re: Seriously, whats so great about Texas?

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No state income tax but you pay for it in property taxes, so that's a wash

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Great schools but also this isn't the only state with great public schools

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Coming from Louisiana, these seem pretty attractive. We pay income taxes, low property taxes, but are nickle and dimed in fees and local millages, and get NOTHING to show for it. The best Louisiana public schools are only competitive with the worst Texas public schools. It takes us 3 years to build a mile of a 4 lane road (not even controlled access) through empty land in Baton Rouge. In that time, Texas will complete an entire loop around Houston.

Our BBQ is mediocre, our Mexican food is terrible, our music scene pales compared to Austin (unless you want to hear the same brass standards that have been played in New Orleans since the Great Depression), ect. Weather is a wash between the two, so the only good things left about Louisiana is Cajun/Creole food and family