Do you like nursing in Texas?

Thanks for all the posts.
To me the $20 hr is a good wage if that comes with benefits. In California working for the State a monthly LVN salary at top range $3200, RN $5200 month. Add for RN about 10 % more for BSN. After 20 years its lifetime medical coverage. Only takes 5 years to be vested for retirement. Retirement is based on your clasification from 2 to 2.5 % multiplied by years of service, then the last two years of work you get that percentage of pay. Example at safety retirement 2.5 % every 10 years is 25 percent. After 30 years you would get 75% of pay per month based on what you averaged for last 2 years worked.
I have seen LVN positions (Loma Linda Medical Center) as low as $16 hr. I took some side work this flu season doing shots for $30 HR for Berry Medical (RN's were paid $40 HR). LTC for LVN's 5 + years experience $18-$22 HR. Home care I have seen RN's get $75 visit.
You are right about staffing ratios but I have not seen staffing ratio's in LTC I have cared for 30 to 40 patients at a time. Each patient about 10 meds and have to do 2 passes with a limit of 2 hours to do it in. Then in LTC most of the time you do your own treatments. Thats why I moved out of LTC. Hospice or Home Care is better but is sticky at times because of the difficulty to get hold of Dr. when situations are bad. HMO and a lot of times the MD that are with the HMO's dont want their patient admitted back in hospital and you are faced to take care of situations that were traditionally handled on med surg floors.
I feel the reason people are getting out of nursing in California (the only state I have practiced) is because nurses have all the responsibility and no control.