Agree! Lived in Texas for 50 years. Visited and/or lived in every region. The Hill Country was my favorite but looking down on the Colorado all you can see is home after home surrounding it. Lake Travis were I taught school for 9 years was the same way. Dallas and Houston so much hotter - paved.
I love the Hill Country too, but I agree, too much of the nicest spots are covered up by expensive houses
I lived in Cedar Park and drove by Lake Travis every day to work. I watched the lake dry up. You could walk across it from one side to the other. Then I watched it get so high they had to let water out of the dam. Then drought came and fires sprang up all around.?