Move to west TX?

[Buster60]

Originally Posted by Sparrow_temp

I've been given an opportunity to work remotely for a California employer. I know that TX doesn't really like Californians because they tend to bring their liberal ideas with them and corrupt the areas that they go to like a virus. I'm politically very conservative (even for TX) so don't think that I fall in the same category.

I want to leave California because I disagree with just about everything that they do but have been trapped by my employment for the past 6+ years. I can now go anywhere that I want so am starting the search by looking at areas that don't have a state income tax and that are compatible with my political beliefs. I've lived in Las Cruces, NM before and like the weather there but El Paso county is very liberal. It's also too large and right across from one of the most violent cities in Mexico (Juarez). Las Cruces was nice in that it was a smaller town but still had El Paso within driving distance if you needed something not available locally. I also lived in Los Alamos but found that a bit too small at 12K population and the next large town was Santa Fe @ 84K population and 45 minutes away.

I'm thinking maybe Lubbock or Amarillo since they're close to the same elevation as El Paso but much more conservative. Schools are a non-factor for me -- no kids. I'm in my 50's so could see whatever place I move being where I retire. I feel that these cities would have enough amenities without being too large. Both are about 2x the size of the city of Santa Maria which is where I am currently. As long as I can get a decent internet connection for work, I think I'd be covered. Biggest concern with either would be the crime rate and homeless population. I guess another concern would be the smell of manure -- can you get away from that in Lubbock? I like cattle but preferably as a nice steak -- I'd rather not smell their waste in my home.

Well, as a Californian who loves my state, good riddance. Get on that horsey and head East, young man!!

[supfromthesite]

Lol^

[Raider Scott]

Lubbock is way more conservative than El Paso.


You might like it there and fit in. I loved going to college there and if I could have found a good paying job there, I would have stayed.

[supfromthesite]

I never contributed to this thread and I see op moved to Tennessee.

My ranking of the west Texans towns goes San Angelo > Amarillo > Abilene > Lubbock