PromoTheRobot Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Galveston has a beach in the loosest sense of the word. I have not heard South Padre and Corpus referred to as East Texas before. And if Corpus is East Texas then I don't see how Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas qualify as West Texas. Normally, I hear west texas as everything west of San Antonio. Midland and Odessa are West Texas. Vast nothingness is West Texas. I actually lived in Odessa, then Lubbock, for a year in the early 80's, so I know exactly what you mean about vast emptyness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I was there a few months ago and it still sucks. Its not as far out or crunchy as the People's Republic of Austin, but Houston is pretty decent for those of us who need jobs to fund our lifestyles. The cost of living is dirt cheap and its the second biggest money center in the country. Not all of us get to be hippy socialites living off fat trust funds like the new crop of Austinites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm pretty curious about what Houston looks and lives like. As I posted earlier, #2 in the country in Fortune 1,000 companies and more than #3 and #4 combined I would NOT have guessed that. A ton of money there. It's really blown up since Dr. Nowzaradan from my 600 lb.life opened up shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 wait...there's a fence? Im sure that body isnt perfect it requires closer examination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Hell no! All my exs live in Texas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) my sister must have bad taste. These were some places in SW Austin, where she lives. Can't remember the place of one, but it was inedible. She has taken us to Juan in a Million before, and I thought it was meh, but I guess the locals like that place too. I don't like Juan all that much either, and don't know many people who actually go there. Austin Tex-Mex is kinda weird - the places that are names or get hyped for tourists or by some locals aren't all that great - I'm guessing she took you to something like Maudie's. San Antonio's Tex Mex is significantly better for the most part, but there are a decent amount of places in Austin that are very good if you know where to go, but they tend to be the more hole in the wall places, and overall I think breakfast is Austin's strongest Tex Mex meal. Its not as far out or crunchy as the People's Republic of Austin, but Houston is pretty decent for those of us who need jobs to fund our lifestyles. The cost of living is dirt cheap and its the second biggest money center in the country. Not all of us get to be hippy socialites living off fat trust funds like the new crop of Austinites. Haha, I lived in SA for 5 years and liked it (didn't love); Austin is just my first love (I like the tech culture, the pretty accepting atmosphere, dogs, UT, and everything going on in a small downtown) and I'm in tech, so it's a great fit. San Antonio had a pretty cool culture but was semi-boring. DFW has pockets of neat areas that feel small but combine to make a collection of lots of different areas. Houston just feels... different. It's massive, sprawling, and feels way different. I've never found a pocket when I've visited that makes me go "this is awesome, I can walk around this town and have fun and a great day"; rather, it feels like I'm always driving to do anything. I'm sure there's probably cool areas I haven't seen, but I have a good amount of friends around Houston, and whenever I go I never find that I really like it. Edited August 5, 2017 by Chilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Been to Houston. It's a great city, but thank God for AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) To jauronimo's point, my folks are always on me to move to Texas, but seems like Houston is the only place to be for a booming economy and lots of jobs. Not sure what you folks in Austin do; seems like either work for Dell or are in sales. My sister is in sales and basically works from home there. It depends on the industry you are in; Most of Texas is growing quite a bit right now and all the major cities are doing well with lots of jobs and low unemployment. Austin - HUGE tech hub, called silicon valley lite a lot. Tons and tons of tech startups, we have one of the best startup incubators in the country (Capital Factory), and we have everyone from Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, IBM, Samsung down to small startups. Great place to live and work if you are in tech. Lots of Government & Education jobs in Austin as well. Unemployment rate in Austin is half the national average and job growth Year over Year is consistently double. Austin has consistently been in the top 5 (and #1 in a lot of years) as the fastest growing major city in the country. I personally work for a web hosting startup and run a Customer Experience Operations team responsible for Customer Data, Analytics, Scaling Initiatives, Project Management, and Customer Support Systems. San Antonio - Military City, USA. Also a lot of medical and financial services companies. Small but growing tech scene. Price of living costs are low and controlled because of how much military is in San Antonio. Unemployment rate is still pretty low but not as low as Austin, job growth is slightly higher than national average because of the other industries, but most of the SA economy is very military controlled. Dallas - Pretty diverse, fast growing economy. Of the 188k jobs added in Texas in 2015, 92,300 were added in DFW (almost 50%). Fort Worth is pretty manufacturing and energy based (but not as much as Houston), while the Dallas area is fairly diverse (tech, education, health, construction, hospitality, transportation. Fort Worth is leading Texas in job growth in the first half of 2017. Houston - Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical hub. Most of the Fortune companies referenced earlier are in the Energy or Petrochemical business, it makes up a huge portion of the Houston economy. Depending on the state of Oil and Gas, Houston's economy fluctuates greatly; it's had some issues lately because of the downturn in the energy industry but that's rebounding this year. In 2013 it was a huge job creator after rebounding from the downturn, struggled the past couple of years (lost 80,000 jobs), and now is turning back up again. Houston is booming in the first half of 2017, only 2nd in job growth behind Fort Worth. Here's an article about it: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/3/houston-business-owners-upbeat-about-oil-economy-o/ Edited August 5, 2017 by Chilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanners Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I've been to Houston like 15 times for work. It is my least favorite city in the country. Hot, humid, flat, urban sprawl. People are nice, but other than that it's really pathetic. San Antonio, on the other hand, is a great city to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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