Spade5
Active Member
I was born in Texas and I will die here so I am a mite prejudiced. I currently live in Houston and was born 70 miles from here but I will not retire here. It is just getting too big and too many problems that go with that.
It gets hot in Texas and for us locals, it can get pretty cold in the northern parts of the state. I am thinking about San Angel which is just south of Abilene - 90 miles or so. I still enjoy going to the gulf but unless you go to the Corpus Christi (SW as you can get) you do not get the beautiful water and beaches that you would see in Florida or California.
You also need to remember that you can still ride to other parts of the country. I see pictures that are absolutely stunning and I doubt you will find anything like that in Texas.
I would suggest you come and visit. You will find friendly people from many different back grounds and cultures. Texas is much like the early United States - everyone came from somewhere else but once you are here, you are part of one big family.
We don't have an income tax and most likely never will. I believe this is made up for with sales and property tax with the thinking being if you buy it or own it, you need to pay your share. The state is rich in tradition and herritage and legends abound. Some of them even have some truth to them.
With that being said, my vote is for central Texas or a little west to what we call the Hill Country. Of course I like the old west feeling that indians might come riding over the next hill with the Texas Rangers in hot pursuit.
For the record my wife wants to retire in Madison Wisconsin. She visited there once in the summer and fell in love with the people and the scenery. I told her to send me some pictures come winter.
It gets hot in Texas and for us locals, it can get pretty cold in the northern parts of the state. I am thinking about San Angel which is just south of Abilene - 90 miles or so. I still enjoy going to the gulf but unless you go to the Corpus Christi (SW as you can get) you do not get the beautiful water and beaches that you would see in Florida or California.
You also need to remember that you can still ride to other parts of the country. I see pictures that are absolutely stunning and I doubt you will find anything like that in Texas.
I would suggest you come and visit. You will find friendly people from many different back grounds and cultures. Texas is much like the early United States - everyone came from somewhere else but once you are here, you are part of one big family.
We don't have an income tax and most likely never will. I believe this is made up for with sales and property tax with the thinking being if you buy it or own it, you need to pay your share. The state is rich in tradition and herritage and legends abound. Some of them even have some truth to them.
With that being said, my vote is for central Texas or a little west to what we call the Hill Country. Of course I like the old west feeling that indians might come riding over the next hill with the Texas Rangers in hot pursuit.
For the record my wife wants to retire in Madison Wisconsin. She visited there once in the summer and fell in love with the people and the scenery. I told her to send me some pictures come winter.
