<i>&gt; It widely considered this liberal paradise</i><p>i was just in austin after spending a week in rural texas, and i wouldn&#x27;t even call it even remotely a &#x27;liberal paradise&#x27;.  it&#x27;s the capital of texas.  most people i already knew or met in austin are from other places in texas.<p>and there&#x27;s nothing wrong with that, i appreciate conservative areas as equally as liberal areas (from a &#x27;freedom&#x27; perspective they&#x27;re just picky about different things), but i think calling it a &#x27;liberal paradise&#x27; is a little disingenuous.