3-6 months to hold either, in the current environment. Dallas is generally slightly more senior than HOU. They both have their advantages/disadvantages as far as SWA pilot bases go.

As you can tell, we have pilots on both sides of the political spectrum who work here. 90%+ of my trips here are with people I have no problem with at all and would fly with again. And I usually have no idea how they vote, nor do I care. I show up, treat everyone with mutual respect, do my job, have a cold beer at the end of the day, and then go home to my family 2.5-3 days later. This forum loves its drama like 24 news channels.