We all "know" that Texans are all fundamentalist twin six shooter cowboys who spend their spare time working on oil rigs and prepping the tornado shelter for doomsday.
So the location of the events could in theory have been chosen because its where he had a support network that also gave him cover via instilled narrative.
Then again, he was apparently unemployed, maybe that was the only couch he could still crash on.
Ya, but everybody “knows” that Austin is a blue dot in a red sea. Home of ANTIFAs and left wing losers of all stripes. Or do people not know that? I get you on the “common knowledge” thing. Maybe people don’t “know” about Austin.