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Old 03-27-2023, 10:55 AM
Status: "Worship the Earth, Worship Love, not Imaginary Gods" (set 20 days ago)
 
Location: Houston, TX/Detroit, MI
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Probably for a more laid back lifestyle with better nature. Texas is probably one of the worst states for nature and outdoor activities. I know a lot of people that have left for Colorado.
West Texas is really great for outdoor activities but its so far from the rest of the state, it might as well be its own state.
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Old 03-27-2023, 05:12 PM
 
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Probably for a more laid back lifestyle with better nature. Texas is probably one of the worst states for nature and outdoor activities. I know a lot of people that have left for Colorado.
Just stop.
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Old 03-27-2023, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Houston/Austin, TX
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More than any other state, yes.
Yep. More than California
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Old 04-05-2023, 02:32 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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West Texas is really great for outdoor activities but its so far from the rest of the state, it might as well be its own state.
I love Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains but they are both really far from where most people in TX live. It's not exactly the type of place you can go camping for the weekend.

Most anything east of Abilene is the Great Plains and is a total dead zone for most outdoorsy activities. Even the lakes here are fake. There are some nice forested areas in East Texas but they really aren't anything to write home about.

The biggest issue is that most of the state land is privately owned so there is a huge shortage of state parks for the amount of people who live here.
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Old 04-06-2023, 08:52 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I love Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains but they are both really far from where most people in TX live. It's not exactly the type of place you can go camping for the weekend.

Most anything east of Abilene is the Great Plains and is a total dead zone for most outdoorsy activities. Even the lakes here are fake. There are some nice forested areas in East Texas but they really aren't anything to write home about.

The biggest issue is that most of the state land is privately owned so there is a huge shortage of state parks for the amount of people who live here.
There is a growing movement to support the State adding more parks to keep up with demand, so one hopes it is successful. But yes, it will take awhile. There is a new park in Palo Pinto County, not far west of Fort Worth.

And reality is that for folks in DFW, many nice Oklahoma parks are also quite accessible.
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Old 04-20-2024, 11:57 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Molossia
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I've heard Montana has seen an influx of Texans moving there. I'm curious what is drawing Texans to the state. Other than it being conservative it's very different in climate and culture. I've also heard Texans are moving to the Black Hills. I saw quite a few living in Wyoming but I always assumed most there worked in the oil fields. Are people just leaving Texas in general? I have no intention of moving to Texas (too hot for me) but am just asking out of curiosity.
My family members moved to Minnesota for the cooler summers.Personally I am contemplating living up north during the summers for the cooler weather during August.
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Old 04-20-2024, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
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I've heard Montana has seen an influx of Texans moving there. I'm curious what is drawing Texans to the state. Other than it being conservative it's very different in climate and culture. I've also heard Texans are moving to the Black Hills. I saw quite a few living in Wyoming but I always assumed most there worked in the oil fields. Are people just leaving Texas in general? I have no intention of moving to Texas (too hot for me) but am just asking out of curiosity.

They are going North because they can get UHauls really cheap. So many fled here to Texas that there is an overabundance of UHauls and they are practically giving them away to get the trucks to other locations.



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Old 04-21-2024, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Sunnybrook Farm
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Property taxes, cost of housing, overcrowding, the Californian (and others) invasion.
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Old Yesterday, 07:30 PM
 
Location: A Big City
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Crazy high property taxes, a weak public school system, lack of public land and parks, whole state is turning into one giant suburb (including West Texas now), lack of water and the state is drying up. Huge influx of Native Texans now moving to places like Tennessee/Georgia/Kentucky/Northern Arkansas/Southern Indiana. People are tired of the heat, traffic, crowds and lack of nature. They are moving to places that actually have four seasons and are cheaper to live in on top of that with an abundance of public land.
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Old Yesterday, 08:24 PM
 
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Crazy high property taxes, a weak public school system, lack of public land and parks, whole state is turning into one giant suburb (including West Texas now), lack of water and the state is drying up. Huge influx of Native Texans now moving to places like Tennessee/Georgia/Kentucky/Northern Arkansas/Southern Indiana. People are tired of the heat, traffic, crowds and lack of nature. They are moving to places that actually have four seasons and are cheaper to live in on top of that with an abundance of public land.
FWIW, all of the Texans moving to my area of Kentucky are white, and after spending three days in Houston, I can see why.
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