This article in today's Houston Chronicle is pretty funny...26 tips for newcomers to Houston.

Some of these tips are true (traffic is very bad from 4-7pm on all our major freeways) and some of the tips are helpful (see the list of good Mexican restaurants).  Some of the tips are funny (get yourself some cowboy boots) and some of the tips make good sense (don't live in the suburbs, unless you have kids, in which case, live in the suburbs because of the good schools).

See all 26 tips here:  

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/26-tips-for-Houston-newcomers-6130812.php#photo-7628962