I've lived in Austin for a long time now (I'm from Texas) and the one thing few people bring up is the drought. You'd almost think it's a non-issue compared to

I've lived in Austin for a long time now (I'm from Texas) and the one thing few people bring up is the drought. You'd almost think it's a non-issue compared to taco shacks getting gentrified or whatever. Lake Travis and such were practically empty for a period of time, and it was very dire and cataclysmic feeling. Even worse than the winter storm, because it lasted years! The water situation is an impending disaster for central texas, and more population and industry is making the inevitable worse.