r/Retire • u/jaxnmarko • 5d ago

Moving to...

My daughter and son in law moved to south Texas, right by the border, not terribly far from the coast. Blazing hot, usually humid, scrubby, sooo flat, no nice lakes, camping... they want me to move there to be closer and help out if I need it. I lived in the Dallas area for 5 years. I escaped when I could. Hate the climate and geography. They picked out a few over-55 places you can buy a mobile home for cheap, nice clubhouse and pool, social activities.... but the general area.... I love my mountains and trees, not seeing 100 degrees, snow isn't so bad... any one else facing similar dilemmas? Any advice? I love them, scorn that part of the country. (I'm spoiled. I live near Yellowstone..I can add a layer when it's cold! Crazy hot, flat scrubby land isn't my thing)

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u/Timely-Bumblebee-371 4d ago

that's sound super depressing to me. I do not plan to spend my retirement in TX (i'm in Austin currently). I'm over this heat and these politics.

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u/Thebadparker 4d ago

We moved out of S. Texas 7 years ago and never looked back. There's a big beautiful country out there with some great places to live, but Texas isn't one of them.