You should never have chosen Austin. It's the Berkeley/Madison of the southwest. This isn't sue to "insanity spreading to Texas"; it's been that way for a long time. Probably because it is the capitol and full of government employees, and it is dominated by one of the largest universities in the country.
It's a beautiful area, with lots of nice smaller towns around it, but Austin itself is a lost cause.
When they decided to become "silicon hills" and the California nazis moved in, I left. Last time I was downtown, it was nothing but construction, morons with top knots and Bernie signs.
How many Austinites does it take to change a light bulb?
Seven. One to change the buib and six to talk about how great things were in the sixties.