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Advantages: Very low cost of living including food, property, etc. Gun laws and most laws in general are sensible. No income tax. Great place to have a business because the regulations are minimal. Houston has no zoning.
Disadvantages: some of the savings goes to electric usage in the summer. If you like the heat it's fine here. With lower property values, the tax rates are higher. Salex tax (state plus local) runs around 8% statewide. Downpayment on property is 20% in most cases, which has kept the property from running up in value. Houston has no zoning which means lots of HOA regulated neighborhoods.
Texans are genuinely friendly.
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James
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Red-beard for President, 2020
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