I'm moving out of Texas after 60 years there. The culture has changed and big tech firms have made Austin too expensive.

Main Idea: Flora Batts says she is leaving Austin after more than 60 years because rising costs, traffic, and cultural changes have made Texas feel less like home.

Key Points:

• Batts says Austin’s cost of living, especially housing and property taxes, has priced her family out of the city.
• She says tech growth helped drive up rents and home prices, while traffic and crowded development made daily life harder.
• Batts also says Texas politics and abortion restrictions no longer fit her values, and her daughter may be affected by them.
• She and her husband are moving to Erie, Pennsylvania, where they found a cheaper home, more land, and a quieter life.