I worked often in Texas flying in from Atlanta. It's a great big ole state, and the distances are quite far between most cities. I always enjoyed their Tex Mex food, and the people are great.
But I think the same about San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth like I think about my beloved Atlanta. The traffic is just so overwhelming and there are too many people trying to go to the same places at the same time.
In those 10 years in Atlanta, we spent our weekends up in the North Georgia Mountains. We sold our house for list price to the third person that saw it and moved.
There are so many great southern cities and towns that allow you to live more peacefully. And places where other great cities are within a weekend's drive.
Note; My best friend sold his North Dallas house when his property taxes hit $50,000--and moved into a luxury apartment. Because my wife's disabled, our 4000 square foot Alabama home has no property taxes.