{"id":2857,"date":"2018-06-27T18:45:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T18:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/austin-texas-struggles-with-growth\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T18:45:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T18:45:56","slug":"austin-texas-struggles-with-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/tech\/austin-texas-struggles-with-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin, Texas Struggles with Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ZnGssqwnrk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There may be an economic slowdown in the United States now, but some areas of the country continue to boom. One such place is the capital of the western state of Texas, Austin, which remains popular with high tech companies as well as artists, musicians and filmmakers. But, as VOA&#8217;s Greg Flakus reports from Austin, some longtime residents are worried that the rapid growth threatens a quality of life they call &#8220;weird.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Austin, Texas Struggles with Growth<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Austin%2C+Texas+Struggles+with+Growth&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Austin, Texas Struggles with Growth - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Faustin%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F29%2Ftesla-suppliers-gigafactory-austin-hutto-kyle.html&amp;c=898446445102297039&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTesla electrifying Austin economy far and wide\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>These sites \u2013 and just about everywhere in between \u2013 are among the locales where the \"Tesla effect\" is coming to fruition ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmoney%2Frealestate%2Ffirst-buyers-move-into-41-story-vesper-condo-tower-with-284-units-in-downtown-austin%2Far-AA1nRl76&amp;c=10395870503949778420&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst buyers move into 41-story Vesper condo tower with 284 units in downtown Austin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vesper is at 84 East Ave. in the popular Rainey Street District on downtown's southeast side and overlooking Lady Bird Lake.             The developers are Austin-based Pearlstone Partners and New ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fhate-texas-over-why-many-080533622.html&amp;c=17706199251550262095&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHate Texas? Get over it. Why so many people are moving to the Lone Star State.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not fully in the South and not entirely in the West, Texas is its own thing and people seem friendly, approachable and helpful.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas%2Fstudy-texas-among-best-states-for-small-businesses-in-2024%2F&amp;c=7916839550254513464&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudy: Texas among best states for small businesses in 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you having second thoughts about opening a small business? A new study revealed the best and worst states for small businesses in 2024. And yes, the Lone Star ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.criticalfinancial.com%2Freasons-why-people-no-longer-want-to-live-in-texas%2F&amp;c=12428188646919123062&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t20 Reasons Why People No Longer Want to Live in Texas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traffic congestion has become a significant issue as Texas cities experience rapid population growth. Commute times in Houston, Dallas, and Austin frequently rank among ... Many low-income families ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastbaytimes.com%2F2024%2F04%2F26%2Fplunging-home-prices-fleeing-companies-austins-glow-is-fading%2F&amp;c=93233805359707680&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin\u2019s Texas glow Is fading\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Austin, the cosmic cowboy paradise that became a Covid-era economic superstar as it lured Elon Musk and a host of California refugees with its low taxes and sunny weather, had become accustomed to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffox5sandiego.com%2Fnews%2Fhow-texas-unleashed-a-geothermal-boom%2F&amp;c=7812918411145403564&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Texas unleashed a geothermal boom\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate what boosters hope will be America\u2019s next great energy boom: a push to tap the heat of the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fhomes%2Farticle%2Fbillionaire-austin-tech-lakefront-home-19394308.php&amp;c=17342623226976923993&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin billionaire heir and tech investor lists $27M lakefront home\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A massive modern lakeside retreat on Lake Austin hit the market recently for $27 million, listed by current owner Alex Davis, a well-known Austin tech venture capitalist and heir to the late ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthegrio.com%2F2024%2F04%2F13%2Ftexas-colleges-cut-100-dei-jobs%2F&amp;c=13394412173382768734&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas\u2019 diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) \u2014 A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100 job cuts across university campuses in Texas, a hit echoed or anticipated ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fbusiness%2F2024%2F04%2F12%2Faustin-10-billionaires-including-elon-musk-michael-dell-robert-f-smith-texas%2F73292962007%2F&amp;c=8854990173638724198&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin is home to 10 billionaires. Here's who they are, and how they made their money\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Could Texas' capital be trading in its weirdness for wealth? The latest Forbes 400 list might help answer that question. From Dell to Tesla, Austin has a burgeoning reputation as a bastion for ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fa0e4055b4ebf8c4828bc64effcf7&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fsports%2Frangers%2F2024%2F04%2F12%2Ftoo-early-to-panic-breaking-down-the-texas-rangers-bullpen-struggles%2F&amp;c=16430004864878999219&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tToo early to panic? Breaking down the Texas Rangers\u2019 bullpen struggles\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to another episode of This Week in Rangers Baseball, Y\u2019all! Evan Grant, Rangers beat writer\/insider. Evan has covered the Rangers since 1997. He has twice been named one of the top 10 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There may be an economic slowdown in the United States now, but some areas of the country continue to boom. One such place is the capital of the western state of Texas, Austin, which remains popular with high tech companies as well as artists, musicians and filmmakers. 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