Attention all Texans!!!!!

[Crazy Cat 46,322]

I currently live in the DFW area, but my old age is telling me to seek a little warmer climate.  I would like to remain within the borders of TEXAS.  Anyone have ideas of where I might find a warm, friendly Texas town with nearby Asian markets?  I am thinking maybe the Houston area........

[TBoneTX 49,357]

1.   Southwestern Houston -- one area loaded with Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean/Thai people & businesses

2.  Sugar Land ('burb) -- very large Chinese population, many giant Chinese/East Asian supermarkets etc.

 

For example:

https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Chinese+Supermarket&find_loc=Houston%2C+TX&dd_referrer=

Sugar Land has 99 Ranch, Jusgo, soon an H Mart, & many smaller businesses.

 

Taxes, crime rate, and city services almost certainly better outside Houston city limits.

[Crazy Cat 46,322]

8 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

1.   Southwestern Houston -- one area loaded with Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean/Thai people & businesses

2.  Sugar Land ('burb) -- very large Chinese population, many giant Chinese/East Asian supermarkets etc.

 

For example:

https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Chinese+Supermarket&find_loc=Houston%2C+TX&dd_referrer=

Sugar Land has 99 Ranch, Jusgo, soon an H Mart, & many smaller businesses.

 

Taxes, crime rate, and city services almost certainly better outside Houston city limits.

Good info.  Thanks for the help, TB

[Crazy Cat 46,322]

Spring, Sugarland, and Richmond look promising.

[TBoneTX 49,357]

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Spring, Sugarland, and Richmond look promising.

Yes to all.  The member mam521 can be a resource for Spring, because she lives up that way.  I can help with the other areas.

 

Spring is pretty close to Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), if Mrs. CC wants international flights.  Sugar Land is closer to IAH and to Hobby Airport (HOU, a Southwest hub) than is Richmond.

 

Richmond would be good, too.  It and Sugar Land are in Fort Bend County, which is run better than is Harris County (which encompasses most of Houston and perhaps parts or much of Spring).  City services in either would be excellent.

 

Trivia fact:  Sugar Land has (or had) the best-tasting tap water in the U.S. and second-best in North America.  This was determined a couple of years ago, and perhaps we can find a URL about it.

 

Would you be looking for an apartment, condo, townhouse, house?  Rent or own?

How soon would you envision moving?

Edited Saturday at 10:02 PM by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 49,357]

8 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

perhaps we can find a URL about it

Six years ago, actually:

https://www.sugarland.com/msg/sugar-land-best-tasting-drinking.php?p=1269571

[TBoneTX 49,357]

More links:

https://www.springtx.com/govt/

 

https://www.richmondtx.gov/

 

https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/

[Crazy Cat 46,322]

43 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Yes to all.  The member mam521 can be a resource for Spring, because she lives up that way.  I can help with the other areas.

 

Spring is pretty close to Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), if Mrs. CC wants international flights.  Sugar Land is closer to IAH and to Hobby Airport (HOU, a Southwest hub) than is Richmond.

 

Richmond would be good, too.  It and Sugar Land are in Fort Bend County, which is run better than is Harris County (which encompasses most of Houston and perhaps parts or much of Spring).  City services in either would be excellent.

 

Trivia fact:  Sugar Land has (or had) the best-tasting tap water in the U.S. and second-best in North America.  This was determined a couple of years ago, and perhaps we can find a URL about it.

 

Would you be looking for an apartment, condo, townhouse, house?  Rent or own?

How soon would you envision moving?

What about Katy?

[TBoneTX 49,357]

8 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

What about Katy?

Highly recommend against it.  Congested, 24/7 traffic gridlock like no one's ever seen.  I hate having to go there.

[mam521 2,963]

@TBoneTX lets be real...where isn't there gridlock in the Houston metro area?  I don't go out unnecessarily during the day.  Rush hours are frustrating and "off" hours are full of incompetent, unsafe drivers.  It doesn't matter where you are in this metro!  

 

Interesting fact about Sugar Land drinking water.  Whoda thunk it? 

[Crazy Cat 46,322]

My GPS gets confused in parts of Houston.....The highways are like a wad of worms in places. 

[PGA 372]

On 2/27/2026 at 10:47 AM, Crazy Cat said:

I currently live in the DFW area, but my old age is telling me to seek a little warmer climate.  I would like to remain within the borders of TEXAS.  Anyone have ideas of where I might find a warm, friendly Texas town with nearby Asian markets?  I am thinking maybe the Houston area........

I lived in Clear Lake for a significant chunk, although it was years ago (I'm sure much has changed), but it wasn't too bad just a lot of traffic.  

[TBoneTX 49,357]

9 hours ago, PGA said:

I lived in Clear Lake for a significant chunk, although it was years ago (I'm sure much has changed)

What hasn't changed is the continuous roadwork on I-45.  

[TBoneTX 49,357]

12 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

My GPS gets confused in parts of Houston.....The highways are like a wad of worms in places. 

Some of the ramps and exits are so new that only the newest GPS will give you correct info.

[TBoneTX 49,357]

HOW TO DRIVE IN HOUSTON

 

1.   Traffic signals:  Green means go.  Yellow means go faster.  Red means 3 more cars.

 

2.  The morning rush hour is from 5 am to noon.  The evening rush hour is from noon to 8 pm.  Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.

 

3.  The minimum acceptable speed on I-45 is 80 mph.  On 99 and 69, your speed is expected to at least match the highway number.  If you drive 60 mph, it had better be only in a car wash.

 

4.  Forget the traffic rules that you learned elsewhere.  Houston has its own version of traffic rules.  For example, Ferraris and Lamborghinis owned by sports stars go first at a 4-way stop.  Cars/trucks with the loudest muffler go second.  The trucks with the biggest tires go third.  The HOV lanes are really designed just for the slow Louisianans passing through who are used to hogging the left lane everywhere.

 

5.  If you actually stop at a yellow light or stop sign, you will be rear-ended, cussed out, and possibly shot.  Unless there is a police cruiser nearby.

 

6.  Never honk at anyone.  Ever.  Seriously.  It's another offense that can get you shot.

 

7.  Road construction is permanent and continuous.  Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment pleasure during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.  Generally, city roads other than the main streets have more potholes and bumps (usually speed bumps) than most dirt roads in the countryside.

 

8.  Watch carefully for road hazards such as armadillos, drunks, ladders, possums, skunks, dogs, barrels, cones, furniture, cats, mattresses, shredded tires, squirrels, rabbits, crows, and spools rolling down I-10 and I-610 South Loop.

 

9.  Be aware that spellings of street names may change from block to block.  610 may be South Loop West, East Loop South, etc.

 

10.  If someone actually has his turn-signal on, wave him to the shoulder immediately to let him know that it has been accidentally activated.

 

11.  If you are in the left lane and driving only 75 mph in a 65-mph or 55-mph zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off" accordingly, and possibly shot.  If you return the flip, you will be shot.

 

12.  MOST IMPORTANT:  If you get lost, look for I-45 -- then you are somewhere in Houston.