Am I asking for the impossible??

One of our favorite cities is galveston.....I absolutly love east texas....very wooded and piney tall trees.....wonderful .....look into the texas hill country lots of natural swimming holes ......lots of trees .......dfw is not that far from the ocean..I live 30 miles south of ft worth between the small towns of godley and joshua.......I can get to the ocean in 4-5 hours......dfw area pays well and there is a lot of places to work........

It's very humid along the coastline. I've lived here for 30 years and I can't say that anyone ever says they get used to it. If I could move I would. The Austin area is beautiful. Hills, rivers, scenic views, less humid, just a perfect area in my opinion. Anyway, pretty much anything about 2 hours west of Houston you will start to hit hills. As you approach West Texas you start to hit the Rocky Mountains, so of course there is areas of Texas that isn't flat. :)

Thanks for the responses ! what does fdw mean? I think that was the abbreviation..lol thanks! :)

Hi Mommyof3Boys, DFW is Dallas/Ft. Worth. My neck of the woods.

I'll second SaphiraTX, the hill country is beautiful, you should visit and see for yourself! :) Travel an hour west of Austin too. Anywhere along 281, on down to San Antonio. This area is about 3 hours to the Gulf of Mexico: Galveston, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, etc. But the chain of lakes might give you enough water to fulfill that "ocean" craving. Best of luck with your decision.

Michele

If you don't want liberal steer clear of Austin.

Unless you are in the desert TX is humid. And hot.

How about Louisville, KY? Near the smokies.

A few places came to mind when I was reading the OP.... Fredericksburg, New Braunfels & the area around Brady (Heart of Texas). Both areas are just about as 'family oriented' as you can get... they have hills and lots of greenery. Llano is another area that may appeal. Of course, employment opportunities & housing may be limited because no one ever leaves those areas!

Geographically, Texas is very diverse. We do have smallish mountains in far west Tx - Big Bend area... but that is also basically a desert & probably not what the OP would like. East Tx is wooded, with gentle hills & lots of lakes, but not very urban. South TX & Gulf Coast area are very flat. South Tx is very 'not green' (dry) and water rationing is not an infrequent occurance. The Gulf Coast (Tx or other states) is flat... that's just how it is. I don't want to leave out the panhandle... it's basically a prairie-type topography -flat with few trees and very cold and windy winters. Humidity is a fact of life on the Gulf Coast - but it prevents premature aging - LOL. Houston has the most job opportunities, I love it and don't want to live anywhere else... but it truly is a very different place from NH.

As far as the asthma goes - what triggers it? If it is purely reactive airway, any urban area will require continuous medication to establish good control. I am asthmatic, and have never had any problems living in Houston as long as I stay on my regimen... allergies, now that's another story!

I would advise the OP to actually visit these places before making a drastic change.

where in texas esp houston can i move to im looking for a job that pays well in houston area. im a nurse with 3 years experience in chicago bu im looking for a warmplace to live. cxalifornia is out of the question cos here are no jobs there. can someone help me out

(Don't forget that if you move to the Gulf, you may have to deal with the occasional hurricane.. just saying!)

The hill country is nice. It's not near the ocean, but TX beaches are only decent south of Corpus.

Do you get used to the heat and humidity? NO! I've lived here most of my life and I'm still not used to it.

Austin is very liberal so that wouldn't appeal to you even though it's a very pretty.

Most of TX is conservative (rural and suburbs), but the cities really aren't. Even if you move to a conservative area, it may not be what you are looking for culturally. It's...different. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't. You would really need to visit.

Also, new grads are having a hard time finding jobs here. That might be something you may want to take into consideration. It's not impossible, but not easy.

thank you so much for the answers!

I am glad to see we were correct in our initial assessemnt that san antonio migh tbe a good place for us to start! :) our asthma is uaully set off my allergies and colds. As long as we use our nebulizer and meds we have ti under control.

We have decided to visit san antonio this up coming year AND prior to reading the responses had also chosen new braunfels to look at and scratched austin off our list lol. DH uncle also lives in san antonio so it will be nice to not have to pay for hotel fare for the week we are there! thanks guys!

thank you so much for the answers!

I am glad to see we were correct in our initial assessemnt that san antonio migh tbe a good place for us to start! :) our asthma is uaully set off my allergies and colds. As long as we use our nebulizer and meds we have ti under control.

We have decided to visit san antonio this up coming year AND prior to reading the responses had also chosen new braunfels to look at and scratched austin off our list lol. DH uncle also lives in san antonio so it will be nice to not have to pay for hotel fare for the week we are there! thanks guys!

If allergies set their asthma off east texas would not be the place to come lol you can see the pollen in dust clouds :crying2: Ive lived here all my life and each spring and fall I suffer.

I just got finished living in central Texas for the past 8 years and I am from Western Mass. and I spent many many summers in the mountains of New Hampshire. I can tell you as far as scenery/mountains nowhere in Texas is it going to be the same. Don't get me wrong, Texas is very pretty-but a different pretty compared to New England. I have visited all the cities you have mentioned, and in my opinion, Austin in the one that always seemed "more like home" to me with the hills and trees. I could see myself living in Austin, but you mentioned you wanted to steer away from more liberal places. I thought Houston was nice, but it's so humid. ALso, the summers in Texas get unbearable with 110 degree weather. I should also mention that my allergies were out of control in Texas. My doctor told me that Texas is the worst state to live in if you are an allergy sufferer. You might want to check this out. I had chronic sinus infections while living in Texas from allergies. I stepped off the plane here in Germany and stopped sneezing. Even my husband has mentioned how I am "not sneezing constantly." I don't want to scare you off about Texas, I did enjoy living there. The mild winters were soooo nice. The mexican food was delicious and beautiful sunsets in summer. Just make sure you visit Texas so you can make sure you really like it!!