Folks in the Houston area may want to visit the NASA photos site for some more local images. Katy is an OK place. There are better places to live, but not everyone can afford to live in La Jolla or Hawaii. On the plus side, housing is very affordable. The weather's nice in Katy if you can stand really hot and humid weather from April-early October.
Winters are great here.
There are thousands of good restaurants and plenty to see and do, just a short 20-minute drive away. And many people wilt in hot, sunny, humid weather. That's big news out here. And hell, everything's air conditioned. Or just hang out by the pool and drink beer all day.