Quoted from Frax:

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As I witness a guy that rolled by in the truck while there's a lowkey protest going on to remove some statue or other (that did end up getting removed) a few miles from my house... as my wife and I are walking around playing Pokemon Go and trying to figure out what the hubbub is about, this guy rolls by and goes "F YOU, NI---- LOVERS!" to the two of us. We weren't even there for whatever else was going on.
The guy made like three or four more passes before the police pulled him over. But yes... SO TOLERANT AND ACCEPTING HERE IN DALLAS...
LMFAO.

Quoted from Billy16:

This is my favorite Texas experience, and I believe it reflects on the nice people most Texans are. My buddy and I were in Dallas a few years back and were checking out the sights at SMU--a beautiful campus. We found a nearby BBQ place, ordered and sat down to eat (Texas BBQ is the best, and yes that includes Kansas City). Two really cute college girls saw us--one came to our table and asked "Hey, y'all wanna come over and sit with us?" My buddy was apoplectic, as he figured they were trying to pick us up--and he was very married. I've lived in the south and knew they were just being friendly (and I'm sure they could see by the way we looked/dressed we were not Texans and they were curios). We had a great chat over lunch--never a hint of anything going on but pure Texas hospitality. Something like that would never happen in CA, ever.

Quoted from Davidus56:

Avoid Austin at all costs. Rampant crime, defecation on the streets, homeless explosion, drug paraphernalia and needles everywhere and cowboys walking around with six guns on their belts just looking for someone to shoot...
California, especially San Francisco doesn’t seem to have any of these problems.

Quoted from Slugmeister:

Wow lots of Texans here on pinside.Last time I was in Austin it was a very nice place.Sadly it was was August 27 1990.The day we lost Stevie Ray Vaughn

Quoted from mikeflan:

As someone who has lived in Texas my whole life and who has gone to Austin regularly for the last 30 years, I find your description laughable. Austin is having growing pains from essentially doubling their population over the last 20 years or so, but it's a thriving vibrant city in every way imaginable. Good food, bars, nightlife, and pinball if you are so inclined. It's also increasingly unaffordable compared to much of Texas. That said, I'd move there in a heartbeat if I were so inclined and could swing the costs.