. Love it when it's not in my living room.
- NE side, where trees thrive, and the houses were built before they realized the economic boon of clear-cutting and Katy-fying everything.
- Listening to people go out of their way to say something negative about Dallas. It's entertaining. As if people in Dallas like Dallas...
- Bolivar and Galveston, Kemah and Seabrook.

Yeah, I get that, but cramming $750K homes 6 feet apart is just excessive.

TarponChaser said:

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BaileyAg said:

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The food here is fantastic.
(San Antonio still does Tex Mex better).

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Negative.

At worst it's a push.

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I find it funny when people say San Antonio city has better tex mex than Houston or vice versa. Houston has 2.8 million hispanics, San Antonio has 952,000 hispanics. The majority of Mexicans from both cities come from Monterrey and northern mexico, the Mexican food in Texas is heavily influenced from northern mexico. Why would San Antonio mexicans cook better than Houston mexicans, when most likely they both come from the same part of Mexico lol?? Its not like San Antonio has some secret mexican ingredients or recipes that you cant find in Houston.

The reality is you can find great tex mex in both cities, and most likely the best mexican food is served in a taco truck/taqueria in a shady part of town where the employees dont speak english. Ive had mediocre mexican food in Monterrey, MX and Ive had amazing mexican food in Texas. Of course, everyone's mileage may vary depending on what place you go to and your taste buds.

With that said, Houston has way better mexican food than San Antonio and better food in general

TarponChaser said:

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94chem said:

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- my 4 minute commute for the past 26 years, and listening to people complain about theirs.
- Lake Houston. Love it when it's not in my living room.
- NE side, where trees thrive, and the houses were built before they realized the economic boon of clear-cutting and Katy-fying everything.
- Listening to people go out of their way to say something negative about Dallas. It's entertaining. As if people in Dallas like Dallas...
- Bolivar and Galveston, Kemah and Seabrook.

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To be fair, Katy didn't have much in the way of trees to begin with. There's a reason it's the Katy Prairie. Rice fields and before that mostly open grassland except down in the bottom land.

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And, all the trees they planted are now 20-30 years old, not skinny saplings anymore. Undoubtedly, there are more trees now than back when it was all rice fields.

They aren't the same though.

Houston tex-mex has some hints here and there from some creole and cajun influences whereas the SA tex mex doesn't and is closer to traditional Mexican fare. Houston's tex-mex is also more influenced by the coastal Mexican styles than SA's is.

Both have high and low points for sure. But Houston's is superior across the board because we have more variety IMO.

Most everything west of SA until you get to San Diego is just not all that good on the mexican food front.

94chem said:

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- my 4 minute commute for the past 26 years, and listening to people complain about theirs.
- Lake Houston. Love it when it's not in my living room.
- NE side, where trees thrive, and the houses were built before they realized the economic boon of clear-cutting and Katy-fying everything.
- Listening to people go out of their way to say something negative about Dallas. It's entertaining. As if people in Dallas like Dallas...
- Bolivar and Galveston, Kemah and Seabrook.

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I was shocked to hear that the Greater Katy area is larger than the population of the city of Pittsburgh. They surpassed Pittsburgh in 2015.

I would not be surprised if suburban Katy became the largest suburb in the world.

There is unlimited space to expand to the west.

My only gripe with the western, southwestern, southern, and northwestern suburbs are the lack of trees.

TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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94chem said:

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- my 4 minute commute for the past 26 years, and listening to people complain about theirs.
- Lake Houston. Love it when it's not in my living room.
- NE side, where trees thrive, and the houses were built before they realized the economic boon of clear-cutting and Katy-fying everything.
- Listening to people go out of their way to say something negative about Dallas. It's entertaining. As if people in Dallas like Dallas...
- Bolivar and Galveston, Kemah and Seabrook.

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I was shocked to hear that the Greater Katy area is larger than the population of the city of Pittsburgh. They surpassed Pittsburgh in 2015.

I would not be surprised if suburban Katy became the largest suburb in the world.

There is unlimited space to expand to the west.

My only gripe with the western, southwestern, southern, and northwestern suburbs are the lack of trees.

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Username checks out.

schmellba99 said:

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They aren't the same though.

Houston tex-mex has some hints here and there from some creole and cajun influences whereas the SA tex mex doesn't and is closer to traditional Mexican fare. Houston's tex-mex is also more influenced by the coastal Mexican styles than SA's is.

Both have high and low points for sure. But Houston's is superior across the board because we have more variety IMO.

Most everything west of SA until you get to San Diego is just not all that good on the mexican food front.

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Que?

Born at Hermann, lived here off/on from birth til A&M, full time since 1992. My faves:
- diversity that comes through in culinary art, hard workers and self-made people/families
- concerts and sports entertainment; from Luv Ya Blue & late 70s Astros to Rockets champs and more
- Memorial Park; finally ended up in Rice Military about 10 years ago and love it
- coastal fishing and sunrises over the water
- year-round golf. Don't play much anymore, but rare time when too cold to play
- United airlines hub @IAH; can get most everywhere in the US nonstop and almost anywhere in the world in 1 stop
- vegetation; just nice to have living plants/trees/grass

I say that last point about vegetation because I went to HS in El Paso. Darn near nothing can survive out there because it is so dry. El Paso does have some positives, believe it or not:
- Epic sunsets and some incredibly nice weather with lots of sunshine
- Really incredible Mexican food
- The desert was awesome for dirt bikes, 4 wheelers and 4x4 trucks

My brother still lives out there and I get out there every couple of years. I couldn't ever live there again, however.