Considering relocating to Texas

Unfortunately, you need a stable Electric Grid for A/C to actually work effectively.....

Or get a backup diesel generator lol... might look into that hearing about all these electric grid issues out there. Too bad it's not dry like Colorado, swamp coolers work wonders here in the summertime and use a lot less energy to run, just a fan to blow air through the membrane and a small pump to keep the water circulating. The complex I work in currently actually uses central evaporative cooling as opposed to A/C.