I just visited Austin and Dallas this past December. I was very impressed with Austin, specifically downtown. The abundant restaurant selections, beautiful buildings and very nice people make this a great place to be. The Dallas part was great as well, but did not have a chance to visit downtown, just the burbs area. The burbs was nice, but seemed to be like every burb area in the NY/NJ area, just with much wider streets!

Good Luck.

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