My dad moved from Colorado back to California in the San Francisco / Bay area, and he's more or less regretted it ever since. He left CO due to the weather and the cold winters (and his job there really did suck), and while the weather is better in CA for him, and he is back where he was born alongside old friends, he really isn't particularly happy there due to the extremely high cost of living, crime, and unchecked immigration (which can fluctuate from being better or worst depending on how close to wine country you live in). The increasing severity of wildfires in the area are also becoming more and more of a problem for anyone living there, and is absolutely worthy of a consideration and concern if anyone in your family has asthma or breathing problems.
Honestly, if you're looking to move out of Texas to a more blue state simply because you want to live in a more blue state - go to Colorado. IThe price of living is much, much more affordable there, especially if you're living on the western slope closer to the Utah border (where I grew up).
The weather can be fickle, and yes, the winters do in fact get cold, but in my book it's a more affordable option then moving to CA simply because it's the bluest of blue states. The state's also super clean, very picturesque, and depending on where you choose to live, has a lot of options for either more rural, small town communities, or larger metropolitan areas that still manage to have a slightly rustic and rural feel to them. The major concern to have if you opt for CO is the high-altitude can take some time to adjust, and some people simply don't adjust to it, but you do tend to have a bit better luck in that regard if you're living west or east of Denver, where the altitude drops.
CA has a *lot* of problems that I feel get swept under the rug simply because of it's political leaning. I was born there, spent my childhood there, and I would never want to go back, but I absolutely would considering moving back to CO if I no longer could afford to live in the NJ/NY area, and no other location tickled my interest.
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