As a Texas local, I skip the crowds in Austin and head west to a charming nearby city with incredible wineries

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Blue bonnets and poppies in field with lots of green trees near Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas, and its surrounding areas have some incredible scenery and wineries.

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We moved from Texas to California to be near my husband's family. I miss mine and sometimes wonder if we made the right choice.

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The author and her husband pose on a vista overlooking the water in California.
The author says that her husband was very upfront about wanting to move back home to California when they first met.

Courtesy of Sandra Lee

'Y'all Street' is booming: What financial giants like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are building in Texas

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Goldman Sachs Dallas campus
A rendering of the Goldman Sachs campus in Dallas, which is expected to open in 2028.

Goldman Sachs

The crackdown on Elon Musk's pay has backfired spectacularly

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Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk laughs during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk laughing

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Ghislaine Maxwell joins Jen Shah at 'Club Fed.' The 'Real Housewives' star's prison consultant calls it a major upgrade.

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Ghislaine Maxwell; a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
Ghislaine Maxwell was recently transferred to a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas.

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I lived in Austin for 6 years and loved it, but moving to New York City made me realize I'll never move back to Texas

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A composite image of the author on streets in Austin and NYC
The reporter moved from Austin to New York City in 2019.

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After living in a dozen cities across the globe, I finally settled down in the coastal city where I grew up

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Spanish-style houses line a road in California.
I moved back to my hometown after living in dozens of cities around the world.

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Why 2025 might be a good year to buy a home after all

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A large blue home with a for sale sign in front of it.
According to Redfin, home prices declined in 14 of the 50 largest US metros in the last week of July.

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At least 43 are dead after a catastrophic Texas flood. Search continues for missing girls from summer camp.

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woman in american flag outfit holding an umbrella watches flooding.
Extreme flooding in Central Texas left at least 43 dead. Over 25 girls are missing from a summer camp.

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Photos show scenes from the Texas floods and the summer camp where over 20 girls remain missing

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A raging Guadalupe River leaves fallen trees and debris in its wake, Friday, July 4, in Kerrville, Texas.
Fallen trees and debris along the Guadalupe River on July 4 in Kerrville, Texas.

AP/Eric Gay

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