Texas is one of the most overrated states to live in

This is just a rant and it’ll probably piss off people because many users on here live in Texas, but I’ve never understood the hype for it and why so many people want to live there. And before anyone goes, “but you’re from Ohio” well yeah no shite, I know that Ohio isn’t a great a place to live. But people in Texas have this sense of arrogance when it comes to flaunting their state as a paradise when in reality it isn’t.

There’s very little scenery in the state outside of the hill country. The climate is absolute dogshit in the summer. The beaches in Galveston are trash. Dallas, Austin, and Houston are basically sprawled out, decentralized cities full of corporate chain restaurants where there is no walkability at all and you have to drive 15-20 minutes just to get to places. All three of those cities feel like they were taken and artificially transplanted in farm country. They have no organic feel at all.

The property taxes are insane yet the infrastructure and roads are garbage. At least in cities like San Francisco, Boston, and NYC, a significant portion of the taxes go towards good things like public transit and roads. All three of those cities have an organic feel and are very walkable. The food scene in those cities are also infinitely better than anything Dallas, Houston and Austin have to offer.

And to top it all off, Texas is basically a Bible Belt haven for white evangelical Christian boomers from California who want to flee the state’s political climate. You know, the “dey terk our jerbs!” type. I’m a Catholic and I can’t stand evangelical Protestants. Absolute morons.

People are only moving to Texas for two reasons: cheap living and to make a political statement. That’s it.