The only good thing about Austin is that it is surrounded by Texas.
I will never again even pass through that city without being well armed. As it is, I usually carry there anyway, but now it is required. The Schitty Council has made it clear that they’re not interest in the safety of the public, so we have to act accordingly.
Either that, or just boycott the whole damned place - don’t visit, don’t buy products from any Austin company (and let them know why, so they can feel the pressure and then turn it on the idiots in the government).
Back in the day, early 1980s, when we played gigs across Texas, we commented on the “different” Austin was from the rest of Texas. We didn’t especially like Austin, but loved the rest of Texas. So it’s not a new thing.
I try not to go to even my mailbox unless I am armed. My goal is to never have to say I wish I had a weapon on me.