ORIGINAL: bigtim
last time I checked texas was a pretty big state. there is sure to be another club to join, if not form your own. in our area there are a few clubs and alot of our members belong to several for the variety of people and styles of flying.
Pretty big state, with LOTS of nothing between the cities.
bigtim, there's really only two clubs in that area, plus some PF action from what I remember. The clubs mix pretty freely, so mostly the same people.
I've flown there when I went back on leave (and at the Midland club too), and never had any problems, everyone was friendly and willing to share the air. The nice thing about west Texas, is that there's lots of it. If you can't cope at the club, pick a spot at least a few miles away, and do your own thing. I did for years when I was growing up there, not knowing that there were any clubs. I wish I had - it would have been nice to fly with other like-minded people, and would have been a huge help.