Californians who moved to Texas reveal the one thing that gave them sticker shock in their new state

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Marie Bailey stands with her family in front of her home in Prosper, Texas.
Marie Bailey and her family moved to Prosper, Texas in 2017, where she is now a realtor helping other Californians make the move to The Lone Star State.

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I'm a boomer who moved to Texas and was able to retire early. Almost everything is cheaper here, but the bugs and snakes are wild.

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A woman posing with a glass of wine.
Jayne Jordan moved from Corona, California, to Azle, Texas, in August.

Jayne Jordan

I moved to Houston and regretted it. I stuck out at work and it was impossible to save.

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Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, in Goose Hollow, Portland.

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Middle-class movers are heading to these three cities in search of affordability

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Las Vegas looking from residential area.
A residential neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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I'm Miss San Antonio USA. Beauty pageants are way harder and more expensive than you'd think.

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Lillian Perez won Miss San Antonio USA in May.

Derrick LeBlanc

In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That tactic was later studied by the Nazis.

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A masked worker fumigates a bracero at the Hidalgo Processing Center in Texas.
A masked worker fumigates a bracero at the Hidalgo Processing Center in Texas.

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We moved to Mexico from Texas and have never been happier. We're saving $2,000 a month and can even afford to go to the dentist.

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Spencer (left) and Braelyn Stone (right) in Mérida, Mexico.
Spencer (left) and Braelyn Stone (right) moved to Mérida, Mexico in 2022.

Courtesy of the Stones.

Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.

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A picture from Riverton's national weather service in Wyoming shows purple and green northern lights shining behind a spherical structure in the foreground.
A picture of the northern lights spotted in Riverton, Wyoming.

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Austin is abolishing parking requirements to bring down runaway home prices and rents

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In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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We moved to Texas from Europe. We're paying much more for our house, but the neighbors are friendly and the weather is great.

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John Brunner and his wife Manon at the Texas capital.
John Brunner and his wife Manon moved from France to Texas, about an hour south of Austin (whose Texas State Capitol building is pictured here).

Courtesy of John Brunner.

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