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[QUOTE="zio, post: 460320, member: 19332"]
I lived in Longview, TX for 2 years, which is 20 miles west of Marshall at the most.  Longview is a pretty good size town, maybe 100k people.  Marshall is quite a bit smaller, I think.  Marshall has a cool Christmas tradition where they light up the entire downtown with lights.  Everyone in nearby towns comes out to see it.

You'll be within 45 minutes of Shreveport, LA which has riverboat casinos & lots of nightclubs.

It's typically 90-95 degrees in the summer, and very humid.  The terrain is much like it was at Cooperland.  In fact, the towns in Texas are just like towns in Oklahoma.  They look the same, the people are the same, everything's the same.  Every other building is made out of that ugly orange brick.  Nearly every home is made of it, too.  Think Stillwater.  You won't be far off the mark.

Cost of living is about as cheap as you'll find.  Rent in Longview was close to $400 for nice apartments, but that was about 6 years ago.  If you don't mind commuting, consider living in Longview & drive 15 mintues a day to work. Gasoline was/is always near a buck a gallon.

Personally, I didn't care too much for Texas.  Everyone talked funny.  And I was always worried about getting beat up by drunk cowboys, too.
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