@HealthRanger Strong possibility to sell my home and relocate just North off Brownsville, TX from Northern Illinois in next 30 days. I know a little of Texas but not the far south near the border. Water quality looks a little concerning in some areas but in need of some insider Texas info please from you or the community. Internet not very helpful.
Back during the early NAFTA days, I used to travel to Brownsville frequently to cross over into Metamoros to visit suppliers. The one stat that has always stayed with me was that it was the number 1 city in the US for car theft .... the Mexicans would wade across the Rio Grande (which in Brownsville would be more appropriately named Rio Poco), steal cars and drive them across the border into Mexico.
No idea what it's like now, but you should look at the crime rate
@HealthRanger @COLE63 thanks for the quick response. Would be working primary all over Brownsville and living outside within 30 minutes hopefully. Price of living is great, crime is so so... work in Chicago and Rockford a lot so don’t know how to compare the two evils but... Best opportunity to get out of Illinois and move to Texas which we have been working on for a few years. I just can’t find updated info about water / sewer facilities and water testing for wells and city supplies locally