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    Austin Has Been Invaded by Texas

    Good riddance! Some of it based on media and Dem lies, serves them right.

    Austin Has Been Invaded by Texas: The progressive paradise is over for some, and they’re fleeing to bluer pastures.

    ...2020 happened. As the pandemic raged, Governor Greg Abbott banned municipalities including Austin from implementing COVID measures such as mask mandates. The following year, amid a brutal winter storm, the state’s electric grid failed, killing hundreds and leaving millions freezing in the dark, and it has yet to be fixed. That summer, Abbott codified permitless carry and further restricted voting access. This past February, he ordered investigations into the parents of trans children for child abuse. By June, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Texas was ten months ahead, having already effectively banned abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest and topped it with a $10,000 reward for informants.

    “It’s like how a frog boils one degree at a time,” Stettin said. “They trigger-banned all abortion and they’re offering a bounty! What more do you need if you are a remotely liberal person to get the $#@! out of here?” His destination was Massachusetts. “At least if I’m going to get into an argument with a guy in Boston,” he said, “he’s probably not carrying an AR-15 in his trunk.”

    This summer, that anxiety pervaded a stratum of liberal Austin, namely women, LGBTQ+ folks, parents, and people of color who fear a future in Texas and have the means to escape. The overturning of Roe seemed to remove the last obstacle in the state’s march to the far right, which is likely to be cemented in the upcoming election where Beto O’Rourke is way behind Abbott. While the Democratic mayor and the liberal city council institute token measures such as decriminalizing abortion, it’s cold comfort. One 25-year-old woman said she had her tubes tied, fearing the consequences of an unwanted pregnancy. One couple may relocate to the Northeast to carry out their pregnancy. Some job candidates are refusing to relocate. At Stettin’s party, his friend Jeff swiped open his phone to a note entitled “New Austin Cities” — a list of places that are what Austin used to be to him before he moved here from New York. It read, “Pittsburgh, Durham, Boise, Columbus, Jackson Hole, Chattanooga. Factors: Climate change, demographics, economy, location, taxes, nature, weather.” He plans to stick it out at least for now. “Global warming in the next ten years,” he said. “That’s gonna be $#@!ing real.”....
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    Then it is true: God Blessed Texas


    Let's go Brandon !!!

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    Nice. Sounds like it may be a decent place to retire when I am ready.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Nice. Sounds like it may be a decent place to retire when I am ready.
    It is a nice city, spread out, country-ish, except the main highway going through downtown is a drag.
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    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Nice. Sounds like it may be a decent place to retire when I am ready.
    between their running scare and the death count bd provides, Texas should be about damned near empty.
    Real estate could be cheap, now.
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    Austin is still a craphole. One of the worst cities in Texas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    between their running scare and the death count bd provides, Texas should be about damned near empty.
    Real estate could be cheap, now.
    I suspect most places real estate is cheap compared to here. (NVA)
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    I took a date to Austin because she wanted to see an art exhibit about 2 years ago. Homeless people all over downtown. Protestors outside the police station. Paper flyers for bands, garage sales, store sales, and whatnot littered the street everywhere along with empty pizza boxes, soda cans and beer bottles. It was freaking filthy there.

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