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Georgetown is just north of Austin. A lovely area and gun friendly. The DPS training facility is there.

The DFW metroplex is now the fastest growing metro area in the entire US. This means opportunities, but it also means gridlock and road construction in many areas of town. The mid-size towns in Texas are easier to live in.

Don't buy any property in the Black Land soil. We call it the black gumbo. It has incredible shrink/swell properties that is murder to house foundations, fences, and roads. On the other hand, if your tires are out of tread, just drive through some when it is wet. That should work as a re-tread until you can get to the store to buy more tires.

Texas has a lot of differing terrain from the deserts of the west to the green piney woods of the east. If you have specific tastes in scenery, it would be a good idea to tour the areas you are interested in before deciding. Summers are hot all over Texas, but more humid in the Eastern and Southern half.