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It's the other way around. Tax-fleeing Californians who moved to Austin expected an anti-regulatory climate, and found that the city is more conservative than they wanted. Austinites are fine with tech startups but don't try and strong-arm them into changing their laws to suit the needs of out-of-state corporations.

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Had to laugh at the thought of Austin as too conservative.

And given that both Uber and Lyft have headquarters in San Francisco, they could hardly be less "tax-fleeing"!

Austin may be socially liberal but it is classically conservative. It is conservative to look at new industries with skepticism and pass common-sense regulations that give everyone a level playing field.

And I was replying to the parent who referred to ex-West coast liberals migrating to Austin. If these people expected a "progressive" government like they might find in San Francisco, they were probably disappointed by the actions of the Austin City Council and its support from Austin voters.

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