We swore by living in big cities but chose a suburb 17 years ago. Despite drawbacks, the decision has really paid off.

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Although we were hesitant about moving to the suburbs all those years ago, it ended up being a great decision for our family.

Lynnette Lyons

I moved from the US to Spain, where life is more affordable and relaxed. I finally feel like I belong.

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Cepee Tabibian moved to Spain in 2015.

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Frontier Airlines pilot arrested and escorted off aircraft by police in Houston

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A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
A Frontier Airlines plane.

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The South's economic boom is masking a harsher reality. It still has several of the poorest states in the nation.

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Some Southern cities and states are thriving economically, but others are lagging behind.

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Texans used cult fast food chain Whataburger's app to track power outages during Hurricane Beryl

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Some Houston residents used Whataburger's app to track power outages.

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Locked out

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Alfred Perry got word on Labor Day weekend. He'd just thrown one of his signature cookouts in the courtyard of his apartment complex in Las Vegas.

When renters get locked out, it's unlikely they'll ever get back in.

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Henisha Dunn, right, and her fiancé were forced out of their basement apartment in Atlanta in February 2023.

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I'm a millennial who moved his family from Houston to Tulsa after getting accepted into its $10,000 relocation program. We plan on staying for at least 10 years.

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Jhonathan Vazquez and his wife had a baby daughter about two years after moving to Tulsa.

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A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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Houston could be without power for weeks after hurricane-force storms smash through

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A woman surveys the damage after severe thunderstorms struck Houston on Thursday night.
A woman surveys the damage after severe thunderstorms struck Houston on Thursday night.

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