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Hanging in there. Better than the alternative.
UT's a good school. Houston has a couple of good business schools too, but UT's is certainly one of the top.
Ari Marmell lives in Austin, though that's not very indicative of the gaming scene there. There are a couple good gaming stores in Austin, I've heard, but I would guess they're driven by the colleges. Houston has a bigger gaming scene, of course, as well as bigger cons.
To add to Dannyalcatraz's Texas info, Houston's pretty great too.
Biggest city in Texas, 4th biggest in Texas, and not too conservative, not too liberal. Being so big, we have a big mix of people here, which makes it culturally very interesting. I'd say it's the most diverse city in the United States--while New York may be able to claim more international citizens, Houston's diversity is more meshed with each other. In my estimation, New York has more clearly designated areas.Dallas is known to be more of a tech city, but I've seen data to the contrary. Then again, IT doesn't necessarily mean you want to work for a tech company.
For the record, I've spent significant time in Dallas, Austin, and Houston. Austin has the best BBQ and local/organic food scenes, Houston has the best everything-else food. I can certainly recommend good eats in both cities.
