rural towns west or southwest of Houston

[SouthernBoy205]

Originally Posted by tebor79

None of these places will be rural in 10 years. They will be exburbs.

IKR. If y'all are talking about hoe Fulshear is growing like wildfires. Trust me, we have situations like these in Alabama.

[Farmhouse1]

thanks will do!

[Farmhouse1]

any suggestion besides fulshear, we have looked into bellville, but that might be too far from my work?

[DJboutit]

Check Needville is more south south west than any other city listed & there is a lot land around there

[Diomedes]

I lived in Sealy for nearly 2 years when I first moved to TX.

First thing; look for the railroads and find a place as far away from them as possible! Unless you like train whistles at all hours of the day.

Second thing; Sealy has that smalltown busybody feel to it...if that's your thing.

Third thing; I got strange looks from people for months everytime I would take my dogs for a walk.

Fourth thing; Sealy has a couple festivals that make it at least a little entertaining.

Fifth thing; Annie's Deli is great, but last time I was in was before summer so I don't know if she has any business after the third round of BAE layoffs. There are a few other restaurants including a chinese buffet, a pizza place--if it's still open, an Asian delivery, 3 Mexican restaurants, Hinze's, and a number of fast food chains.

Sixth thing; if you want a grocery store you'll have to drive to Columbus or Katy (don't drive to Katy on I-10 on Sunday afternoons!), Sealy has a Walmart and Bill's Country Market. Bill's is a mom & pop grocery, but can be a little overpriced and their selection is limited.

[Vicman]

The Wal-Mart at 310 Overcreek Way Sealy, TX 77474 is a supercenter so it IS a grocery store in Sealy

Originally Posted by Diomedes

I lived in Sealy for nearly 2 years when I first moved to TX.

First thing; look for the railroads and find a place as far away from them as possible! Unless you like train whistles at all hours of the day.

Second thing; Sealy has that smalltown busybody feel to it...if that's your thing.

Third thing; I got strange looks from people for months everytime I would take my dogs for a walk.

Fourth thing; Sealy has a couple festivals that make it at least a little entertaining.

Fifth thing; Annie's Deli is great, but last time I was in was before summer so I don't know if she has any business after the third round of BAE layoffs. There are a few other restaurants including a chinese buffet, a pizza place--if it's still open, an Asian delivery, 3 Mexican restaurants, Hinze's, and a number of fast food chains.

Sixth thing; if you want a grocery store you'll have to drive to Columbus or Katy (don't drive to Katy on I-10 on Sunday afternoons!), Sealy has a Walmart and Bill's Country Market. Bill's is a mom & pop grocery, but can be a little overpriced and their selection is limited.

[teresabl]

I may have to drive to Bellville each day for a week from Katy, I don't drive the freeway for health reasons...Is there an easy way and how long does it take? If I10 has a feeder all the way I would like to know that also.

[irishlover]

Originally Posted by teresabl

I may have to drive to Bellville each day for a week from Katy, I don't drive the freeway for health reasons...Is there an easy way and how long does it take? If I10 has a feeder all the way I would like to know that also.

I lived in Austin county (where Bellville and Sealy are) for 18 years so I can give you some input. There is ONE big problem in your path of driving the i-10 frontage road all the way into Katy and it's called the Brazos River...you HAVE to get on I-10 to go over the Brazos river unless you want to go a more circuitous route which I will now describe.

Here is the only feasible route...it's going to take you at least 20 minutes longer than just getting on I-10:

Highway 36 South from Bellville to Sealy
Highway 90 east out of Sealy along I-10 to San Felipe
Go north on FM 1458 through San Felipe and over the Brazos River and to Pattison where it dead ends.
Take FM 359 from Pattison down to Brookshire where you will hit highway 90 (the actual highway, not the frontage road)
Take highway 90 into old Katy

All told this is going to take you at least 45 minutes whereas it only takes about 20-25 minutes on I-10.

Are you sure you can't just get on i-10? There is certainly more traffic on I-10 between Sealy and Katy than there used to be 15 years ago but it's nothing like driving between Katy and Houston proper.