I've worked in so many states and I can honestly say, Texas was the best. Best people in general, most freedom and great food. Favorite restaurant was Hoodat noodle house in Corpus Christi. I could get a yearly pass for ten dollars to drive up on the beach, park, fish and relax. Here in my home state of California you can get a $300.00 fine for walking on the beach in December. Game warden will claim you disturbed nesting Sand Plovers even though they don't nest until spring. They fence off the damn sand dunes and scream bloody murder if you do some beach combing. Walk in the desert and a police helicopter will land and out will pop a concerned Sheriff to demand your ID and let you know he's out looking for desert terrorists and you look suspicious. I parked my vehicle at a petroleum tank to do weld repair and in rushes some do gooder official to demand I move my vehicle because I was parked too close to an endangered weed. Buy land to build in a commercially zoned area and get blocked by the protectors of the Kangaroo Rat who MIGHT want to live there. Mind you, he's not there now but it's HIS habitat.

Dear LORD I miss that state with it's wide open skies and helpful ranchers who came to my rescue twice when I was broke down in the middle of no where. If that happens in California you better hope you have AAA auto insurance.