I went to UT Austin in the later half of the 1990's. I enjoyed it there, but I moved to Chicago when I graduated in 1999 and I have lived there ever since. In Chicago I used to commute to my job driving from 6 AM to start my day at 7 am every morning. The return trip was 1.5 hours. The interstate I drove on to commute went past a rock quarry, and the air was filled with a nasty smell from factories and railroads that were also nearby. One summer my car's AC gave out, so I was forced to roll down my windows and tolerate the nasty smells. On top of that I drove a manual transmission car in stop and go traffic, which is a trial of endurance let me tell you. I doubt that commuters in Austin have to deal with a drive like that. Honestly though, that is just one stretch of interstate out of many such roads in Chicago. My other experiences with driving in Chicago have been more normal. That was some years ago, but now I live in a suburb just north of the city proper, I work fully remote for a company based in another state, and I am slowly adding to my company sponsored 401K. The city of Chicago is fairly liberal and I judge that to be a good thing. All of the things that loonie conservatives claim will happen that are bad really arent a problem here. The downtown is thriving, public transportation including buses and trains are safe, affordable, and convenient, and yet unions are strong and respected. In fact, things like the movement toward charter schools, that conservatives love, are being proven to not work. Austin may have some growing pains, but I'm sure eventually it can be worked out.

Texas stinks.

I would bet my next paycheck that every person you featured talking to the council in support of this - would be angry to hear this only got them access to a $350,000 house a little closer to town. Not affordable housing. They are useful because they are ignorant.

Austin is the Freeattle, San Franshithole, Porkland of the south.

Yeah, please go back to Cali ... Please !!!!

Politics are Conservative in Austin? When?

There are too many dogs in Austin.

Democrat city in an otherwise livable Republican State. No surprise.

F Texas‼️

Austin is like a herpe on a cute girl’s lip! No thanks !

To make it adults are having to move in with their families

If laws were not so strict about tiny homes and property was not so expensive and people could afford a fresh start then a majority would not be homeless

Homeless are not the problem not being able to get them the help they need is. Drugs, alcohol, are not the main problems. With robots taking human jobs are. Also, 2 major problems are inflation and stability.

Get rid of the little blue dots...🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🥊

democratic run = death of a city

The shell game.. with people

I think there is a sense home. People get used to a certain lifestyle. Personally, I would like more land. Most of the people leaving California are pro gun conservatives. You can insulate your house for summer. Wear more clothes in the winter. Tacos for breakfast sounds great. Texas would be a place i would consider.

Funny how these douchebags love to talk about government overreach until a group of people in a city make decisions for themselves that the dirtbag conservatives disagree with…don’t tread on me indeed

Another racist governor, hiding his sick agenda

ATX is a commie/marxist sht hole. Always raising taxes and local politicians lining their pockets.

Yes, the policies are conservative. This guy is an idiot. End of story.

I willl attest to one thing, Texas's sick anti-0abortion law almost killed my niec in June 2024. My niece had an unexpected pregnancy, which she wanted. At about 4 months the fetus lost its heartbeat. The state of Texas will only allow a medication "purge" of the dying fetus not a D&C. She was given three rounds of medication before her body began to expel the dead tissue. By this point she had become infected and was going Septic. The Doctors put her in the ICU and completely transfused her entire blood to save her life, She was in ICU 6 days and almost died as a result. F--k Texas and its Women hating Fake Christian Polices

Not For Me Texas is one of the last few that speaking good mannerisms. Tried ( tested) True To Their Upbringing Lots of History To Remind us All GOOD FOLKS STILL RESIDE IN THIS REPUBLIC! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Austin re my above comment.

Texas is socially conservative, not politically.

I waa there last year for 8 months. Worst decision i ever made. Was absolutely miserable.

Love to see them leave n all west coast

I miss truly liberal Austin!

Uhh. There is so much incorrect about your conclusions sprinkled in.

Uhh. There is so much incorrect about your conclusions sprinkled in.

All the weirdos live in one place

I’m from Texas & all these sanctuary cities can go pound sand- all the libtards that came from other states need to go back! Texans will not play their game!

Redneck Texans What a joke

Redneck Texans Dumb Cowboys What a joke😂

This man is a clown and a liar. Dan Patrick is an establishment crook.

Sadly my daughters chose to live in Austin . If anything bad happens to them or my granson and son-in-law because the woke garbage, I will be suing the city for it.

Texas would be banging their sheep if California did not thin the gene pool.

When you have an influx of people on property values go up, you have the real estate bubble, that we’ve seen burst so many times. Or you just can’t afford to live there I stopped liking Austin many years ago because of the traffic. It is horrible.

Pas mandatory gun ownership, training, and certification laws to prevent Californians from moving in. If you don’t, you’ll end up like Oregon.

They build the home made out of legos, unless you personally build it chances are you’re gonna have to fork up plenty of money for repair jobs for the future. Very cheaply made.

Austin is a shit hole, I hate having to even drive thru there with homelessness and people shitting in the street! Literally shitting in the street!

Californians ruin every place they migrate to. I live in a place also ruined by them.

Send them back home!!!!

Just call it California East. Austin is a freaking zoo.

We Texans dont want you here!! So bye 👋

Building a version of Kalifornia in Texas. What could go wrong? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

We longed to move to Austin in the early 1980s. Back then, Austin had a peaceful, almost sleepy small town feel to it despite the fact that it is the state capital and home to Texas's flagship state university. Alas, jobs were not easy to come by in those days, and we gave up on our dream of moving there. We were very fortunate, however, to escape Houston, which in my opinion is arguably the worst city to live in in Texas thanks to the lack of zoning, the crime, the unbelievably bad traffic, and the disgraceful air and ground pollution, not to mention the border problem which as already long since out of control by the early 1980s. We moved to clean, green Tulsa which offered a really good quality of life. Unfortunately, Tulsa has gone much the same way as Austin.... Anyway, I visited Austin again in the early 2000's (actually stayed in (Round Rock), and the city no longer felt the same AT ALL. It had become a boom town reminiscent of Houston in the 1980s. Whilst Austin still has much to recommend it, I would not be interested in living there now absent some great personal incentives. Personally, I like the OLD, smaller character homes in well established neighbourhoods, but as in Fort Worth, Dallas, and other cities, those types of properties have become gentrified and the cost to rent or to buy is outrageous. I am retired now and sometimes think about relocating to a small town in Arkansas or Mississippi, or Maine, aka heaven on earth.

Austin is conservative because it caters to moneyed white interests. Always has, always will. It just tells you how regressive the other parts of the state are that people think ATX is liberal or progressive. Laughable. It's the Las Vegas of the confederacy.

They all from California..get the f out of Texas trash democrat

Moved from California to Texas 4 years ago definitely don't miss Cali.