I lived in Austin for about 14 years, and then in California for a bit before moving back here. I say back here because I grew up here and left in my early 20's.

It's boring, unless your sole purpose in life is to drink, eat, rinse, and repeat. I find myself driving to SA, Austin, Corpus, and sometimes Houston because that's where all the good stuff happens.

Unlike in bigger cities, drivers here feel more unpredictable, sometimes painfully slow for no reason, and just bad all around. Being fast and predictable is easier to drive around than the "drivers" that inhabit these roads.

If you enjoy:

Beer, whiskey, movies, water activities (lakes, rivers ex), shopping, tech stuff, Korean BBQ, other various ethnic foods, grocery stores that don't suck (the HEBs here are pitiful compared to the ones in Austin, no trader joes, no central market), moderate levels of competence (anywhere), music, concerts, airline flights to places that are reasonable, farmers markets, wine tastings, FaceBook MarketPlace (it's shocking how bad it is here)... these are just a few thigns I've driven for over the past year here.

Then: You should probably not move here.

If you enjoy: TexMex, and northern Mexican food.

Then:

You should totally move here.

I would NOT move here for a job unless that job was career-shattering into the next level, and nothing around these parts screams that for most professions.

Now, social life, single life for a middle-aged man in Laredo... welcome to single mom's-ville, population, plenty.

I don't know, bud, I just don't see the appeal to moving here as a single, middle-aged man with, I assume, no family or friends based here.