Where Americans are moving to. Guess what state has 3 of the top 5?

[rezznor]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/where-americans-are-moving-205531313.html?page=2



Here are the top five cities where Americans are moving:

No. 1: Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Statistical Area
Net Domestic Migration, 7/10 to 7/11: +39,021
July 2011 Population: 6,400,511

No. 2: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA
Net Domestic Migration, 7/10 to 7/11: +36,191
July 2011 Population: 5,578,080

No. 3: Austin, Texas
Net Domestic Migration, 7/10 to 7/11: +30,669
July 2011 Population: 1,728,247

No. 4: Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
Net Domestic Migration, 7/10 to 7/11: +27,157
July 2011 Population: 2,788,151

No. 5: Houston
Net Domestic Migration, 7/10 to 7/11: +21,580
July 2011 Population: 5,976,470

p.s. San Antonio made #8

[longhornfan1234]

Texas is the greatest state. :bowdown: :bowdown:


There's too many free loading hippie libs in Austin, though.

[dunksby]

My friend and his wife moved out of Houston to Oregon two weeks ago though :lol

[-p.tiddy-]

best economy in the country, and most affordable place to live...can't tell you how many Cali people I know who say they would never go back...and Floridians


I have mentioned this before but the great economy here has also caused a massive influx of strippers who can't make money in Cali or Florida or even Nevada...:lol I'm not kidding either, Dallas is flooded with strippers from all over the country.

[Loneshot]

Don't care how bad Cali gets, i'd never leave it for Texas of all places. I just can't shake that the racism is much more open there. Don't they still lynch people? Can't go any place where white people walk around with guns and whose bloodline is still reach with people who support segregation.

[-p.tiddy-]

Don't care how bad Cali gets, i'd never leave it for Texas of all places. I just can't shake that the racism is much more open there. Don't they still lynch people? Can't go any place where white people walk around with guns and whose bloodline is still reach with people who support segregation.
notsureifserious

Cali is just as racist, probably more...I can remember seeing an article on racism by state and Cali was very high, I think #1 on the list even.

[rezznor]

Don't care how bad Cali gets, i'd never leave it for Texas of all places. I just can't shake that the racism is much more open there. Don't they still lynch people? Can't go any place where white people walk around with guns and whose bloodline is still reach with people who support segregation.
refresh my memory...who had a race riot most recently? cali or texas?

[Loneshot]

notsureifserious

Cali is just as racist, probably more...I can remember seeing an article on racism by state and Cali was very high, I think #1 on the list even.

Oh you are right, Cali is definitely racist and one of the most conservative states. But i think you're thinking of diversity or how segregated things are, not racism. But Cali is the one place that has a piece of every other place. You don't have to be from Cali to find a place in Cali that makes you feel at home.

I'm sure its mostly ignorance though when i feel like Texas is a spooky place where everyone is a little too honest about their dislike for other races.

[-p.tiddy-]

Oh you are right, Cali is definitely racist and one of the most conservative states. But i think you're thinking of diversity or how segregated things are, not racism. But Cali is the one place that has a piece of every other place. You don't have to be from Cali to find a place in Cali that makes you feel at home.

I'm sure its mostly ignorance though when i feel like Texas is a spooky place where everyone is a little too honest about their dislike for other races.
If you literally picture it as a place where lynchings happen :lol and we all tote around guns like the Wild West, then YES that is ignorance

Dallas is the 5th largest city in the country...and as you can see from the OP, it is composed of millions of people from all over.

I believe 53% of the Texas population today is made up of people that were not born in Texas...last I remember

[rezznor]

Oh you are right, Cali is definitely racist and one of the most conservative states. But i think you're thinking of diversity or how segregated things are, not racism. But Cali is the one place that has a piece of every other place. You don't have to be from Cali to find a place in Cali that makes you feel at home.

I'm sure its mostly ignorance though when i feel like Texas is a spooky place where everyone is a little too honest about their dislike for other races.


have you ever been to dallas, houston, or austin? you do realize we have a very diverse community, right?

[bmulls]

It's hilarious how people perceive Texas sometimes. I had a girlfriend who visited some relatives and her little cousin asked her if she they had makeup in her village in Texas, like we were all living in log cabins and riding horses on the frontier :lol

[FillJackson]

Don't care how bad Cali gets, i'd never leave it for Texas of all places. I just can't shake that the racism is much more open there. Don't they still lynch people? Can't go any place where white people walk around with guns and whose bloodline is still reach with people who support segregation.

When slandering another state for its ignorance, you may want to avoid making stupid mistakes of your own.

[Loneshot]

When slandering another state for its ignorance, you may want to avoid making stupid mistakes of your own.

Yeah, typos never occur on the internet.

I told myself i'd never move to any state that that consistently votes republican. Maybe long ago a republican vote didn't mean you were racist, but it definitely means that today (or at the least just ignorant), unless of course 99% of the population in Texas are millionaires. But i doubt that, so why are a bunch of middle and poor people consistently voting for republicans.

CA has plenty racism and ignorance of its own, but i can't imagine its on Texas' level. Isn't Texas the place where they are (or were) voting to stop teaching evolution in schools. I do remember there being something about them editing textbooks or something of that nature.

[red1]

if I where to relocate to murrica it would be a tossup between arizona and tejas

[longhornfan1234]

Yeah, typos never occur on the internet.

I told myself i'd never move to any state that that consistently votes republican.

Austin, H town, SA, and Dallas voted for Obama. Austin is probably the most lib city in the US.

[KingBeasley08]

Texas is definitely one of the best states I've been to. Very diverse, not sure what Loneshot means.

[-p.tiddy-]

how people vote in a state would be VERY far down the list of reasons to move somewhere for me...ignorance exists in all states

the economy, weather, a dozen other things, etc >>>>>> how 60% of the state votes

[-p.tiddy-]

Yeah, typos never occur on the internet.

I told myself i'd never move to any state that that consistently votes republican. Maybe long ago a republican vote didn't mean you were racist, but it definitely means that today (or at the least just ignorant), unless of course 99% of the population in Texas are millionaires. But i doubt that, so why are a bunch of middle and poor people consistently voting for republicans.

CA has plenty racism and ignorance of its own, but i can't imagine its on Texas' level. Isn't Texas the place where they are (or were) voting to stop teaching evolution in schools. I do remember there being something about them editing textbooks or something of that nature.
the irony here is that this post is full of ignorance, from top to bottom

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Yeah, typos never occur on the internet.

I told myself i'd never move to any state that that consistently votes republican. Maybe long ago a republican vote didn't mean you were racist, but it definitely means that today (or at the least just ignorant), unless of course 99% of the population in Texas are millionaires. But i doubt that, so why are a bunch of middle and poor people consistently voting for republicans.

CA has plenty racism and ignorance of its own, but i can't imagine its on Texas' level. Isn't Texas the place where they are (or were) voting to stop teaching evolution in schools. I do remember there being something about them editing textbooks or something of that nature.

Dude just stop. You sound like a child.

[Math2]

Yeah, typos never occur on the internet.

I told myself i'd never move to any state that that consistently votes republican. Maybe long ago a republican vote didn't mean you were racist, but it definitely means that today (or at the least just ignorant), unless of course 99% of the population in Texas are millionaires. But i doubt that, so why are a bunch of middle and poor people consistently voting for republicans.

CA has plenty racism and ignorance of its own, but i can't imagine its on Texas' level. Isn't Texas the place where they are (or were) voting to stop teaching evolution in schools. I do remember there being something about them editing textbooks or something of that nature.

It's racist not to favor minorities....Sure thing

[Loneshot]

I'm sure much of my sentiment is ignorant, i never disputed that. I haven't lived there, but i have family that does, and most of my family that lives in CA came from Texas.

But when i read news online of how they actively pursue editing textbooks to favor republican principals or what the church wants taught, that is definitely not something that makes me think its a go-to place to raise a family.

I think how the majority of a state votes is a pretty good indicator of how a majority of the people think. Its not really difficult to understand. If a candidate stands for bunch of things and reflects certain characteristics that may be anti-anyone not white or rich, and the majority of a state votes in favor of that person, maybe as a non-white and not rich person, i don't want to move to some place whose most likely to vote for policies that don't favor me.

[rezznor]

I'm sure much of my sentiment is ignorant, i never disputed that. I haven't lived there, but i have family that does, and most of my family that lives in CA came from Texas.

But when i read news online of how they actively pursue editing textbooks to favor republican principals or what the church wants taught, that is definitely not something that makes me think its a go-to place to raise a family.

I think how the majority of a state votes is a pretty good indicator of how a majority of the people think. Its not really difficult to understand. If a candidate stands for bunch of things and reflects certain characteristics that may be anti-anyone not white or rich, and the majority of a state votes in favor of that person, maybe as a non-white and not rich person, i don't want to move to some place whose most likely to vote for policies that don't favor me.

like longhornfan said (good buddha, i can't believe i'm agreeing with him) austin, dallas, houston, and san antonio all voted for obama. unless you wanna move out to the boonies, then it's very doubtful that you will be surrounded by right wing zealots.

[-p.tiddy-]

Even if you were surrounded by right wingers, what are you so scared of?...you think they will be hanging blacks in their front lawns during the day or something? Are you not aware that there are Christians that are perfectly friendly and normal?

I don't even really know my neighbors or who they voted for, and I really don't care

For all I know everyone around me worships Satan at night...and that is fine with me, I don't give a fck...it doesn't have any impact on me.

[-p.tiddy-]

It's crazy how much stock some people put into being liberal and conservative

I can get along with both just fine most of the time

[Is He Ill]

Austin, H town, SA, and Dallas voted for Obama. Austin is probably the most lib city in the US.

:bowdown:

[Loneshot]

It's crazy how much stock some people put into being liberal and conservative

I can get along with both just fine most of the time

Maybe there was a time when it didn't matter, but how anyone can keep a friend who consistently votes republican in this day and age where they don't even attempt to hide their racism and extremism, that is beyond me. If the majority of Texans support candidates of this nature, why would i want to live there?

I don't imagine Texas to be a cowboy slinging klan rally, but if they consistently support the racist, the war mongers, and those seeking to alter public education to favor the right and religious, then whether they have diverse cities and a good economy means little in the grand scheme.

[QUIZZLE]

Wow! Total mindblow. Three of the five are in the biggest state this side of Canada!

[AlonzoGOAT]

Welcome to Miami enjoy your stay :banana: I get to say that to those Americans coming here everyday.

[-p.tiddy-]

Maybe there was a time when it didn't matter, but how anyone can keep a friend who consistently votes republican in this day and age where they don't even attempt to hide their racism and extremism, that is beyond me. If the majority of Texans support candidates of this nature, why would i want to live there?

I don't imagine Texas to be a cowboy slinging klan rally, but if they consistently support the racist, the war mongers, and those seeking to alter public education to favor the right and religious, then whether they have diverse cities and a good economy means little in the grand scheme.
so if you lost your job in Cali, and couldn't afford to support your family, and were offered a high paying job in Dallas, you would refuse to go because it is a "red state" ?

[Is He Ill]

I'm sure much of my sentiment is ignorant, i never disputed that. I haven't lived there, but i have family that does, and most of my family that lives in CA came from Texas.

But when i read news online of how they actively pursue editing textbooks to favor republican principals or what the church wants taught, that is definitely not something that makes me think its a go-to place to raise a family.

I think how the majority of a state votes is a pretty good indicator of how a majority of the people think. Its not really difficult to understand. If a candidate stands for bunch of things and reflects certain characteristics that may be anti-anyone not white or rich, and the majority of a state votes in favor of that person, maybe as a non-white and not rich person, i don't want to move to some place whose most likely to vote for policies that don't favor me.

Look for a good neighborhood.You are right though, the public education here sucks a fat one though. There are plenty of racists, but they are fairly easy to ignore.

[longhornfan1234]

Austin > Ft.Worth >>>>>>>>>>> Dallas > Houston >>>>>>>>>> SA.

Every true Texan would agree.

[Just2McFly]

I'm surprised that Atlanta isn't on top of the list.

[-p.tiddy-]

Look for a good neighborhood.You are right though, the public education here sucks a fat one though. There are plenty of racists, but they are fairly easy to ignore.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2012/16src.h31.html

Texas is above national average in terms of public education...

and Texas has great colleges as well

[bdreason]

California is a welfare state and is falling apart. My family has been considering leaving the State for a couple years now. We are looking at Washington, Colorado, and Texas.

[Is He Ill]

http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2012/16src.h31.html

Texas is above national average in terms of public education...

and Texas has great colleges as well

The Unis are great. You're right, I guess education sucks across the U.S. :oldlol:

[Money 23]

Used to live in Dallas area, it's nice.

Even better was Austin when I visited. Scenic land, culture, hot college girls from University of Texas, good food, great weather.

I would live there.

I'd consider Miami, too.

[ace23]

Oh you are right, Cali is definitely racist and one of the most conservative states.
:roll:

[ace23]

Dallas is the 5th largest city in the country
You're always pulling stats from your ass. This is not true.

[-p.tiddy-]

You're always pulling stats from your ass. This is not true.
"DFW" is

and every stat I have ever posted on this site has been 100% true

[johndeeregreen]

I could never live in cities that big, but I've heard awesome things about Houston and would love to go the Livestock Show & Rodeo one year. Looks like a blast. Same with Dallas and SA, never heard anyone who has been there say a bad word about them. I'm in the process of getting my visa for work and if it goes through, I'd be down in Odessa area, so it would be cool to check these cities out on my days off.

[ace23]

"DFW" is

and every stat I have ever posted on this site has been 100% true
Yeah, okay, hombre :roll:

[BuGzBuNNy]

I could never live in cities that big, but I've heard awesome things about Houston and would love to go the Livestock Show & Rodeo one year. Looks like a blast. Same with Dallas and SA, never heard anyone who has been there say a bad word about them. I'm in the process of getting my visa for work and if it goes through, I'd be down in Odessa area, so it would be cool to check these cities out on my days off.
:oldlol:

Sorry, I just had too. But no, Midland/Odessa is cool. I guess it just depends on what you're expecting

[johndeeregreen]

I guess it just depends on what you're expecting
Just to work, not going on a vacation or anything.

[KevinNYC]

Austin, H town, SA, and Dallas voted for Obama. Austin is probably the most lib city in the US.

Actually it's not. It just looks that way because it's in the middle of Texas so it stands out more, but obviously guys like George W. Bush and Rick Perry and all those folks who make money off guys like Bush and Perry live thereabouts as well. Having been to Berkeley, CA and Northhampton, MA and Austin, I didn't feel Austin was any more liberal.

Just to check that, I googled most liberal city in America and Austin didn't make the top 20 on any list I saw. San Francisco was usually listed at number 1.

[Segatti]

TEXAS :bowdown: :bowdown:

[KevinNYC]

Austin is probably the most lib city in the US.

Austin is not the most liberal city in America. It just stands out compared to the rest of Texas. I've been to Austin, Berkeley, CA and Northampton, MA and those other two are definitely more liberal.

I just googled this to verify this and Austin doesn't even appear on the lists of top 20 liberal cities in America.

San Francisco usually tops the list

[KevinNYC]

Austin > Ft.Worth >>>>>>>>>>> Dallas > Houston >>>>>>>>>> SA.

Every true Texan would agree.
Are you from Austin?

As a music fan and a barbecue fan, I could definitely live in Austin, the only thing I wouldn't like is the heat in Summer.

As an East Coaster the geography in Texas trips me out. Drove from Ft. Worth to Austin and it is flaaaaat.

[ace23]

Austin is not the most liberal city in America. It just stands out compared to the rest of Texas. I've been to Austin, Berkeley, CA and Northampton, MA and those other two are definitely more liberal.

I just googled this to verify this and Austin doesn't even appear on the lists of top 20 liberal cities in America.

San Francisco usually tops the list
Really? P tiddy stated this as fact in another thread.

[longhornfan1234]

Are you from Austin?

As a music fan and a barbecue fan, I could definitely live in Austin, the only thing I wouldn't like is the heat in Summer.

As an East Coaster the geography in Texas trips me out. Drove from Ft. Worth to Austin and it is flaaaaat.

Yes, I'm from Austin. I love Texas, but the summers are awful. I don't know how long I can handle it. I've never been to east coast, lol.

[KevinNYC]

think about it. it's the most liberal city in a pretty conservative state. the others are the most liberal cities in fairly liberal states.

I mean Karl Rove worked out of Austin for decades.

It's a state capital so Texas politicians and lobbyist and all that would be there too.

[johndeeregreen]

Are ISH Texans really arguing that their state is liberal just to fit in with ISH's resident left-wing majority?:facepalm

[KevinNYC]

I've never been to east coast, lol. Even on long trips on the East Coast, you're never on a basically endless straight highway, there's always hills and dips and curves. And a heck of a lot more trees.

[Dbrog]

Austin > Ft.Worth >>>>>>>>>>> Dallas > Houston >>>>>>>>>> SA.

Every true Texan would agree.

Nah. SA/Houston > Austin > Dallas/Ft.Worth

Austin is a wannabe NYC with a bunch of hipsters. Dallas misses out on all the delicious food that the southern cities have. Houston's traffic sucks balls but they have maybe the most cool places to go. SA is super chill and also has great food and is CHEAP AS SHIT but has less places to go.

[KevinNYC]

Are ISH Texans really arguing that their state is liberal just to fit in with ISH's resident left-wing majority?:facepalm

No.

They are arguing the entire state isn't Lubbock.

[Dbrog]

No.

They are arguing the entire state isn't Lubbock.

:oldlol: well played :cheers:

[johndeeregreen]

No.

They are arguing the entire state isn't Lubbock.
What's wrong with Lubbock?

[KevinNYC]

What's wrong with Lubbock?
Did I say anything was wrong with Lubbock? Other than the fact it's a hellhole filled with small-minded people reminiscent of the Taliban according to this one internet comment I just read.

[Dbrog]

What's wrong with Lubbock?

Well, besides there being nothing there other than T-Tech, having crazy conservative people, and being a cotton/production town...I guess nothing :lol

[-p.tiddy-]

think about it. it's the most liberal city in a pretty conservative state. the others are the most liberal cities in fairly liberal states.

I mean Karl Rove worked out of Austin for decades.

It's a state capital so Texas politicians and lobbyist and all that would be there too.

You don't know what you're talking about...

Austin is primarily a college town and it is RETARDEDLY LIBERAL

It is about as hippie as it gets, every coffee shop comes equiped with a long haired musician lol

Bill Maher goes there for stand ups and is hailed as a king



All that being said I don't know how you would gauge how liberal a city is compared to another, but I have heard Austin reffered to as the second most liberal city in the country behind SF more than once.

[-p.tiddy-]

Nah. SA/Houston > Austin > Dallas/Ft.Worth

Austin is a wannabe NYC with a bunch of hipsters. Dallas misses out on all the delicious food that the southern cities have. Houston's traffic sucks balls but they have maybe the most cool places to go. SA is super chill and also has great food and is CHEAP AS SHIT but has less places to go.
Austin is about the farthest thing from NYC on the planet...I can't think of anything those two cities have in common.

Dallas is the closest thing to NYC in Texas...and we have plenty of great food

[Dbrog]

Austin is about the farthest thing from NYC on the planet...I can't think of anything those two cities have in common.

Dallas is the closest thing to NYC in Texas...and we have plenty of great food

100% agree here. I'm just saying hipsters from Austin think they are just as..."hip" as New Yorkers. They think their music scene is as good or better and their artists are just as talented.

[KevinNYC]

You don't know what you're talking about...

Austin is primarily a college town and it is RETARDEDLY LIBERAL

It is about as hippie as it gets, every coffee shop comes equiped with a long haired musician lol

Bill Maher goes there for stand ups and is hailed as a king



All that being said I don't know how you would gauge how liberal a city is compared to another, but I have heard Austin reffered to as the second most liberal city in the country behind SF more than once.

I've been to Austin. It ain't Berkeley. It ain't Northampton. I bet it's not Marin County or Santa Cruz or Madison either. Yes, it has a giant campus there, but it also is a political center unlike any of the towns, I mentioned.


Also. Again Austin didn't even make any of the three or four lists I checked.

From the Daily Caller
20. Orange County, N.C.
Largest city: Chapel Hill
19. Hampshire County, Mass.
Largest city: Amherst
18. Westchester County, N.Y.
Largest city: Yonkers
17. Washtenaw County, Mich.
Largest city: Ann Arbor
16. Multnomah County, Ore.
Largest city: Portland
15. King County, Wash.
Largest city: Seattle
14. City of Alexandria, Va.
Independent city
13. Arlington County, Va.
Arlington County has no recognized subdivisions
12. Santa Cruz County, Calif.
Largest city: Santa Cruz
11. Chittenden County, Vt.
Largest city: Burlington
10. Washington, D.C.
Co-terminus with the District of Columbia
9. San Mateo County, Calif.
Largest city: Daly City
8. Dane County, Wis.
Largest city: Madison
7. Santa Clara County, Calif.
Largest city: San Jose
6. Middlesex County, Mass.
Largest city: Lowell
5. New York County, N.Y.
Co-terminus with the Borough of Manhattan
4. Boulder County, Colo.
Largest city: Boulder
3. Marin County, Calif.
Largest city: San Rafael
2. Montgomery County, M.d.
Largest city: Rockville
1. City and County of San Francisco
Co-terminus with the City of San Francisco


From Human Events

10. Seattle, Wash.
9. Newark, N.J.
8. Berkeley, Calif.
7. Madison, Wis.
6. Portland, Ore.
5. Washington, D.C.
4. Detroit, Mich.
3. New York, N.Y.
2. Boston, Mass.
1. San Francisco, Calif.

So please consider you don't know what you're talking about.

[KevinNYC]

Austin is about the farthest thing from NYC on the planet...I can't think of anything those two cities have in common.

Dallas is the closest thing to NYC in Texas...and we have plenty of great food

I know a lot of New Yorkers who have been to Austin, very few that have been to Dallas.

[Dbrog]

I know a lot of New Yorkers who have been to Austin, very few that have been to Dallas.

Yup...not sure how he got to that thought. Dallas is full of a bunch of rich white dudes.

[longhornfan1234]

:lol I tried to start a Republican group at St. Edwards. No one joined. :facepalm


I had to join the Blue Dog Democrat group. Austin shows no love to the right; smh.

[Scoooter]

Texas is Now One-Quarter Wind Powered. (http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/texas-is-now-one-quarter-wind-powered--2) Nice.

[dunksby]

:lol I tried to start a Republican group at St. Edwards. No one joined. :facepalm


I had to join the Blue Dog Democrat group. Austin shows no love to the right; smh.
There might still be hope for you then.

[Jailblazers7]

Lots of great things about Texas but Im not sure Id want to raise a child there considering the reputation of its public schools.

[TheSilentKiller]

Detroit not on list = rigged :no:

[-p.tiddy-]

I've been to Austin. It ain't Berkeley. It ain't Northampton. I bet it's not Marin County or Santa Cruz or Madison either. Yes, it has a giant campus there, but it also is a political center unlike any of the towns, I mentioned.


Also. Again Austin didn't even make any of the three or four lists I checked.

From the Daily Caller

From Human Events


So please consider you don't know what you're talking about.
Oh you have been to Austin? I used to live ther and have a dozen freinds taht went to school there. And like I said earlier I don't know how you rank how liberal a city is, so those two lists mean nothing to me really.

point is, the city is extremely liberal...period

[-p.tiddy-]

I know a lot of New Yorkers who have been to Austin, very few that have been to Dallas.

Yup...not sure how he got to that thought. Dallas is full of a bunch of rich white dudes.
the city of Austin is NOTHING like New York...NOTHING

and I have no idea where you would get the idea it is...oh, you know some New Yorkers that haev "been there" :facepalm

please, tell me how Austin resembles New York? lol


Dallas has a large down town area and professional sport teams...those two things alone make it closer to NY than Austin.

[-p.tiddy-]

Lots of great things about Texas but Im not sure Id want to raise a child there considering the reputation of its public schools.
Texas has great public schools...I posted the stats on the other page, #12 overall I believe...and great colleges obviously

This "reputation" is the evolution thing? lol

amazing what the media can do

[Jailblazers7]

Texas has great public schools...I posted the stats on the other page, #12 overall I believe...and great colleges obviously

This "reputation" is the evolution thing? lol

amazing what the media can do

I base that reputation on people I know and not the media. I work at a furm that is originally headquartered in Texas so a lot of the people I work with grew up there and didnt have good things to say about the public school system.

[KevinNYC]

Oh you have been to Austin? I used to live ther and have a dozen freinds taht went to school there. And like I said earlier I don't know how you rank how liberal a city is, so those two lists mean nothing to me really.

point is, the city is extremely liberal...period
Yes I understand it's liberal. It's simply not most the liberal. I chose two conservative sources for those lists. You can see what criteria they chose.



the city of Austin is NOTHING like New York...NOTHING
and I have no idea where you would get the idea it is...oh, you know some New Yorkers that have "been there" :facepalm

please, tell me how Austin resembles New York? lol


Dallas has a large down town area and professional sport teams...those two things alone make it closer to NY than Austin.

Never said they "resembled" each other. I understand that Dallas is a larger city. However Austin definitely holds much more appeal to most New Yorkers than Dallas. My point about the New Yorkers who had been to Austin is most would not ever think of vacationing in Dallas.

[boozehound]

Austin is about the farthest thing from NYC on the planet...I can't think of anything those two cities have in common.

Dallas is the closest thing to NYC in Texas...and we have plenty of great food
as usual, prime is blinded by homerism. and really, maher, a libertarian is who you choose to show how liberal austin is?


Now, Austin is liberal, but very far from being the most liberal city in the US. It sticks out because it is in Texas.

[-p.tiddy-]

How are you guys determining what makes one city more liberal than another?

Austin is a college town full of liberal college kids...it would be liberal in any state.



Also, I'm a Dallas homer, I don't even care for Houston...Austin I do like but not because it is in Texas...Texas is fckin enormous, its like 4 states to me.

[boozehound]

How are you guys determining what makes one city more liberal than another?

Austin is a college town full of liberal college kids...it would be liberal in any state.



Also, I'm a Dallas homer, I don't even care for Houston...Austin I do like but not because it is in Texas...Texas is fckin enormous, its like 4 states to me.
austin has 50k college kids in a CITY of 800k. That is not a college town like AA or Iowa City, etc.

again, its quite liberal, but as an outsider who moved to texas, much of that is by contrast to the rest of the state. No way its more liberal than almost every coastal city in Cali and the Northwest.

[bdreason]

I went to a school that had probably 20k students in a city with a population around 80k. I don't know how liberal the town was, but 1 in 4 people were drunk. :oldlol:

[Dictator]

OP should've put "Where Hispanics are moving to."

[Loneshot]

CA only appears to be on the decline because they want to hold on to all the high income property as well as create more. White people are moving back into compton (and South Central in general) while others are leaving CA because they can't afford it. Before you know it they'll all be trying to move back.

[-p.tiddy-]

austin has 50k college kids in a CITY of 800k. That is not a college town like AA or Iowa City, etc.

again, its quite liberal, but as an outsider who moved to texas, much of that is by contrast to the rest of the state. No way its more liberal than almost every coastal city in Cali and the Northwest.
The rest of the city IS liberal though, not just the college kids...it is a music city as well, the music life there is found all over.

It's not like it is some college kids mixed in with conservative rednecks at all...the entire city is liberal as fck...and just because the state capital is there means nothing either, any republicans working there doesn't seep into the cities clubs, restaurants, general feel, etc.

[maybeshewill13]

After my recent US trip if I was moving anywhere city wise, it would be Portland, Seattle, San Francisco or New York.

[mlh1981]

Tampa/St. Pete here.

The Summers are brutal, and it always seems like the weirdest shit that you see on the news takes place here, but this is a great place to live. Having great beaches, pro sports, and tons to do makes it a very desireable area.

[Balla_Status]

OP is a ****** ******. Needs to get the **** out of Texas.

**** all the messicans that live in Texas and the black people can get the hell out too. GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY.

^^^^What Loneshot thinks all texans are.

He acts like Central California doesn't exist or anything.

Austin has more appeal than Dallas to NYers. Dallas is very upscale. Houston is where the jobs are at and needs a public transit system of some kind. It will have a bigger population than NY in a few years time. Book it.

Texas is a conservative and business friendly state...California is very liberal and not as business friendly. And Texas has lots of jobs. Coincidence? I think not.

[Balla_Status]

I could never live in cities that big, but I've heard awesome things about Houston and would love to go the Livestock Show & Rodeo one year. Looks like a blast. Same with Dallas and SA, never heard anyone who has been there say a bad word about them. I'm in the process of getting my visa for work and if it goes through, I'd be down in Odessa area, so it would be cool to check these cities out on my days off.

West Texas blows man but it's booming. Lot of rich cougars though...

[Balla_Status]

Lots of great things about Texas but Im not sure Id want to raise a child there considering the reputation of its public schools.

Move to a suburb of Dallas/Houston/Austin/SA dude...you'll be fine.

[mlh1981]

The sheer SIZE of Texas blows me away. I heard from one end to the other on I-10, it's 800 miles. That's roughly 4/5th of my total drive time when I travel from Tampa to Ohio. All in ONE state.

[Balla_Status]

as usual, prime is blinded by homerism. and really, maher, a libertarian is who you choose to show how liberal austin is?


Now, Austin is liberal, but very far from being the most liberal city in the US. It sticks out because it is in Texas.

lol @ Bill Maher being a libertarian.

[Balla_Status]

How are you guys determining what makes one city more liberal than another?

Austin is a college town full of liberal college kids...it would be liberal in any state.



Also, I'm a Dallas homer, I don't even care for Houston...Austin I do like but not because it is in Texas...Texas is fckin enormous, its like 4 states to me.

Austin is pretty liberal...I've been to San Fran, Berkeley as well. Pretty comparable imo.

[KevinNYC]

Houston is where the jobs are at and needs a public transit system of some kind. It will have a bigger population than NY in a few years time. Book it.

:biggums:

Define a few years.

[KevinNYC]

Also, I'm a Dallas homer, I don't even care for Houston...Austin I do like but not because it is in Texas...Texas is fckin enormous, its like 4 states to me.

Yeah, but did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?

[rufuspaul]

ISH Texans should secede from the OTC and form OTCT (Off The Court Lounge, Texas).

[rezznor]

Houston has the fastest growing economy in north america


http://www.chron.com/news/article/Houston-ranks-as-North-America-s-fastest-growing-4078723.php

[rezznor]

No.

They are arguing the entire state isn't Lubbock.
:oldlol: :oldlol:

[rezznor]

Austin > Ft.Worth >>>>>>>>>>> Dallas > Houston >>>>>>>>>> SA.

Every true Texan would agree.
how the hell did ft worth even make your list?



the correct order is

austin > houston/dallas > san antonio > ft worth

[bmulls]

No one even talked about the beaches here. Some of them are pretty shitty aka Galveston, but South Padre Island is one of the best Spring Break parties you will find anywhere in the country.

[KevinNYC]

Houston has the fastest growing economy in north america


http://www.chron.com/news/article/Houston-ranks-as-North-America-s-fastest-growing-4078723.php

indeed. but it's not going to quadruple in size in the next few years.