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.
A state that produces a president like Dubya is worth boycotting for 10+years in my book. Sorry, not trying to turn this into a political pissing match. Anyway, stopping in San Antonio a few times, I would say if I were white, I wouldn't mind it there. But, as a "minority", I don't think I'd like living there. Can't tolerate the summers and humidity either.