[thegagline]

Suburbs of Austin & Houston experience an economic boom while those cities crater.

I live in Austin, the city is booming.

[DoodleBob]

I’ve been to Austin. I found it to be fun. And it was hopping until 2am.

But during the pandemic, I know of towns that implemented a vaxx mandate for restaurant patrons. The restaurants in neighboring towns saw a brisk pickup in business.

Same sort of thing here. Economic substitutes can rally.