Oh HAI 100th review! It might as well be a tribute to my home. Here are some things I'd like to say about Austin: 1. It's better than Houston. 2. It remains weird. 3. It has urban bats. And wild urban parrots(this is a good band name)! Did you know? 4.The traffic sucks, but if you live almost anywhere between 71 and 183, it's not a horrible drive (or bike ride) to anywhere. 5. There are lots of hipsters, but there are fewer hipsters with silly facial hair here than say, Portland or San Fran. 6. It is the birthplace of numerous awesome things, like Whole Foods, Austin City Limits, Amy's Ice Cream, Central Market, Alamo Drafthouse, and Uchi. I could live in a world without all of these things, but I wouldn't WANT to. 7. It is a vibrant community for young people, and love em or hate em, that keeps a city fresh. 8. All in all, the weather here is not bad. I mean, it may have been 105 last week, but remember when it snowed in February? Lower humidity, lots of breeze, and the possibility of jumping in Barton Springs on a warm, sunny day makes it livable. 9. It's a liberal oasis in TX! 10. It's been my gracious host for 5+ years. read more

I absolutely love this wonderful city. I haven't been to Austin in a long time, but truly miss it very much. I love everything about Austin. I love the laid back atmosphere, the clean air, the stores and restaurants. And of course, I love the people. I've never seen so many friendly, smiley, open minded and down to earth people. I always feel loved and welcome up here. Austin, I will always love you. :) And I..willlll alwwwayyyss looooove you! (Whitney Houston's version) read more

You gotta check it out for yourself! No words can do this city justice. If you've visited, then you know what I mean. If you have yet to, what're ya waiting for? I have merely scratched the surface but it's a festerin'. I found a place where I fit in, finally. KEEP. AUSTIN. WEIRD. read more

I moved here about 13 years ago - when I first got here I would have rated it a 5++ From the moment my feet touched the ground at the Robert Mueller Airport I KNEW this was my home (and I'm originally a Massachusetts Yankee!) I"ve lived at Wind RIdge Apartments (which I have found MOST people who have spent any amount of years here have lived there - so weird!) I love ZIlker Park - the trail around Town Lake, the weather (hot and cold), the greenery, the flowers, the conservative mixed with the "progressive", the friends I've met here, the healthy food available, the creative and interesting businesses that come and go, Most of all now, I love the community of grace teachers in this area - a gem many people wouldn't understand. When I think of Austin, I think of the area from downtown going south from there (inc east to west). Unfortunately, circumstances have me living north and I'm getting rather bitter about it. I now feel like I'm in "Any-City USA" It's gross, corporate and purposeless. I hope to get out of this area and back to "home" when our lease is up. Thing is...it's growing so much everywhere around this city - I wonder if the Austin I love is just going to disappear anyway. :( read more

We came here from NYC for a bachelorette party. The food and amenities here were as expected and the natives are friendly and welcoming HOWEVER, the number of homeless people harassing and begging us was overwhelming and made me feel extremely unsafe. read more

I was born and raised in Austin, and I'm about to leave it for college, but... I found that I couldn't go too far, and will be living thirty minutes away. Austin is like a cool, trendy friend who always knows something fun to do. Because everywhere you go, there is something fun to do, for everyone. For the more urban, shopping obsessed, there is the boutique scene on South Congress, or the more upscale Domain up North. For the outdoor types, there's hiking on the Greenbelt and sunning at Barton Springs. For the sports fan, it's obvious: UT sports. For hipsters and intellectuals, there are coffee shops galore, and Book People and Monkey Wrench. And of course, for the music fans in all of us, there is a venue for every type of music. I'll miss it, but not too much, 30 minutes isn't a long drive to get to the best city in the world. read more

I have been living in Austin for more than half of my life and love every bit of it. Most of the year it is nice and sunny. Only part that sucks about Austin are the Allergies. Oh well I guess you can't have it all! People here are really nice and friendly and sometimes weird!. They have a saying "keep austin weird". I absolutely love this place and this is my second home. I don't plan on moving anywhere else and there is no place like Austin! read more

Austin, you never disappoint. This was my 3rd year at SXSW and I am always reminded of how much I like this city. Austinites are super cool and friendly. The city is easy to get around. You are eco-conscious and have great food trucks. So good! read more

Great place. Everyone told me I had to come visit Austin. It reminds me of downtown San Diego. Nice people, great places to eat, exciting nightlife. You have your chic hotel lounges or your hole in the wall bars. It's metropolitan but very hipster in some spots. Our night on sixth Street was a success jumping from place to place and dancing our behinds off. Lots of history in Austin but it's a modern and happening place. read more

There are a lot of places to eat and drink and listen to music but that's about it. It lacks a culture. It does not feel like Texas but it also doesn't feel like anything else. Decent waterfront to walk around but missing those unique and interesting little finds that make other great cities ... well ... great. One last thing, I'll concur with another review, the local beer does suck. read more

@John S. If I had a chance to warn you before moving here, it would have gone something like this: "Austin sucks: Don't move here". As they say, don't let the door... read more

To Austin, with love. My name is Amanda and I was born in Austin, Texas. I was raised on the outskirts of the city (Pflugerville, Round Rock, etc). I hate the outskirts. I truly do. While I was attending the University of Texas at Austin, I got a chance to live in student housing on fifth street/Lake Austin Blvd. I had always enjoyed coming into Austin. But during my time at UT, I fell truly, madly, deeply in love with Austin. I love downtown, west and southwest Austin. I love Town Lake. I love Whole Foods, 5th St. I love the kitchy little cafes and diners and coffee shops! I love Amy's Ice Cream lol. Sixth street, well, personally I can take it or leave it but SXSW is pretty cool and ACL is fantastic. Torchy's tacos is excellent for a hangover, and Esther's Follies can brighten anyone's mood. I'm sad that they closed spaghetti warehouse downtown and I was astonished by the scandal on sixth with Mike Yassine. A lot of people complain about art and I'm surprised. There are so many art galas, museums (Blanton museum on UT campus is pretty neat) and art exhibits put on throughout the year. Maybe y'all aren't looking in the right places?? I mean, granted, if you want fantastic outlets for art, I'm thinking New York, Chicago, California, Washington DC might be more to your hearts' desire, but it's not like Austinites are artistically challenged, here. I came on here to read reviews about the city I love, my home, my sanctuary. I was so disappointed about so many bitter Californian reviews on here. And slightly amused. All I can say to you is: if you hate Austin so much, if California is so fantastic, if the girls are hotter, the food is better, the culture is so much more diverse, why did you move to Austin? Do us all a favor and stay in California. Trust me, it's better for us too. read more

Austin! Yah biotches! Keeping Austin weird, hangin' on 6th street, chowing from the food trucks, check out the Cathedral of Junk, grab candy from Big Top Candy Shop and then stop by Uncommon Objects to buy a jar of teeth! End your evening by staying in the most haunted hotel in the USA- THE DRISKILL.... Now THAT'S AN AWESOME CITY! read more

Um, yes. I can't get enough of this town. Granted, I can only acknowledge that my "visits" here are awesome, but every encounter I have has been wonderful. Every one is so friendly. I can definitely do without the humidity however. Cannot wait to go back. read more

Austin is just a great place to be. With rivers and wilderness and music and technology all around, I may sound like a chamber of commerce ad. But I'm not. I could do with a bit cooler some days in the summer, but its worth it! The history in the capitol is very engaging. The university is top shelf. I always enjoy my visits and always find lots of cool things on YELP (where else). read more

Austin is the first city I have lived other then where I was born. Much like Phoenix, Austin is filled with people from other places which is good. Also the food here is solid. I would suggest the food trucks as a good place to start. 6th street much like any other street like it around the country is overhyped but does have a few good places to go. Austin is the only city I would live in Texas as it seems not to fit the rest of the state. It is a little thick on the UT love but outside of music that is all this city has. read more

Love love love Austin TX!!! Love 6th St music scene and had some killer BBq!

LIfe throws you curveballs and events change. I did not pursue my Masters (crappy UTSA program!) and I am buying a house in San Antonio. I still like Austin and would like to keep it in my thoughts every now and then to take a road trip. read more

was really looking forward to exploring Austin while the kids were at the RTX convention. (which they greatly enjoyed) We were disappointed on how difficult it was to get around the city, the trash and unmowed street sides and interstates shoulders. Constant Traffic jams. People here are very nice but service everywhere is slow and sloppy. We had to drive to Round Rock just to get a decent meal and not have to park blocks away and walk in the heat and wait in lines. 6th street is all bars and pizza and everyplace sells the same tourist stuff in each place. Congress was fun and interesting, but again, parking and traffic jams frustrating. We gave up by Saturday and left a day early. read more

My name Leonard Richard Jr and today was my first time at Pflugerville Family Dentistry and this was the best choice I ever made the staff is super friendly and the Dr. Is very good so anybody looking for a new Dentist please go visit Pflugerville Family Dentistry read more

I love Austin, Texas! I moved here from Temple a few years ago and are much closer to my family. I do miss Temple and my home but I love my apartment here and I love that I get to see my kids, grandkids and great grandkids on a regular basis. The traffic gets a little hectic but what do you expect when everyone wants to live here! read more

Hello ppl, i really got confused about Austin City, i got a job, i'm not from US, so i really wanted to know how much i have to earn money to live and save a lil bit. I see a lot of comments about how much is beautiful this city and not expensive but i also see comments like: "Austin Sucks" or very expensive. So how can i really know? Can anybody who really knows how much i have to earn to live normally and save a lil bit. Please provide me this information. Thank you. read more

Maxwell Ford has a great sales name Clem Koldziej. Looking for a truck for my grandson on Memorial Weekend. They didn't have what we were looking for but as we were leaving Clem came up and took us around to see some other vehicles. Clem spotted a truck that was maybe a trade-in. Said he would check and get back with us later. Clem called back within a few hours and said the truck was ours if we wanted and he would hold it. It's now my grandsons truck and we are glad that we met Clem. We wouldn't have bought from Maxwell if it had not been for him. If you see him tell we said hello and thanks for the help. - Michael Barnes read more

I went the other direction: from Austin to the San Francisco Bay Area (moved here in 2008). I lived in Austin 35 years and San Antonio 15 before that. I have a pretty non-partisan opinion regarding both cities. I love them both, but for different reasons. I am a moderate politically so have no real strong leanings. Austin Pros: (compared to SF) 1) Cost of living compared to SF is hugely more affordable (about 1/3 for housing). Food, gasoline, etc probably all 20-30% lower as well. 2) People are friendlier in general and less suspicious of your intentions. 3) People in the workplace are much more sociable and willing to just "sit and BS". In the Bay Area, everyone is so deadly serious at work all the time. 4) No state income tax. Pensions are not taxed. 5) Mexican food can't be beat! SF Mexican food is bland and uninteresting. There is NO Tex-Mex at all in the Bay Area. 6) Car registrations in California are ridiculously expensive. 7) California state government is a train wreck. Austin has much less to contend with. Austin Cons: (compared to SF) 1) Although the natural beauty is great, it cannot hold a candle to the beauty of the California coast in the Bay Area. Marin county is called "God's Country" for a reason. 2) The property taxes in Texas are awful (around 4% of assessed value). 3) SF has no fire ants or roaches the size of B-17s. Mosquitos? What are those? 4) Austin summers are brutal. The moderate climate in the Bay Area can't be beat (50-80 degrees all year). If you like the tropics, SF is NOT the place to be (it gets downright COLD in July!). 5) Other than Mexican food, SF is a "Foodie Utopia". Austin has improved dramatically, though, since I first moved to Austin in 1973. 6) If you have allergies, welcome to the "Allergy Capital of Texas". 7) Everything grows in the Bay Area, not just live oaks, cedars (actually California Junipers), and mesquite trees. This is of course directly related to the moderate climate. 8) You need expensive air conditioning to survive. I don't even own an A/C. Miscellaneous observations: 1) If you are liberal, central Austin is the place for you ("A blue raft in a sea of red"). If you are conservative, drive a couple miles in any direction and you're all set! 2) The music scene is great, but so is SF (call this a tie). Austin definitely gets the nod for Country & Western. SF gets the nod for Jazz hands down. 3) If you are religious, you will feel much more at home in Austin and the Bible Belt. The Bay Area places much less importance on your religious preferences. At the very least, religion is private and isn't broadcast as freely. read more

The downtown area has panhandlers everywhere. They take up residence on the benches on Congress avenue and are well rested, so as to have the energy to swear and threaten people who decline their requests for money. My wife and I became reluctant to leave our downtown hotel after being accosted twenty or thirty times during the first two days we were there. We spoke to two police officers on bicycles who understood the issue and decried the lack of any ordinances that might control the begging. read more

Definitely the best city in Texas. Pros: *Gorgeous scenery - Austin is the only city in Texas with significant natural beauty; Town Lake is beautiful, the spring is full of flowers and bright green trees, and the hills on the western side of the city are breathtaking to drive around (reminiscent of the hills of western CA). I love driving up 360 on a foggy morning with the tops of the hills touching the clouds. *Outdoor activities - Again, Austin has a lot of natural beauty and plenty of outdoor opportunities (Greenbelt, Wild Basin, Zilker, Lake Travis, Town Lake, Mckinney Falls, and a plethora of other small parks). *Affordability - Austin is relatively affordable compared to the rest of the US (though more expensive than most of TX). *Friendliness - People are open-minded and the drivers are noticeably friendlier than most other large cities (always let you merge onto the freeway with no issue), though they are still pretty bad at driving. *Diversity - The population is generally pretty educated and intelligent (UT) and fairly diverse (especially for TX). *Character - Austin has character! It is something that the other sprawling cities of TX severely lack. The music scene is great and there are plenty of places full of life - SoCo, UT, downtown, South Lamar, etc. There are also a lot of neighborhoods with different character (old houses of Hyde Park, hip SoCo, mansions perched on top of hills in West Lake, etc). *Food trailers - 'nuff said. *Safety - Austin is a lot safer than most big cities, though smaller crimes such as vandalism do occur regularly. * Events - SXSW, kite festival, ACL, the list goes on. Cons: *Traffic is a nightmare. I-35 is pretty much backed up 6:30 am to 8:30 pm weekdays, 11 am - 8 pm Saturdays and 12-7 Sundays, but the biggest issue is there aren't very many routes to get north/south, so if you have to travel during evening rush hour - well, you're screwed. Good luck! *The 'scene' may not be everyone's cup of tea; I find the bars/clubs here to be pretty immature (but I hate clubbing in general) and there isn't as much of an artsy museum/opera scene as in Houston. *Trash - People litter a lot here; it's that way in any big city, but it's sad to go to the 360 overlook and see broken beer bottles on the cliff. What kind of terrible person leaves their stinky crap in such a pretty natural area? read more

Positives: 1. I like Austin its the most livable of the Cities I have lived in. 2. People are friendly. 3. Plenty of public spaces to take family that are free or at reduced cost. 4. It is relatively safe to commute on a bike if you live in the city core. Barton springs, The parks and free concerts. Negatives. 1. It it still Texas : Texas is the uninsured capital of the United States. More than 6.3 million Texans - including 1.2 million children - lack health insurance. - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.Hv4hRnKv.dpuf HAMM seeks to provide health care for musicians but what about everyone else? 2. It is still in the United States : Wages are low for the rent. The Austin city council stated that to live in Austin comfortable a person needs make 20 per hour but minimum wage is still 7 dollars per hour. Austin is great because every where else went to hell ... the rest of the country is still in such bad times and does not or will not spend money on infrastructure that Austin has. 3. The city that everyone loves or I love is disappearing and being replaced with chic useless things ... pet walkers personal trainers and all the ills of California. The opportunists that seem to show up at any place with to many upper income types. 4. The streets are not paved with gold: Everyone says that jobs are being created here but personally I believe it closer to the fact that jobs are being moved here. And I think the jobs are moved here at the expense of the region the were moved from. The city rolls over to give various companies who are already extremely profitable a tax abatement. read more

i wish i could just re-post jimmy l. review of austin. the technology just do not exist! but seriously don't move here! lots of monsters!

Austin has its' good and bad points. Pros-There are good paying jobs in some areas such as the tech field. Housing prices are lower than in some other places like California. While there are a few areas that are sketchy at night, you don't have any downright rough areas that are unsafe like there are in NYC or Chicago. People here on average are friendly and have manners and are accepting of different types of people though we have jerks here too like anywhere. There is enough diversity to add some extra flavor but not so much that It destroys the host culture. There are a wide range of restaurants serving different types of cuisine There is also live music, entertainment and events. The winters are mild and the spring comes early. There are also major colleges and universities here and nearby. Cons- Other than high paying tech jobs or jobs in certain other areas, salaries here are lower than other places. Property taxes here are high. The cost of living here and rents have gotten much higher. Part of this is due largely to the huge influx of people from other places resulting in more housing demands. A more business friendly climate in Texas along with failed financial policies in California and some states up North have resulted in huge numbers of people coming here for jobs or fleeing high taxes and costs.. The public transportation here is worse than other cities because our city council is full of elitist yuppies who don't care because the people who ride them are on the lower end of the economic scale. The traffic here is bad. More of the entertainment here is geared to the young and hipsters Too many festivals and events and runs that block traffic .Summers are long and hot and don't end until close to Halloween.. read more

Howdy Honda...Ask for Nico Popov, internet manager is Mark Z...took time to educate, worked hard to make me a great deal,let me drive car for weekend...fantastic best ever experience buyin a car, and I have bought many (bought the Odyssey minivan) read more

wow! these negative reviews crack me up. I have lived in austin for ten years and seven of those years i have worked in hotels. i cannot tell you how many visitors fall in love with this city. countless people have told me they are thinking about moving here after their week long visit. including people from california. if austin could talk, it would tell you racist pigs off and at the same, restore its dignity. read more

If you want to see drug deals, homeless people every 4 feet and gross bars go to 6th St. Otherwise stay away from 6th Street! They claim is it like Bourbon St, except for the smell, so not true. Austin does need to clean up their city and get the homeless under control. It was worse than Seattle. Other than that South Congress St was great, double decker bus tour really shows you the city and worth the time. Great restaurants,shops and nice people. We did a day trip and that was plenty of time to spend in Austin. read more

Loved the city, loved the people! The ONLY complaint we had was with the cab company's particularly Yellow cab. No need to call them to pick you up at the hotel, they will not show up. Walk out on the street and flag one down was the only way we could catch one... read more

I ordered a Windows OS software about a month ago. I came promptly. However, I was to soon find out that the software that Amazon.com sent me was COUNTERFEIT. When I installed it on my computer, the Product Code numbers they sent didn't work. When I contacted Amazon.com, they contacted the supplier who sent me a shiny new set of Product Code numbers. Guess what? They didn't work either. When I contacted Amazon.com several times by email and phone, they stopped replying to me. I still haven't gotten my money back and now my computer has a prominent message on the screen that says "This software is counterfeit and NOT genuine Microsoft." Now I have to pay some computer geek to remove the counterfeit software and reinstall my original operating system software. And, of course, I still haven't been able to get my purchase price refunded. My only recourse seems to be a contact to my state's Attorney General Consumer Protection Division (Texas). If you buy from the people, you may experience the same problems I have. I told the last representative of Amazon.com that I spoke to that if they would let me return the counterfeit merchandise to them and refund my money, I promised her that I would never buy from Amazon.com ever again. From Deep in the heart of Texas read more

I moved to Austin in 1984 from Minneapolis, MN. Austin was a sleepy college town of about 180,000 people total. There was no traffic to speak of, the air was clean, and there were green spaces all over the city. Protecting the environmental treasures of the Green Belt and Barton Springs was one of the highest priorities of the citizens of Austin. I grew up and into this ethos. When I graduated High School in 1989, I got an apartment in Hyde Park for about 295 dollars a month. I was able to work 30-35 hours a week and play in a band and live in one of the nicer neighborhoods in the town. The Austin music and art scene was thriving, SXSW was still a manageable festival. Things were very good for us in those days in Austin. Then came the Tech boom and Dell computer. People started to move here in droves for work. They neither had the inclination nor ability to assimilate themselves to Austin's cultural mores, and slowly, slowly, the Austin I knew began to die off. This new breed of Austinite wanted to make as much money as possible as quickly as possible. If they had to build shitty overpriced tract housing to accommodate these rapacious newcomers from California and Houston, if they had to build on watersheds and fields of wildflowers, if they had to destroy the sight-lines to the Capitol, so be it. Fast forward 15 more years, and Austin has the worst traffic in America. Austin has horrendous air quality. Austin has police chief that is convinced he lives in Los Angeles and treats the citizens here accordingly. It is terribly overpriced for the wages that are available. If you just moved here in the last 10 years, you have NO IDEA of what it used to be like. I'm sure it's nicer than wherever you were before, but don't kid yourself, it's not at all what it used to be. I'm getting out of here as soon as possible, and y'all can figure out where to get your water from in 15 years. read more

OMG ok so my wife and I wanted to get away over the 3 day weekend and get out. We thought lets go to Austin and have some fun. Every one always talks about how great Austin is. Not even close. Here's the deal. Austin has great music and the place to go for bands. Other then that boring and I am so surprised how the freeways and streets are set up. If you miss an exit wow you have to go a long way to get back on the other side to get where you need to go. So many homeless people and I am not talking about just in down town. On almost every conner there was someone with a sign asking for money and looking at you like why didn't you give me any money like you owe them. Down Town no big deal there's 6th street and, and im listening what else that's just it nothing really else that's worth going into down town Austin. history or sights to see a few and it's over in an hour. We took one full day and drove well over 300 miles in the Austin area alone and still didn't see or do any thing that's so great that Austin has to offer. What a waste of money and time. The walking around in down town Austin one person after another coming up to my wife and I. Do you have any spare change, do you have a smoke. No you dumb fucking asshole get the fuck away from me. The city of Austin really needs to take a good look at their city and how it's laid out, more police offers in the area to help stop all these homeless people bothering people who come to the city. Never again will we go to Austin for what. We have seen so much of the world and the US and Austin was one of the last places we will ever go again. Good job Austin I should sue your ass for the miss leading BS you tell people to come to your city read more

My 26 year old son recently got out of the army. He immediately went to Austin, Texas to visit a former battle buddy who discharged a year ahead of him. His original visit was intended to be two weeks.....4 weeks into it he phoned home (San Diego) saying that he was staying in Austin....that he had found the perfect place to build his new civilian life. His father and I were disappointed and decided to fly to Austin to see just what, was the big attraction. We were disgusted! There is an overwhelming number of young people who live like vampires. The sleep all day and party all night. They drink heavily, dress provocatively, use shameful language, are covered with tattoos and body piercing. They seem to have no sense of propriety and shamefully disrespectful to all things traditional. We have visited Texas before...Trophy Club, Flower Mound, Southlake and truly felt at home. We were extremely fond of Texas based upon our previous visits BUT this visit to Austin has left us shell-shocked! We are quiet conservative people who keep our opinions to ourselves and appreciate others who do the same. I fear our family is about to fracture....to be lost. read more

People are awesome, natives and transplants alike...but really it ends there for me. Growing up in northern CA I was spoiled with weather, culture and outdoor life/events, especially events that you could go to without feeling as though you are going to pass-out from the heat. The heat here is unbearable several months/year. Everyone talks about outdoor life here and I after 22 years here, I just don't get it. It became more painful when we had children and wanted to be outside doing things as a family, or even just toss the ball around. Besides the lakes, which are at 36% capacity and looking more like a desert, there isn't much to do. There is a lot of talk about the greenbelt, but they are trashed and trampled in many cases. There seems to be this need to "Keep Austin Weird" what the heck is that anyway? It just sounds weird. Sure there is an eclectic mix of people, but it is still predominately white lacking in cultural diversity. Food?? Any metropolitan city will have good food. There is nothing exceptional about the food here...yes, we do have tex-mex which people seem to love. All in all, it is a nice place, but as I said, I grew up spoiled with beautiful scenery everywhere I went. There are MANY places across the country like that, more than not actually. The people continue to win our hearts here...but I wonder if good people aren't everywhere...if you look for them. read more

I went to college at UT and heard a rumor (i'm not originally from TX) about this cool place by the name of Austin. I was not sure about it at first. But something happened to me by year 2. The nights with mist, the music, the friendly people, the beautiful drive down Congress at day or night. The views that are part urban part nature. You can find creeks in the middle of city to take a dive in. Don't forget ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE! movies! But its the soul of the place that i never found anywhere else. I've been to bigger, more wild, happening cities, but none of the captured that feeling of being together in a creative, spiritual space.There is so much to do, yet it feels so chill. Austin is Austin--the Tejano culture, football, sxsw....it's a sweet spot, no place big or small is exactly "that"---it honestly does not feel like the U.S.--feels less competitive and individualistic....when my mother saw the Barton Springs Pool, she was sold. Go check it out read more

I would like to know what is going on in the city of Austin, Texas. Due to, I have met very few wonderful people and just down home and down to earth people. But, I have met more people of lying and using here. And, I truly wonder why. Even trying to get help with wrong doings and calls and e-mails for reporting and assistance, I get NOT any, and I truly think that is just ashame. I have seen so much things here for the good, but how I have seen first hand of things that seem to not get any response or assistance in the matter reporting wrong makes me wonder what on earth is going on here. It seems to me that it is found that what one reports (and if they do not want to do anything about it) they make it seem as if you are in the wrong and then that which one reports keeps going on and happening due to if they feel they can get away with it and nothing is done, then they feel it is okay and they can continue to do it. I always thought Austin, Texas was a wonderful place. I use to come to visit in the 80's and 90's but I see there is a lot that has change (one can say not for the better in some categories). Not putting down Austin, Texas but just wondering why is that, that's all. read more