r/AskTexas

Some folks say it's too smoked, other say it's the best... Others say their hands smell smokey for a week..

I will be visiting the U.S. from Australia in December/January with my wife to visit our son in Louisiana for Christmas, and then we'll all take a road-trip to see some Texas. We've been to Austin before on another trip and loved it so would love to get out and see more this trip. We have 3 weeks and a car. Driving big distances to see things is no problem. I'm already thinking the hill country and Fredricksburg area and would be keen to see a good national or state park, e.g. Big Bend). Your tips for any Texas "must dos", "must-sees" and "best avoideds" will be gratefully received, thanks.

UPDATE: Wow! That's gold. A huge thank you to everyone for taking the time to share your local knowledge... there are so many great suggestions here, it's really helping us plan a great itinerary. I really appreciate you all.

Thinking of moving from Sacramento to Houston. I would love to get some insight from anyone who has made a similar move. I have been in Sacramento my whole life and love it but am looking for a change. I wouldn’t know anyone in Houston but I consider myself an extrovert and usually make friends quick. The main thing I am worried about is the weather. Sacramento gets intensely hot during the summer but we experience every season, is Houston similar or will I die out there?

Also wondering what the job market is like. I'm in my mid 20s and would be attending university, I currently have an emt license in CA and also have serving and bartending experience. Would I be able to find a job quickly?

Where did "Dinner" come from anyway?

hello, i had a few questions about how it is to live in Texas a friend of mine who is 18 studying art and animations and is a bit away from getting her diploma in animations she is interested in coming to the US and her prime option is Texas but she is a bit scared of it since Texas is a red state and she told me she heard that there is a lot of racism and problems towards middle easterns in Texas but a family member who could help them and teaches at a uni and lives in Dallas and i dont live anywhere near Texas to know much i just wanna know how bad is Texas for immigrants really and how is it in Texas like quality

Or is that just Northern and UK?

Even though most the ice companies went out of biz years ago?

Any advice will help

Or is that basically something CPS gets mad about now?

Hi all,

We're travelling over from Ireland to the DFW area for 6 nights before heading south to Austin.

We have had a look at some of the tourist stuff but I'm keen to get a locals view of what are the must see/do things whilst we're in the area.

For context, we enjoy craft beer/good food, music (country/rock/EDM), cars (modified & classic), good views, comedy and good conversation.

Staying 3 nights jn Dallas (Wed, Thurs, Fri) & 3 nights in Fort Worth (Sat, Sun, Mon). We have already booked a rodeo for the Sunday in Fort Worth and will look to catch a SMU game on the Saturday.

Appreciate any insights you're happy to offer!

Edit: We're there from October 14th to October 20th.

I turned down Dallas we went on a trip to Celina, TX , and McKinney and although house prices were mediocre, we were appalled by how many houses were being sold. So we started digging, and everyone has been complaining about classroom demographics which is a BIG deal for us. Call me racist, IDC, but more than half of the students were of Indian descent. As Latinos we want to raise our kids in a mixed environment. White, black, Latino, middle eastern, Indian, Asian, etc.

So far I’m thinking Houston the best - but which part of Houston is best for us do you think?

Austin - I don’t have a reason, just don’t like it

San Antonio - my personal favorite cuz I used to live there but she wants to be within an hour of a big city to chase her civil engineering dreams

About us -

Both in our early 30s. Going to be raising a family. We don’t drink, so party/bar culture is not for us. I play a bit of golf.

Price: “balling on a budget” <375k
4 bedrooms
2+ bathrooms
2200+ square feet

I’ve lived in San Antonio for a while as well as Dallas.

Everyone's got a favorite way. Mostly I like well done, hot sauce, crackers, and ketchup. Or stuffing them in the Chi Hot Che.

Or is that a past tradition?

It's worse than beans in chili or Squeeze Butter in Salsa. Is Big Red next?

Can anyone from Texas let me know if it's worth it. I'm from a Southern state and I'm working concrete, and a rebar guy was just recruited me. He told me I can work for the company branch in Tennessee and start at 22.50, and then move up to 27.50, OR I can head down to the main company in Texas for a period of time that I haven't asked about yet and get my gas, hotels, and per diem payed for, and start at $35, which would be a $10 pay bump from what I'm doing now. If anyone works / has worked and rebar or works / has worked in Texas, let me know if it's worth it or what questions I should ask the guy before moving forward.

Hi everyone I'm 17 years old and I'm from Italy I'm located in rowlett texas but just to see my uncle. I really like this place and in 2 years time i will come here and study mechanical engineering the problem is that i really dont much about colleges and which one to choose can someone recommend me some colleges or give me some tips

Thank you

My husband has a very generous job offer on the table and we are considering relocating to Waco or surrounding areas of Waco. I’d say preferably no further than a 45 min drive from McGregor.

It will be us, we’re in our mid 40s, and our 17 yr old daughter. She’s doing online school this year through a university, so we’re not too concerned with high schools. But college will be next as her interest is in the medical field, labor/delivery nurse.
From what I’ve researched so far the area seems appealing. As we aren’t shoppers, I prefer to cook vs restaurants and not big into nightlife (been there done that, grew up in Vegas till I was 27). We don’t want to live in BFE but dont need to be in a big city either. Like having the conveniences of daily life needs plus a little more. We enjoy outdoor things and would love to find a chunk of property when we start the house hunting. We are currently in AZ and looking forward to a bit of humidity in the air.

I would love some insight of areas to stay away from and areas that offer a safe living environment with possibility of owning some land. Not looking for 10+ acres, but a few for space would be nice. Im assuming it’s pretty flat in TX, but if there are some areas that offer land with trees, a creek, near a lake, etc, that would be awesome. We just don’t want to live on a large bulldozed flat piece of land.

Ive been checking out the areas of Belton, Temple and keep seeing Woodway and China Springs pop up. One thing I love hearing about TX is how friendly everyone is. We’re hoping to create friendships and be happy in life. Sadly AZ isn’t doin it for us and I can’t say the same about AZ people what people say about the TX folk.

I appreciate everyone’s suggestions as this will be a major move for us 🙂

Hey there Texans!
asking for reccomendations on universities(I'm international), right now im debating on either applying to these unis for a "safety" that's relatively affordable.

for context I'm applying to Texas A&M (Gig'em Aggies!)(can't afford UT austin sadly) but would like to have a decent backup if all falls through. debating between applying for UT Arlington, UT dallas and Texas Tech(maybe other unis aswell tho if y'all have any recommnedations).

my major would be in mechE and just for context i have a 1570 SAT.

Any thoughts?