Texans share mixed reactions to Tesla's move from California to Austin

Still, successful an ambiance wherever everything feels political, Tesla's determination isn't a wide chopped "win" for either side. Lawmakers and authorities leaders from crossed manufacture — and the aisle  — were speedy to applaud the move. Average Austinites, however, were much acrophobic with however an influx of high-wage workers volition impact affordability successful an country wherever the outgo of surviving has skyrocketed successful caller years.

Anything Tesla does grabs headlines, truthful a determination of this magnitude people garnered headlines astir the world. It besides ignited fiery reactions from Texans applauding — and bemoaning  —  the move. 

Politicians taking a interruption from eviscerating Austin to pat themselves connected the backmost for Tesla coming to Austin = highest 3rd peculiar league #txlege pic.twitter.com/Zr822jNeJs

— Chris Elam (@crchriselam) October 8, 2021

I lived successful Austin for a year, I emotion it there! But, I bash not deliberation radical person truly internalized however the existent displacement to imposing physically & emotionally horrifying right-wing dogma into instrumentality volition person connected the quality to enlistee and support white-collar talent.

— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) October 8, 2021

Austin continues to beryllium a magnet for talent, innovation, and radical who privation to alteration the world. Welcome to the champion metropolis and authorities successful the country, @Tesla! @UTAustin looks guardant to moving with you! https://t.co/cExcV6FuEH

— Jay Hartzell (@JCHartzell) October 8, 2021

Tesla is moving its office to Austin, Texas. #KeepAustinWeird not stupid. There went the neighborhood. Ugh!

— 🐾?•🍂LesaRenee333🍂?•🐾 (@LesaRenee333) October 8, 2021

Tesla HQ successful Austin? 🤯

— Jay B Sauceda (@jaybsauceda) October 7, 2021

Don’t Mess with Tesla! Best loop buckle ever, @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/sIO3mZwtra

— Austin Tesla Club (@AustinTeslaClub) October 7, 2021

We invited @Tesla home! It's a tech institution that creates the clean-manufacturing, middle-skill jobs Austin needs. We’re 1 of the safest large cities, with a beardown innovative, entrepreneurial, environmentally-focused culture. https://t.co/N3vPvohHuq

— Mayor Adler | Get vaccinated! (@MayorAdler) October 7, 2021

Let’s conscionable accidental I’m gladsome I moved distant from Austin erstwhile I did! | CEO Elon Musk broke the quality astatine the company's shareholders meeting, held for the archetypal clip astatine the installation Tesla is gathering successful Travis County. https://t.co/G0YqKbDWd3

— 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧 (𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚) (@Amaz1nONE) October 8, 2021

So is @elonmusk going to assistance america wage rent erstwhile it doubles by adjacent twelvemonth ? Austin’s outgo of surviving has already accrued importantly this twelvemonth and volition lone proceed to bash truthful with the influx of radical moving present to enactment for large companies similar Tesla, Samsung etc

— Juls☽ (@JFL0REZ) October 8, 2021 — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 7, 2021