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If you are thinking about moving to Texas I would highly recommend Austin.  This city is great.  Its the capital of the state and like Portland its a fairly big city with still a small time feel.  Its home to the University of Texas, tons of parks and trails, and relatively reasonable weather compared to Dallas and Houston.

The city itself has grown a lot in the last decade.  I cannot believe it has 740,000 people in it and lots more in the metropolitan area.  This was just a small college town several decades ago and now the city has over a million people in the area.  It sure does not feel like it though.  That is what I love about Austin.  It still has a small time feel to it.

The party and music has and will always be strong here.  With no shortage of college party goers this city is always poppin’ with fun and excitement.  You never have a reason to be bored here.  There are tons of good high paying jobs in the area and the cost of living is really low when you compare it to other parts of the country, especially Orange County.

As I stated this city reminds me a lot of Portland but its located in Texas.  Even their downtowns look a lot alike.  Both have that small time feel though they are anything but a small city any longer.  Both are overwhelmingly white as Austin stands at 65.5% Caucasian in the city.  The grassroots and activism scene is big here.  And their is definitely no shortage of smart college graduates.

The climate here is still hot but a lot drier and comfortable than other cities.  Amarillo and Lubbock to the West are way too dry.  Houston and Dallas to the East are really humid and muggy.  Austin is somewhere in the middle.