These two people are looking for a place to move to... Would any intuitives like to weigh in? Or
anyone else who has a suggestion about cool places to live. 
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Feels right to me in this vicinity for you, but I think there are also other good choices out there for you.
After you narrow it down, pm me your vital stats and I will do an astrological match thing for you on my computer. 
We will be selling a house here, so some of this will be in other peoples hands, for a while anyway.
some that live there would say for the worse. Come to Houston instead! 
Houston is a strong supporter of the arts, too. Where else will you see this annual event:
We're also one of the most (if not the most) international cities in the state 
(yeah, it's a link to restaurants 
) Use that site (The Houston Press) to discover more about our fine city
in the pine trees and such
I am more familiar with the south-east, west and inner-loop portions of Houston. However, I do believe DUer ScreamingMeemie lives in Spring, so not that far off.
Of course, Houston has the big problem of sprawl, with the outer areas being the most conservative. Anything inside the Beltway is pretty much purple these days for politics. Not to mention, having the nation's first openly lesbian mayor 
If you ever visit, you have to at least see the giant Sam Houston statue along I-45 north of Houston. It's a hoot!
Our next (48th annual) celebration will be held on April 28th, 2012.
Kids play too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inlumino/5682829708/in/set-72157626511096357
Costumes!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thunderf10wer/5686697619/in/set-72157626532474153/
I'm going to try to go down this year. It is so fun
Houston intimidates me. My experience there is pretty limited .. to I10 through to Beaumont. And a trip to the coast with the family as a child. The freeways are HUGE! eek
Try the International Festival in Houston sometime. Or just go to the Renaissance Festival
I would also advise avoiding I-10 whenever you can. Houston may be filled with freeways, but that one is one of the worst. The rebuilt section to the west toward Katy is now 18 lanes wide! I've had to get on it every now and then and usually drive close to the outside lanes. The rest of it's too intimidating, and it's got tollway lanes mixed in! WTF?!
However, I will add that while I love Houston (mostly for all the Middle Eastern food and belly dancing I can "consume"
all of Texas is wonderful
Here's a couple of sites to help y'all ogle and read about our fair state, too
Texas Highways
The Handbook of Texas Online
What do you like/dislike about where you are, aside from house issues?
When you envision a place in the future where you are happy, what are you doing and what is around you?
Questions....
If you're thinking of intentional comminities, here's one directory:
http://directory.ic.org/iclist/geo.php
I have a friend in Belieze that will be interested to see the two listings for that country!
It's not really easy to envision a specific place, because I am always pretty happy where I am, and doing what I am doing. There is no emotional pull that places me in a specific spot, right now anyway.
I'll know it when I get there, but in the meantime, I'm browsing through suggestions, if that makes any sense at all.
Thankie for the suggestion! Will be googling it soon.
While it isn't quite as kwel 
as Austin, it is an interesting area. In Tarrant County in which I live we are trying extremely hard to turn Fort Worth Blue, but we'll take Purple. So, I'd 
to have you close by. Fort Worth has a wonderful cultural arts district, lots of bicycle trails, and fun places to visit and see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas
We have the historic Water Gardens, which was in a scene in Logan's Run.
Then there is Bass Hall. The Hall is able to house symphony, ballet, opera, stage, musicals, and rock concerts.
Of course I agree with anywhere on the West Coast, however, it is too rich for my poor earnings. Maybe some day, but for now I will continue to live here unless a miracle happened 
Keep us posted wherever you end up, as it will be interesting to find out which cool places you decide upon.
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth usually has extremely great exhibits. The Japanese Gardens is also a great place to soak in the beauty of the inner city.
Dallas also has wonderful museums, arboretum.
Could you send the info about the arts groups? I don't get over to Dallas much since the price of gas going up.
We do have however, the Trinity Express train, that connects Fort Worth and Dallas. Fun little trip. There are also several lakes in the area that are fun to hang out and take pics. Wildlife Nature reserve is a pretty neat place as well.
If you get the chance to check it out be sure to contact me and I'd be more than happy to show you around
It is not the same town as then, when it was the city w/the worst air pollution in the nation. It has really cleaned up its act since those days......thankfully. It began to realize that their biggest asset was the beauty of the area & capitalize on that w/tourism, instead of polluting industries.
However, it is still not as open-minded as some of the other towns suggested here. Still quite a bit of racism exists & that Southern Conservatism is still very strong. VW just put in a big plant, so perhaps things will turn around a bit w/the influx of Europeans.
I left there when I graduated from HS because of the narrow-mindedness, only returning in the summers for work. I never intended on returning, even tho most of my family still lives there. I must admit that I have found it at least more acceptable the last few years when I visit. Still don't think I'd move back unless it became MUCH more open minded. I've lived in the Nashville area for the last 35 yrs. I find it much more accepting of outsiders, probably because of the music biz.
I didn't catch where you are currently living. Is it in the Knoxville area? If so, Chatt is similar, but seems to have a slower pace. Not quite as much tourism that the Smokies attract to Knoxville area, but still some tourism is there.
Hope this helps. Good luck w/your search. I'm sure you'll end up in the correct place.
mountains and water. Rural but not hicksville; a place where you can create community; looks like artistic stimulation would be necessary.
Where are you now? What is too cold? Austin is a swamp with all the lakes and the roaches are big enough to carry you away; but a cool city scene.
Do you need the ocean?
We love our new little community. There are a lot of tourists in season and they are all a bit stupid on the roads, but we just say, "Oh, they're tourists" and slow down for them. We live out of town, so we can avoid are join in as we feel like it.
Good luck in finding Home
Less people, no smog, and one hour to the ocean or the mountains.
But that's not gonna happen.
Landscape is crazy important to me.
As is some form of moving water.
I MISS the ocean a lot, but a visit might fix that. I haven't been in several years.
with mountains and water being so essential for my mind's ease, I'll tell you where we moved if you want. We transplanted from northern California about 2/3 yrs ago and I think it is another version of paradise.
I'd love to have more friends and neighbors in our little community.
I was there in the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties. I hope to go again. Red rock canyon. I fished there, swam there, slid down the rocks, before it was regulated. Just 70 miles south of the Grand Canyon. When people died there 7 years ago in a sweat tent, it got a bad wrape. But a friend of mine, Sharon, and I saw amazing things there in the late 90's. Powerful stuff.
people that know and love you would know things like that.
That would be fascinating.
to the coast, the more expensive it can be. There's LOTS OF WATER in this prat of the state and as an earlier poster told you, depending on where you choose to be, you are no more than 4 hours from snow and skiing in the winter and the same distance to the ocean. Tends to be more liberal the closer you get to the ocean. There is everything to choose from, large cities to small REALLY rural towns to flat out wilderness, if that's your 'thing. We have medical marijuana, so if you have a 'condition' that you need it for, hey, more power to you.
I love in the Capital, Sacramento, the river City and although it's somewhat conservative, that's changing, for the better. We have salmon and steelhead, if that's your thang, beautiful red Roosevelt Elk, up north. Believe it or not, pronghorn antelpe and bighorn sheep in the northeast counties, (Lassen and Modoc)...So come to northern California, i think you'll love it here and never regret it. it feels like it'll work for you. Besides , you're also never more than 6 hours, (from coastal counties) from NEVADA and about 6 hours from LA to the south and another 6 hours to the north to Oregon.
Hope to see you here