I personally have found most folks from Texas to be more friendly, less materialistic and mellow that the so called native Californians and east coast transplants to San Diego and California.
I will have to see what San Antonio and Austin are like in Texas. Dallas is ok but a big city and major traffic. I have time on my lease to travel and check it out. Much cheaper than California!!! The spiders and bugs worry me but we have bugs in California too.