Kyle

Important: being respectful matters. You can assert your rights without being aggressive. "I respect what you do officer, but I do not consent to a search" works perfectly.

Does this apply to pets? I see dogs in hot cars in the Costco parking lot constantly.

My manager at a restaurant in Deep Ellum told me shortages come out of tips. Turns out that is ALSO illegal under the same statute. Filed with TWC last month.

Not wrong. "You could have asked nicely enough" is what people say when they had no intention of complying regardless of how you asked. You did ask. They did not care. Cops were the only remaining option.

Just bookmarked the ERCOT dashboard. Every Texan should know this exists.

Arlington having no public transit for a city of 400K is genuinely insane. They voted it down TWICE. The Jerry Jones effect.

The property tax thing is real though. My Collin County property tax bill is $11,000/year. Would be about $4,000 on the same home value in CA.

The Mega Center appointment trick saved me 3 hours. Garland Mega Center, 8 AM appointment, in and out in 20 minutes.

The weather section is accurate. I moved from Portland and thought "how bad can it be?" It was 108 degrees my first August. Invest in good AC and blackout curtains.

Filed with DOL last year for unpaid overtime at a DFW warehouse. Investigation took 4 months. Got back pay for the entire team, not just me. $40K+ recovered.

Used Ownwell for the first time this year. They handle everything and only charge if they get a reduction. Got my Plano home reduced by $35K. Worth it.

For anyone moving out of a DFW apartment: send your forwarding address via CERTIFIED MAIL. Keep the receipt. This is what starts the 30-day clock.

Firefighter here. We respond to multiple hot car calls every summer. By the time we arrive, internal temp can be 150+. Time matters. Break the window.

Richardson is criminally underrated. UTD area is becoming a tech hub. Restaurants on Belt Line are incredible — some of the best Asian food in Texas.

Honest take: I miss the beach and the mountains. But I bought a house at 29 years old in DFW. That was never happening in LA. Quality of life wins.

The trick is the "unequal appraisal" argument. Find 5 similar homes in your neighborhood appraised lower than yours. The ARB almost always adjusts to the average.

ALWAYS do a video walkthrough at move-in AND move-out. Email it to yourself for the timestamp. This is your best evidence.

Firefighter here. We respond to multiple hot car calls every summer. By the time we arrive, internal temp can be 150+. Time matters. Break the window.

This is why you always keep your pay stubs. Every. Single. One. Digital screenshots count too.

Do not forget a good monitor. A $1000 PC paired with a 60Hz 1080p panel from 2015 is a waste. ASUS VG27AQ1A (1440p 170Hz IPS) goes on sale for $200 regularly.

Not wrong. "My wife cleared it with her mom without telling me" is the real problem here. The MIL is secondary. The fact that your spouse made a 3-month commitment about YOUR shared home without YOUR input is a relationship issue that needs addressing.

The Monarch rooftop view is incredible but go on a clear night. Dallas skyline on a clear evening from that rooftop is genuinely one of the best urban views in Texas.

bruh

Not wrong. The passive-aggressive comments and boundary violations during SHORT visits are the canary in the coal mine. Those behaviors do not improve over 3 months. They escalate. You are protecting your sanity and your marriage.

Outer Wilds is the greatest gaming experience I have ever had and I genuinely envy anyone who gets to play it for the first time. Do NOT look anything up. Just explore. Trust the process.

Fort Worth Water Gardens as a first date is an absolute cheat code. It is free, it is stunning, and nobody knows about it unless they live in Fort Worth. Every date I have taken there has been impressed.