We moved from California to Texas for a cheaper lifestyle. We disliked almost everything else, and are moving back.

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Guadalupe Galindo-Nevarez and her family moved from California to Texas in 2022. Life is more affordable in Texas, but they couldn't get used to the weather. Despite higher living costs, the family is planning to move back to California as soon as possible. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Guadalupe Galindo-Nevarez, 63, who moved from California to El Paso, Texas, with her husband and daughter in 2022 and now plans to move back to...