Commerce, TX Reviews

keep browsing - 7/5/2012
Commerce Texas is a community that is shriveling. The town has a branch of the A&M system here and should be thriving. I have only been here 1 year, and listening to residents and local politicians voice their view, has led to my decision to finish my grad degree and LEAVE! The heat is unbearable (summers are in the 100teens). The price of everything (gasoline, groceries, services)is higher than surrounding communities, which leads one to believe the local community is gouging college students at the expense of watching their town....die....along with themselves. This town should be renamed-Anti-Commerce, as it is clear the residents are threatened by and do not encourage growth. The college adds 11,000 people to the town, however, even businesses and franchises do not invest here...only a Mcdonalds, Braums and Walmart exist. No recreation exists. A state park/lake, called Cooper State Park, was an ideal place, until politicians sent the water to a far away town. There is no longer Read More

Quality of Life Cautions in Commerce - 7/26/2009
Being a college town, there are people that will take advantage of new comers to town, Before renting an apartment or house, check with the commerce housing authority, city hall, police department to see if your prospective landlord or landlords manager is known to them. In recent events I called the police department to file a complaint, the dispatcher related to me information, that I wish I has known before renting from this particular property manager, that habitually bullies tenants because they are low income and/or young and dont know any better.
Renters Beware. if at all possible only rent from legitimate companies and stay away from mom and pop wannabees. Read More