I personally always liked Austin. If just because Austin is a hell of alot cleaner than well, Houston. Plus, some of those musician wannabes turned out to be decent, for example, Ray Wylie Hubbard (I thought he'd been in Austin for a while) and Townes Van Zandt
Not to mention that Austin was the spiritual home of the Outlaw country movement (something we need to resurrect)
Don't get me wrong. I love Austin as well. That's why I live here. I'm just saying Round Rock is a lot more conservative than Austin. If you live in Round Rock, you get the benefits of living in Austin without the high tax rate and house prices. For example, my inlaws bought their house in 77' for $27,500. That house now goes for $250,000.