I live in Georgia now near Atlanta. Moved here from Katy, Tx in '96. Houston traffic is a piece of cake compared to the traffice here. I attribute it to the NASCAR wannabee syndrome (habits like drafting, passing on the right or in the middle turn lane). The fact that the educational system here is rated near the bottom of the 50 states - some say at #50 but the Georgia folks says its really #49. This relates to the interpertation of many that traffice signs like speed lift, read light & yield are merely suggestions.
Understand the construction in Houston area - remember some morning DJs nicked name I35 south "The 401K Freeway" - meaning get a job on teh construction crew & you can work on it until you retire.