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Im from Texas and its great. Everone from Califronia is moving here so it must be great. anyway eventhough some of the major cities look a little rundown, its a great State to live and to raise a family

I been in TX for over 24 years. My family moved here from ILL. I must say I would never wanna go back. Although no state/city is perfect, I have grown to LOVE TX! It's almost like its own coutry. It has almost ever georgaphic climate to offer (desert/mountains in the west, arid in the north, and sub tropical in the south east). Plenty of lakes and small towns everywhere. Also has alot of big city life and culture (Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio etc). It's a very diverse and ethnic state. Being large in area and population, theirs always something to do or somewhere to go in TX.

Texas is probably the most often stereotyped state in the U.S., even more so than California. Like California it is incredibly diverse: Beaumont has little in common with El Paso, and Abilene and Austin may begin with the same letter, but that's about it. There's rednecks, intellectuals, wide-open spaces and swamps with alligators. It is a big place--that stereotype's true.

This is a great state, and I have been there often. I wouldn't mind living there in my old age, to tell you the truth.

I spent three months in El Paso and didn't care for the place. Of course, being on an Army base with US Marines on your chest meant that the only people who cared for us were the strippers in the strip clubs the Marine Detachment frequented.

I once witnesses a man get several of his front teeth knocked-out in a Texas truck stop just for saying that the words "flammable" and "inflammable" meant the same thing - that they weren't opposites. I overheard the policeman who responded to emergency call tell the ambulance driver "Well, that's whut he gits fer spreadin' lies lack dat."

In Texas, the right-wingers aren't happy just being defiantly, ignorantly and aggressively wrong, they want to beat-up anyone who seems like they might be right.

Of course, this fact has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the severely down-graded state of our once-great nation as it is right now. I mean, how could it?

Want to stop a Texas Republican from doing something "ignert"? Hand him a bag of pretzels as he's on the way out the door to go hunting with Dick Cheney.

I'm just SAYIN' that all I'm sayin' is that's all I'm saying ...if ya' know what I'm sayin'. (Know what I'm sayin'?)

Know why everyone makes fun of Texas?

Because Texans get their panties in a wad whenever you do!

A state full of hics and Republicans. The home to the Bush family.

I find just about all of your comments utterly ridiculous. Of course the ratings will be lower than average if you're comparing the biggest cities in the state. You complain about crime rates, bad education, pollution---not ALL cities in this state house a million people FYI (which is the main cause for all three of your listed bad symptoms of the state). I grew up in the country, and aside from the hot climates, I'd move back there ANY day. Hills and countryside are amazing, especially at sunrise and set, privacy from your neighbors gives you good quiet time to yourself, close enough drive to any major city gives you the amenities that you might like in the city without having to actually deal with it 24/7 (esecially in regards to shopping, dining, and nightlife). On top of that, you still maintain close-knit communities, so when privacy isn't needed, you are given the opportunity to have get-togethers with your friends, family, and neighbors. You all act as if the big cities set the standard. Just about EVERY state would have a 2 average rating if you did this to THEM. Crime, pollution, and poor education affect more than just this state so all of you can stop acting as if it has nothing else to offer other than headaches, stupidity, and death. Texas is more than just the big cities that you used to base your generalizations, whether you agree with me or not.

70% of the women in Texas are evil cold blooded sociopathic homicidal rats who murder innocent men and children ie. Darlie Routier, Brittany Holberg, Susan Wright etc.. Plus, preisdent Bush's home state. However, Texas deserves 2 stars for doing a great job of putting most of its evil killer b*tches on death row! Still, a close Biblical analogy for Texas would be the Sodom and Gommorah State!

A boring, boring place. Absolutely nothing to do and disgusting weather. The people wore stupid cowboy boots and had idiot accents. Yee-haw! Hey ya'll! I didn't expect anything from Texas anyway, after all they produced the biggest idiots in this country: George Bush and Jessica Simpson. I've always hated Texas, from when I lived in Cali and now in Michigan

Texas is for the proud and the arrogant. I would have to say Texas would be the richest state in this country after California. However, you couldn't pa y me to live in this unliberal place. Houston is a smoggy sprawl of hell. Galveston is a toxic waste land. Austin is pretty but is still part of the south. San Antonio is all ghetto except for the riverwalk which is ok for lunch. El Paso was almost like being in Mexico. I couldn't wait to finish my stay in this state and leave this uninspring place.

Born/raised in Honolulu, Hawaii so I'd have to give Texas two thumbs down in an instant. "Temporarily" living in Dallas. Integration here is very poor in comparrison to my hometown. Not many Asians and not much to offer in terms of Asian/Pacific cuisine. Houston has more Asians and mixed folks but is more polluted than Dallas and has far more crazy ass drivers. Lived in Amarillo for a while- one of the worst hellholes I've ever layed eyes on. By and far the worst years of my life. The whole region of West Texas (Amarillo, Lubbock, Odessa, Midland, El Paso, and even Wichita Falls) might as well be given back to Mexico considering how horrid it is there. I'd take Florida over TexSUCK anyday!

I wish there was a rating between one and two stars. One star seems too harsh because I like Austin and some of the northwest rural sections. But I have to give this state low marks because of the political corruption that is stemming from this place....right up to the President of the United States. I recently heard that hybrid cars like Honda Hybrids are being charged a special TAX to use the roads in Texas because they are relatively independent of oil because of their technology. This line of thinking is completely backwards but does seem to answer the basic question of why we are at war in Iraq. But we'll leave that for another topic on this website.

Poor Texas - it's been getting a bump rap these days due to Bush. I can't stand Texas' politics, but it's one of the most colorful, folsky, and charming places in America. The people are super-friendly, and it is very unique in its own culture. It is always a pleasure visiting the state, and I wouldn't mind living there someday. I love you Texas!

I lived in Texas for 9 years. As I look back, I really wonder why I stayed so long. The state is really below par in just about everything. Housing is cheap, but that is because there is just so much land. It does have a goodly number of tourist attractions in the major cities and out west, but as a whole, the state just pretty much sucks. Polluted, high crime, far out right wing politicians, bad schools, traffic congestion, long hot summers, illegal immigrants all over, yuk. This is what produced our current president, which explains a lot I am afraid. The Hill Country is beautiful, though, as are the chicks in Austin:-)

The Lone Star State- home of the Alamo, and so much more rated this low? But why? Must be some good reasons. Poor quality of life, poor educational system, poor enviornment, high crime rate, poor health for its citizens, low quality of life for children- oh well Bush did something as Governor, as he did as Prez- NOTHING.

A state for the most past that still has the 'wild catter' oil digging mentality of the past. Perhaps ITS 'the culture'-if you want to call it that. I never enjoyed much about this state when I had visits and business in the early 1990's. Sprawling cities of numerous exurbs, traffic that was tedious, and pollution worse then California.

Texas has a great history, and we're proud of it. Beautiful countryside in the north central, and particularly the eastern part of the state. Great beaches down south around Corpus Christi and Galveston. Austin and Dallas are both great party towns, and San Antonio is wonderful for the history buffs. Yeah, it gets a little hot in the summer, but all the better for hitting the lake. Winter time? It never really gets that cold, though we do have about 2 weeks a year where things ice up. Usually, great weather for whatever you want to do. You can judge the state based on whatever poll you dug up, or listen to people whose entire Lone Star experience consists of catchign Dallas reruns, or you can see for yourself. If we're the fattest in the country, it's only because we have the best food.