We all dislike it when insects find their way into our homes. It always happens when we least expect it to doesn't it? There's always that initial groan when we see a bug in our house and we have to somehow get it out of the building.

But what happens when the bug is in our beds? Yes, if you didn't know, bed bugs are a thing, and they are certainly not fun to see or deal with. Yes, they even visit the Lone Star State, as much as we would wish they never showed up.

Sadly, it looks like for two cities in our great state, bed bugs are prevalent, and way more than expected.

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Bed Bugs In Texas? Where Are They?!?

Well, to find out where bed bugs seem to congregate, we turn to none other than Orkin for the data. According to their website, data collected from the treatments they did the previous year showed where the most were found. So it's time for the moment of truth, which Texas cities hold the distinction for the most bed bugs?

Well if you live Dallas or Houston, we're sorry to report that you're in the top 50. At 17th, Dallas landed on the list, while Houston was placed at 44th on the list. So thankfully only two were on the list, but that's still two too many.

So let this be a warning to all of us, go ahead and try to avoid having bed bugs in your house by any means necessary!

The Top 10 Worst Places to Live in Texas

While it's always a good idea to know about areas with the lowest crime rates and best recreational opportunities when you are looking for a place to live, it’s also important to know which places to avoid. Even if you move to a neighborhood with a low crime rate, you could also be close to less safe communities.

Here are the top 10 worst places to live in Texas according to moneyinc.com.

LOOK: 15 Pets You CAN'T Own in the City of Temple

Temple is a super pet-friendly place to live, but there are some animals city officials would really rather you not try to tame and keep in your home. Let's take a look at a few of the critters on the banned list.

Bet You Didn't Know: 10 Bizarre Texas Laws Still on the Books

Many states still have strange laws on the books that aren’t enforced or taken seriously anymore, and Texas is no exception.

Most of these laws are just funny now, but at one time, there was a valid (or at least somewhat valid) reason for them to exist.

Texas has plenty of strange rules and regulations that you could technically be prosecuted for if you violate them, since they've never been amended. Some of these are only for specific cities and not state-wide, but all of them are pretty odd!

Let's take a look at 10 of the weirdest ones in the Lone Star State.

21 Texas Town Names Outsiders Can't Pronounce

Have you ever heard someone call Killeen "Kye-lean" or Salado "Salad-oh"? That's just the tip of the Texas mispronunciation iceberg. Here are the towns and cities most folks who didn't grow up in Texas don't have a clue how to pronounce.

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