Austin is a city that is often more liberal than most of Texas. Many people from California have moved to Austin.
“My favorite California city is Austin...and it just so happens to be smack dab in the middle of Texas! #hipstercity” was posted on Twitter by Tim Ray on April 5, 2018.
“My least favorite California city is Austin, Texas” was posted on Facebook by JP Rankin on June 25, 2021. Rankin’s quote became popular with Texans not from Austin.
Wikipedia: Austin, Texas
Austin (US: /ˈɔːstən/, UK: /ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔːstɪn/) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, and the second-most-populous state capital city (after Phoenix, Arizona). It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010.
Twitter
The Long Game
@GMWLongGame
Replying to @GMWLongGame
@gmwpodcast @jeremypape93 @Elbi322Elbi but that’s because Austin is pretty much a California city dropped in the middle of Texas
4:38 PM · Aug 19, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Tim Ray
@TRayTX25
My favorite California city is Austin...and it just so happens to be smack dab in the middle of Texas! #hipstercity
4:43 PM · Apr 5, 2016·Twitter Web Client
Facebook
JP Rankin
June 25, 2021 at 10:23 AM ·
My least favorite California city is Austin, Texas
Twitter
Marshall Burns
@marshallburns12
My least favorite California city is Austin, Texas
8:34 PM · Jun 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
C.M.S
@countrybrekfast
Replying to @EvilMopacATX
How’s it go?
Least favorite California city is Austin, TX
12:09 AM · Jun 30, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Miss Lee
@eyeneedtono
My least favorite California city is Austin, Texas
Stole this but is spot on.
8:41 AM · Jun 30, 2021·Twitter for Android
Facebook
Johnny Zercher
June 30, 2021 at 8:29 PM ·
What is your least favorite city in California, and why is it Austin?
Facebook
Texas is Life
July 1, 2021 at 11:30 AM ·
My thoughts exactly! 😂😂😂
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Twitter
turn buckl
@TurnBuckl
I just heard someone say, the California city I hate the most is Austin Texas. Lol
9:26 AM · Jul 2, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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