I lived in Dallas for 20+ years and CT has everything over Texas except the cost of housing.
There is absolutely no natural beauty and driving is insane. Half of the people don't have licenses or insurance, let alone know how to talk english.

Yes, CT has it's faults, but other states do to.

Salt fishing, fresh water fishing, nice outdoors and climate isn't too bad.
The other part of my live I lived in the snow belt of western New York. That's still a pretty nice place to live.
Dave