Hello ramcharger44004, As a lifelong resident of Houston (born and raised) let me tell you about Houston from my perspective.
1: THE WEATHER The summer as you would expect is miserable since we are so far south and right on the coast. From May to Mid October the highs are 90-100 with humidity usually between 80-100%. There is a constant gulf breeze though so that usually helps. Plus every where you go is air conditioned and you dont have to shovel heat like you do with snow. The winter is very mild with highs usually in the 60s and lows in the 40s-50s. When a cold front moves thru it will be colder for a few days (highs 40s lows upper 20s-30s).
2:Dragstrips Houston Raceway park is in Baytown which is about 20 minutes east of Houston. This is a NHRA sanctioned track. Not sure if they still do it but Saturday nights used to be race what you bring night. So if you want to see what your running!! In Katy which is 30 minutes west of Houston there is another track (1/8mile ?). Dont know much about this one though so might want to ask around about it.
3:Attractions Houston has quite a few attractions. If you like water there is the Kemah boardwalk which is ranked third best boardwalk in the nation. There is historic Galveston Island. I actually like Galveston better in the winter but its primary business is summer tourism. There are numerous cruise ships stationed there, there is shopping, beach going (just dont expect clear water and white sand beaches), Schlitterbaughn water park, fishing, historical mansion tours, and of course THE STRAND. I lived in Galveston for 5 years and it is wonderful. There is a water park on the north side of Houston called splashtown. You can also do these things: horse race track, dog race track, astros game, texans game, rockets game, aeros game, NASA space center, zoo, numerous museums, offshore fishing charters, traders village, numerous cruise nights with Nifty Fifties bieng the largest up in Cypress, and other attractions that I am propably forgetting about. Also Houston has about 8 or so swap meets during the year. They are put on by 3 or4 different people and are in different locations but almost all very large. Autorama comes to Houston every year and is the weekend of thanksgiving. Definately an annual tradition. Like I said alot more to do once you get here and talk to people.
4: Clubs Dont know any personally but I know there are alot of them. Same with bars they are everywhere.
5: General Info. Most people here are nice (except on roadways). The food is great, (real Tex-Mex, cajun cooking, southern cooking, etc..), the economy is strong, housing is cheap, gas is cheap (er), and the standard of living is good. The only thing is be prepared to put some miles on your vehicle. While your grocery store, movie theatre, and things like that may be close to your home, not much else will be. Houston is very spread out. Just expect everything to be a good 1/2-1 hour plus drive. My car is two years old and has 60,000 miles.
Hope this helps if you have anymore questions just ask me.
