Hi! First, I want to greatly thank you for your long and very informative post. You told me all of the important things and I really appreciate that. You mention Austin and the other big cities in Texas and those places are fine for those who want to live there but, honestly, me and my family really would much prefer one of the smaller towns you mentioned, where the old Down Home Small Town ways still exist, where folks will come and say hello with a happy smile and a pan of Corn Bread. (You have no idea how much I miss that.) Hmm... I like the idea of folks still being self supportive and independent. That's just the way I've been all my life; fiercely independent, not wanting help from anyone but always happy to help others. As for heat, well... I live in the more "conservative" (yeah, right...) Central Valley of California and we also have intense summer heat where it will frequently and regularly go up to 112-115 degrees in the summer but the humidity is low so it's really not that bad if you don't have to be out in it for a long time. But, even if Texas had high temperatures and high humidity I wouldn't care because I'd happily deal with Texas humidity rather than California stupidity! lol Thanks again for the info. :)