BreeAnne: For what it's worth, I grew up in Houston (and have temporarily moved back), and I think it's a great city. It's not like New York, so you have to work a little harder to find the fun stuff, but there's definitely a wealth of entertainment, good food, etc. You might want to think about getting a car, if you can afford it, because we're not a walking city and our public transportation isn't too great. Also, we're fairly metropolitan, and a port city, so don't expect to see too many of those gun-toting Christian cowboys from society's collective unconscious.