Have lived 30 miles north of Austin for 9.5 yrs. I would trade Austin for Tampa in a blink of an eye. Mostly for Bulls games, Publix deli and Brocado's cuban sammies and devil crabs.
Austin is a good place to live though. Has great breakfast tacos, TXMex and BBQ but prop taxes are outrageous and traffic is some of the worst in the country. I miss the the Gulf waters and beach. TX beaches are not nice.