Great family town. Lots of things for families to do. Lots of parks. It has what I would call "perfect" weather. Four seasons, without winter being too harsh. Summer is hot, but not nearly as humid as Houston/Austin area.

To the east (toward Tulsa) are rolling hills and beautiful scenery. To the west are the flat grassy plains of the Panhandle. There's a beautiful little resort area called Arbuckle/Turner Falls about two hours south of OKC.

You may remember it from the Texas news. It was where the Texas Democrats decided to hide until the legislative session was almost over, so the house did not have a quorum and the Republicans couldn't submit new legislation. At least they chose a nice (out of state) spot.

Coming from Texas, Oklahoma has an income tax, about 2% I think. I don't know if it is flat or graduated, because when I lived there, I didn't make much money.

You'll get a nice home about like Texas for about the same money. Prices may be somewhat higher after the recent tornados, because of the scarcity of building supplies and labor.

OKC is tornado alley. There is one neighborhood that has been hit twice in 5 years. Some homes have storm cellars. My aunt's house has a storm cellar.
Tornados tend to hit south and west of downtown, kind of like Dallas.

Norman, OK is the college town, south and east of downtown OKC. University of Oklahoma is there. Great college, good nursing and med programs.

Take some time out and visit the downtown bombing memorial building.

Finally, the unemployment and welfare compensation are quite generous there, so if you're laid off again, you're much better off than you would be staying in Texas.

Glen Austin

It's been about 25 for me. I think I was 12 or 13 when I went. But, it was really COOL!