Anyone here live in the Eastern outskirts of Austin?

No, you clearly stated what constituted a "chithole".
There is crime and illegal drug use everywhere, add in teen pregnancies, alcoholism, addiction,abuse and rural America is not immune, in fact its just as much prevalent there as anywhere
Seeing that 6 people including 3 children just lost their lives to yet another maniac armed with two semi auto rifles and a handgun in Tenn. just this morning, I wouldn't be bitching about liberal Austin

You are talking out your *** as usual. I have lived in the rurl areas all my 75 year old life. Sure there are drugs, teen pregancies, alcoholism, balh blah blah anywhere and everywhere there are PEOPLE and crazy people sometimes with a desire to kill, BUT the difference is the sheer nmber of people in urban areas make all a bigger problem. Cops in Houston are overworked and yes underpaid, and just what 2 years ago the idiots there were screaming to defund the police. George phoebia. Gangs are rampant. Why? 90% of them came over illegally to better pickens.

Funny how this county has not seen a murder in 40 odd years and he killer was just passing thru.

Yea Austin is a high dollar city. Plenty good to say about it IF you want solve there. Plenty of reason many people chose NOT to live in Austin or Houston of N.Y. City.

You will never convince me. Watch the local Houston news tonight if you can, you will see it is a chithole.