Austin has had issues, long before the pandemic. In one example (in the 10's), the owner of the building that Unisys used to lease wanted to disproportionately

Austin has had issues, long before the pandemic. In one example (in the 10's), the owner of the building that Unisys used to lease wanted to disproportionately increase the cost of the lease; it was so much so, that it was cheaper for Unisys to close the site and offer relocation to the workers (notably, New York being a favoured relocation site).[1] [1] - https://archive.is/dwQWh https://archive.is/dwQWh