HB 2776); and the
Lost Creek neighborhood wants the Texas Legislature to remove it from the city straight away, with no petition or Council vote (
SB 1499 and
HB 3827). “I’m here today because I feel like the city of Austin is ultimately stealing from us. They have no problem taking our taxes. But they have a problem protecting us.” Lost Creek resident Brittany McFarland
With so much anti-Austin sentiment out there, it s hard to believe a major employer like
Tesla or
Apple would ever choose to move to town, a point made by Mayor
Steve Adler during a Tuesday Council work session. People choose to move to Austin because Austin is unique, he said. If they don t come to Austin, it s not like they go to Houston or to Dallas. They go somewhere out of state. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, Corpus Christi, El Paso – all wonderful cities, but all are very different, and in that difference there is real strength.