Moving to Texas. Any advice?

[Greybeard]

Don't buy any bbq sandwiches from any place that also sells minnows.

[RottenApple]

Don't buy any bbq sandwiches from any place that also sells minnows.

But those are the best places. Sammitch & Bait!

[glbedd53]

If you see a sign that says "Galveston Causeway", try to exit before you get to it.

[Reds45ACP]

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Advice:
- Bring your conservative friends with you. Most of the defenders of the Alamo were from other states. If you believe in our ideals, where you came from doesn't matter, although you'll hear plenty about it at friendly backyard BBQs! lol

- Consider renting a house to learn the area before you buy.

- If you did mean IT Security, even though I'm biased to Fort Worth and hesitate to say anything good about the metromess on the other side of the airport, those jobs are most abundant in north Dallas, Plano, Frisco, and probably creeping up through Allen and towards McKinney.

- Watch out for property taxes. They're the dirty little secret nobody talks about when touting the absence of an income tax.
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Good luck with your relocation!

Agreed. Long story but I come from Nevada by way of Kalifornia. Bring other conservatives.

Fickman, you are the first Native Texan that didn't tell me to, "Get the 'heck' out." Beware of moving here. Most native Texans HATE non-natives. Even if we came here because we like the way the way Texas is and have no desire to change it. The nicest thing that has ever been said to me by a native Texan was, "You are only a guest here. Act accordingly."

I live in Austin. It's not as bad as most folks make it out to be as far as gun friendly. There are tons of stupid (read: Liberal gun grabbing) folks though. Should you run into them tell them to kindly P___ Off.

If you have kids look at Round Rock to the north of Austin the schools/neighborhoods are good there. There is plenty of Tech work here if that is the type of security you are in to.

Good luck with the move.

[Blackcpull]

Hi Everyone,

Thank you all for your comments. They all have been very helpful. Please keep them coming. I am a Security Consultant with a focus on physical protection and property protection. I teach Firearms and Tactics all over the country as well. I am really looking forward to moving to Texas so any help would greatly be appreciated. Thank you.

[fickman]

Most native Texans HATE non-natives.

Maybe it's because my mom was born in Missouri (she moved here at 2 years old) and my wife was born in New Orleans (she was three for six months. Her family is all Texan - her dad was there temporarily for a job that happened to coincide with her arrival).

Now, trust me, they're both WELL aware that they aren't native Texans. . .

. . . but as Hank Hill (also not a native Texan) discovered. . . neither were Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, or William Barrett Travis.

In fact, many of our revered founding fathers were men running from some sort of scandal, controversy, or failure.

[FormerTSgt]

I happen to work in Austin and love the city. There is just so much fun stuff to do on my off time. As for the traffic, I just spent 6 years in Atlanta so Austin is a walk in the park when it comes to traffic compared to Atlanta. Lots of great live music and all kinds of harmless fun stuff to do. As for the liberals, I really LOVE shocking them. I'm bearded and tattooed so when I get into conversations with them they are blown away that I am a right-winger. It's more fun messing with their heads than I can describe in words!

[G26ster]

Most native Texans HATE non-natives.

Maybe it's because my mom was born in Missouri (she moved here at 2 years old) and my wife was born in New Orleans (she was three for six months. Her family is all Texan - her dad was there temporarily for a job that happened to coincide with her arrival).

Now, trust me, they're both WELL aware that they aren't native Texans. . .

. . . but as Hank Hill (also not a native Texan) discovered. . . neither were Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, or William Barrett Travis.

In fact, many of our revered founding fathers were men running from some sort of scandal, controversy, or failure.

Only 11 native Texians died at the Alamo. The rest were outsiders. 55 men from "Yankee" states died defending the Alamo (nearly 1/3 of the total). None of the Presidents of the Republic of Texas were native Texans.

[steve817]

Hi Everyone,

I teach Firearms and Tactics all over the country as well. I am really looking forward to moving to Texas so any help would greatly be appreciated. Thank you.

Well in that case welcome welcome!

[surprise_i'm_armed]

Hank Hill is NOT a native Texan? We are talking about Hank Hill of "King of the Hill" aren't we?

Although I haven't seen all of the episodes, where has it ever been stated that he isn't a native Texan?

The creator of the show, Mike Judge, lived in Richardson and Garland, Texas (Dallas/Collin Counties) and
Hank Hill's fictional town of "Arlen, Texas" is an approximation of Garland.

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OP: You'll like anyplace in Texas. It's all gun friendly. Since your business needs personal visits (as opposed to an
Internet type biz) you will probably want to locate in a suburban/exurban area of a big city. IIRC, Houston is the
undisputed king of business expansions within the Lone Star.

Keep in mind that much of Texas is urban/suburban, so there may be plenty of traffic.

Your CHL allows you to carry as many weapons as you can conceal. When you take your CHL course, make sure to
qualify with a semi-automatic. That will allow you to carry SA's OR revolvers. If you take your shooting test on a
revolver, you will be restricted to revolver carry only.

If you wish to shoot on your own property, you must have a minimum of 10 acres, and no projectile will be allowed
to leave your property line.

Be conservative, don't be a cranky Yankee, and things will go just fine.

As Lyle Lovett sings:
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
Texas wants you anyway!

Visit us on this thread. We would all like to know where you end up. Then put your hometown in the "hometown" field
on the Forum's UCP (User Control Panel). Don't be a stranger!!

SIA

[un0fficial]

Look in to a town called Waxahachie. It's about 30 minutes from Downtown Dallas. It's a smaller town, although it's booming over the past 10 years. When I was raised there, it had a Walmart, Home Depot, and a Hastings. Now it has pretty much any major city has but in a small(ish) town.

Look up Gibson rd. in Waxahachie/Palmer. Great place to live out there.

[un0fficial]

Hank Hill is NOT a native Texan? We are talking about Hank Hill of "King of the Hill" aren't we?

Although I haven't seen all of the episodes, where has it ever been stated that he isn't a native Texan?

The creator of the show, Mike Judge, lived in Richardson and Garland, Texas (Dallas/Collin Counties) and
Hank Hill's fictional town of "Arlen, Texas" is an approximation of Garland.

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Yes it came to a shocker to me as well, but I watched the episode for myself.

Hank Hill was born in...... New York.

Hank Hill was born in 1953 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York. Episode "Yankie Hankie"

[fickman]

Hank Hill is NOT a native Texan? We are talking about Hank Hill of "King of the Hill" aren't we?

Although I haven't seen all of the episodes, where has it ever been stated that he isn't a native Texan?

The creator of the show, Mike Judge, lived in Richardson and Garland, Texas (Dallas/Collin Counties) and
Hank Hill's fictional town of "Arlen, Texas" is an approximation of Garland.

There was an episode where everybody was buying "Native Texan" license plates for their cars, but to get one, they had to show your birth certificate. Hank's parents wouldn't give him his. . . and it eventually turned out that he was born in the women's bathroom at Yankee Stadium in New York.

(His dad was on a mission to assassinate Fidel Castro who was attending a game at the stadium and risked bringing his very-pregnant wife along. She went into labor during the game and delivered Hank in the bathroom stall. They hid the truth from Hank out of shame.)

Hank goes into depression and by the end of the episode ends up in the Alamo, where he realizes that most of its defenders and heroes were brave men who loved Texas but were born beyond her borders.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

unoffical & fickman:

Thank you for the update on Hank Hill's birthplace. As Johnny Carson used to say to Ed McMahon: "I did not know that."

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I used to know a gal who was a native of "The Colony" Texas (Denton County, between Lewisville, Plano, and Frisco) and
she was in the US Army, as well as her husband. Their son was born in Virginia while they were stationed there. I believe
she gave birth to him and returned to Weatherford, Texas (Parker County, west of Fort Worth) within a month or two after
he was born. He never left Texas again once he was back.

She always fretted that he was not a native Texan, due to his Virginia birth. :-)

SIA

[TexasGal]

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.