[RWebb]

for retirement you want to pay attention to what the next 20-30 years will be like

you likely won't care about the lousy schools

you WILL care about increased heat & drought; what any state or locality can sustain re various things you need

you should care about the quality, availability & affordability of medical care - i.e. some way outback place may not be the best fit

then there is proximity to beaches (but not too close as storms will get worse), other things you want to do, and for TX proximity to the Mexican drug cartels

oh yeh - the rest of Texas will be lit on fire during your retirement period, but that is true for most of the SW