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re: Would you rather live in Tyler Texas or San Antonio?
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:07 am to Klark Kent
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:07 am to Klark Kent
The gap has shrunk because now half of San Antonio’s Mexican restaurants are trying to appeal to the actual Mexican crowd and so the food isn’t all that different from the street tacos you find in the rest of the country.
Where it excels is the tex Mex, which is authentic in San Antonio, you have to hit the old school places that are run by old Texas Mexican families. They often have a street name or a family member name in it, or a name like “Taco House” that sounds almost kinda white. Avoid anywhere that has a reference to Mexico in the name. It won’t be authentic tex Mex. I have a list of recs for next time you visit…
Where it excels is the tex Mex, which is authentic in San Antonio, you have to hit the old school places that are run by old Texas Mexican families. They often have a street name or a family member name in it, or a name like “Taco House” that sounds almost kinda white. Avoid anywhere that has a reference to Mexico in the name. It won’t be authentic tex Mex. I have a list of recs for next time you visit…
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Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:11 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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So it used to be an oil town but can be considered the East Texas regional medical center now. But as I drive around, I don't know what the rest of those people do for a living.
I have also wondered that.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:18 am to TideSaint
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I live in Bulverde.
Spring Branch > Bulverde
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:32 am to LSU9102
Still have family in spring branch. Wife's grandmother donated the land for the Spring Branch 9 pin bowling alley. That area has been going gangbusters for last 20 years.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:36 am to justaniceguy
hmm, that’s good info. I’ll definitely seek you out for recs the next work trip or weekend trip wifey and i take out there!
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:26 am to Klark Kent
Lived in tyler for a while. ( moved when retired)….have friends in SA..
You are comparing apples to oranges.. both have many positives.. depends on you lifestyle you want.
I would choose SA . But to be honest if I was moving neither of those would be my choice.
You are comparing apples to oranges.. both have many positives.. depends on you lifestyle you want.
I would choose SA . But to be honest if I was moving neither of those would be my choice.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:32 am to justaniceguy
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San Antonio is slowly becoming a big city
San Antonio has been in the top 10 largest cities in the United States since 1950 and is currently No. 7.
Nothing slow about that.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:40 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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, I don't know what the rest of those people do for a living.
HQ for Brookshire Grocery Company
Target Distribution Center
John Soules Foods
Energy and communication companies
Local schools, university (UT Texas), and city/county governments
Tyler major employers
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:40 am to Bjorn Cyborg
San Antonio joined the top 10 in 1990
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:42 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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There are two big arsed hospitals and a medical school. So it used to be an oil town but can be considered the East Texas regional medical center now.
I had an ambulance crew take me to the ER back the end of last year right after they got back from transporting a patient to the new hospital in Tyler. They said it took 45 minutes to get from the ambulance entrance to the patient room the hospital is so big. It took over an 2 hours to perform a scheduled transfer and be back on the road.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:49 am to aTmTexas Dillo
Considering how homes are 400k+ being built in Bullard which has maybe 3,000 people, I wondered about that as well. Not everyone is lawyers, dr’s and engineers, I guess there’s still a lot of old money going around and people are house broke
Im considering putting my kiddo in brook hill but Bullard has a great public school system
Im considering putting my kiddo in brook hill but Bullard has a great public school system
Posted on 8/10/25 at 10:51 am to Twenty 49
That’s true but considering how much housing is increased I’m just not sure how many people are affording these new homes. Maybe it’s because I’m also a single parent
Posted on 8/10/25 at 11:35 am to Sidicous
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They said it took 45 minutes to get from the ambulance entrance to the patient room the hospital is so big.
I’ve been in those hospitals. They’re not that big. But they are becoming like regional Medical Centers.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 1:07 pm to biglego
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San Antonio never felt that huge to me compared to the Houston or Dallas metroplexes.
Because it’s not. But also Dallas and Houston are the 4th and 5th largest metro areas in the US
San Antonio is not a mega large city like those two but it’s still a big city
Posted on 8/10/25 at 1:17 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Anything is better than Houston
Posted on 8/10/25 at 1:24 pm to lsucoonass
Our son (4) will likely be at All Saints August 2026. Heard good things about Brook Hill and Bullard ISD.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 1:29 pm to justaniceguy
I could live in both places. Comes down to do you like a bigger city or a smaller town. Climate is another big difference. Pine and oaks in Tyler, and San Antonio obviously is a more arid borderline desert area. Me personally I’d rather live in San Antonio. There is more to do there and they have a NBA team, concerts, etc.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 1:31 pm to justaniceguy
San Antonio and it isn't even close.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 2:05 pm to ETXSully
I heard great things about all saints
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:00 pm to LSU9102
I’m in spring branch right now, although it is the part closer to canyon lake. What are the differences?
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