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Hey, Texas. I'll be in you soon.

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TridenT said:
Except that Austin, SA, Dallas, and Houston voted for Obama more than Romney in 2012... :awe: Only Fort Worth voted for Romney (By 16 points more).
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Uh, yeah.....that's why he said what he said. Big cities in Texas are where the liberals tend to congregate (my guess is, higher Starbucks concentration). Get out of the cities, and you'll find out what Texas is really like. :thumbsup:
 
marvdmartian said:
Uh, yeah.....that's why he said what he said. Big cities in Texas are where the liberals tend to congregate (my guess is, higher Starbucks concentration). Get out of the cities, and you'll find out what Texas is really like. :thumbsup:
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A barren wasteland of nothingness that takes forever to drive out of.
 
As a native Texan from Houston, don't come to Houston.

Houston is not a tourist town. Spend your time in San Antonio and Austin.
 
Roads are treacherous right now. All the way down a little south of FT Worth it's nothing but black ice. This isn't your typical northeast snow storm. We get streets of solid ice and not enough equipment to maintain the roads as this only happens maybe once every five years so why buy all the machinery.
And I'd put Ft Worth on your to do list. Lots more going on there than Dallas. Go to the stockyards, Omni theater, Ft. Worth zoo is probably the second best zoo in the world behind San Diego.
 
bearxor said:
As a native Texan from Houston, don't come to Houston.

Houston is not a tourist town. Spend your time in San Antonio and Austin.
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I think he should tour Houston's Third Ward, or maybe Sharpstown one of the nights he's here :awe:

Real talk: I love this city.
 
No ice down in San Antonio, but looks like the Hill Country got some freezing rain.

Anyway, the Christmas tree is up at Alamo Plaza, and the River Walk should be decorated by now.
 
marvdmartian said:
Uh, yeah.....that's why he said what he said. Big cities in Texas are where the liberals tend to congregate (my guess is, higher Starbucks concentration). Get out of the cities, and you'll find out what Texas is really like. :thumbsup:
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LOL

As someone who was raised in the country, owns land out there and also lives in Austin, you're full of shit if you don't think the cities are part of what Texas is "really like".

I'll just put this here:

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http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/tif/population.html

I'm not saying the rural areas aren't the "real" Texas either. That's one awesome thing about this state: we have a huge range of people and places. And they're all Texas. :colbert:
 
Austin has a lot of fun food trailers and outdoor areas. Just be sure to check Google Maps often when getting around. I live in the metro area and there have been many road closures and traffic recently.
 
Take a look here for stuff going on in Austin while you're in town:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/

Also, unless you scored a really good deal, any motel in Austin proper for ~$60/night is gonna be in a crappy neighborhood. You won't get mugged, but don't leave anything in your car.
 
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I hope you don't get stuck in snow going through Ashland and Weed area's. Then you'll be screwed. I'd never drive down through there this time of year.
 
bearxor said:
As a native Texan from Houston, don't come to Houston.

Houston is not a tourist town. Spend your time in San Antonio and Austin.
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Unless you like shopping. Houston has some stuff neither Austin nor SA has. But Houston "ambiance" is bleh in comparison.
 
Don't get me too wrong. I love Houston. I think it's the best city in the state.

But it's just not very touristy. There are things to do there that you cant get in other cities in the state but the city's never had a friendly "come visit us" vibe like you get in SA, Austin or Arlington.
 
I won't be crossing into Texas until next Sunday. I ain't worried.

I'm more worried about my return trip of Austin to Denver to Boise to Portland. That sounds like hell. 14 hours of driving, 2 hours of stops (3 meals at 30 minutes each. 3 gas fill ups, 10 minutes each) for Austin to Denver. So, 16 hours on the road. Gonna be so tired on that day!
 
With that much driving I would have chose to fly there. Cheaper in the long run if you consider all the hotel rooms in between, gas, meals etc.
 
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