While first lady Laura Bush says the family may to be headed to Dallas after the presidential changeover on Jan. 20, preparing a final destination is no simple task on such short notice, the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram said Sunday.

Southern Methodist University political science professor Cal Jillson said while the Bush family could immediately live at its ranch in Crawford, Texas, a Dallas home would require more preparation time.

"There would be a lot of activity to get such a place ready for the post-presidential family," the professor at the Dallas college said. "That requires a lot of security, and that can't happen in the time that remains."

But Bruce Buchanan, a University of Texas at Austin government professor, said wherever the Bush family resides, there likely will be a feeling of pride among area residents.

"There tends to be a lot of pride in having a former president in a community, a state, even if it was a controversial president," Buchanan told the Star-Telegram.