Does ambition die in Austin? These tech workers don't think so.

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Savannah White, left, and Robert Johnson, right, both work in the tech industry and relocated to Austin, Texas.

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We moved to Austin for the tech jobs, but finding a home was defeating. We kept getting outbid by people making cash offers sight-unseen.

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Sarah Hollingsworth relocated from San Antonio, Texas, to Austin in 2019.

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Elon Musk wanted to build a house that looked like it 'fell out of space,' new book reveals

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Elon Musk pictured with a prefabricated house that was delivered to SpaceX in 2021. He has said he is living in a $50,000 house he rents from the space venture.

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I moved my family from California to Austin, Texas, and regretted it. Here are 10 things to consider before making an expensive mistake.

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Brett Alder.

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2 millennials who have bought a combined 22 properties with friends and family explain how they got into real estate without waiting on a spouse

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Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass founded Open House Austin.
Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass founded Open House Austin.

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Two young tech workers share why they relocated to Arkansas from Texas and California

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Falldine and his wife left Austin, Texas, for Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Austin is copying Houston's playbook for making housing more affordable

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General view of atmosphere during the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival at Auditorium Shores on November 05, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
General view of atmosphere during the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival at Auditorium Shores on November 05, 2022 in Austin, Texas.

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American Airlines worker found to have been killed by accident after an airline investigator suggested it may have been suicide, report says

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Michal Ingraham worked for American Airlines at Austin airport.

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Austin went from a 'weird' oasis to one of the most expensive cities in the US. Now it's fighting runaway housing prices.

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In an aerial view, the downtown skyline is seen on April 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, the downtown skyline is seen on April 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Advocates want to spend $11 billion to fix Austin's crappy public-transit system. But many critics say the price tag is too high for a system hardly anyone will use.

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