YOu will be able to live like a king in Texas at either place due to the lower cost of living. You get alot of house for the money. You can afford a garage large enough to house your Cobra.
Texans are use to traveling long distances to go places. It is not unusual to travel 60 miles one way to go out to dinner. When I was in high school, we played against teams located a couple of hours away one way. The reason the auto manufactures sell so many big cars and trucks in Texas is that Texans love to travel. Texans love Texas and they have gotten use to all the outsiders coming into the state. They love independence. They still have the cowboy spirit. If you have a choice to go to Texas for the
oil business, you should like it there.
By the way, it is not too far to drive from either place to the beach. The difference is that is California they have to wear wet suit to go into the water because it is so cold. In Texas, you can go in little more than you birthday suit.