Howdy owasco! lol, that's true about my path, very observant of you! I agree, I love it for the same reason but if the large numbers keep pouring into Texas she will not be the same in 10 years, the democrats are spending many millions per year to turn her into a blue state.

For that reason I might look at Tennessee or Kentucky as a relocation state if you want to go South. I lived in Kentucky for about 4 years and absolutely loved the people.