re: Question: How many of you are from the Houston/Texas area?

Yeah I never got that feeling really from Ft. Worth.

I understand what you mean but still I never really felt that way about them. Also Austin is less flamboyant cowboy and more like a Cali, Oregon or Colorado hipster to me.

Anyway I personally enjoy Texas and wouldn't mind moving back out there now while I'm a young professional.

Then move back to the Oxford area to retire when I'm older so I can be that old dude sitting on City Grocery patio drinking wofford reserve on the rocks.