Damn, time to pack.

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"promote the general welfare, not provide the general welfare"

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Maryland will spank you on taxes, just a FYI.

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An unwavering defender of those I see worth protecting.

"promote the general welfare, not provide the general welfare"

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Yep Very hard to move...........

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MLG,

FWIW:

Born in TX. Austin has always been the "Belgium" of TX. Very nice family life. Urban and rural opportunities abound but it will be a completely different world than Urban CA. It is in the Hill Country, close to San Anton. Better weather for TX too. Solid restaurant scene and the BBQ is pretty solid I can send a short list if needed.

Never liked Dallas or Houston. Lived in both. Dallas was really dichotomous. Not much middle class. Houston is just, well...

Grew up in Denver, moved to Santa Fe (eventually) to get AWAY from the Californians (sorry), sprawl and pollution. Tried to find what once made Denver the best city in the country. Currently it is not the city is was. It reminds me more of Houston than anything else. Poor urban planning, traffic is horrendous; limited public transportation. Oh, and Denver has Breed Specific Legislation. No Rots, Dobs Pits or any other dog that is over 40# and might bark. Really shameful what has happened there.

It does have all major sports teams, opera, symphony, museums and a finally maturing restaurant scene. In the area are some of the highest rated public schools in the country. (Cherry Creek Schools, Smoky Hill High School) . 300+ sunny days a year. Golf and tennis in January. Winter gets cold and snowy but there is a distinct cycle of cold then warmer weather every 4-6 days.

The best place in Colorado right now is Colorado Springs and the area, e.g. Manitou Springs. Western slope is amazing as well, Telluride etc... North of Denver is not bad, Longmont, Louisville and even Boulder or maybe Golden.

MD is great, but as Wags said....way overbearing. VA. is more relaxed than MD. Both states have great extremes of ultimate urban life juxtaposed to VERY rural living. (think hillbillies) World class entertainment and restaurant scenes. Huge local focused attitude. A great deal of support for farmers and family industry. The proximity to NY, Philly and other cities will blow you away.

Never lived there, but Canada seems to be a realization of what the American Dream once was.

Good luck. You will love Austin.

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Agreed. It does have its plus points though. Sort of.