I was watching that Ireland "refugee" video that somebody posted :/
Europe was such an amazing place just a few years ago. Visiting France, Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Italy, especially Italy, Western Austria, and southern France, these places have some amazing history, with castles and even ordinary houses dating back almost a thousand years. The landscapes are unbelievably beautiful. It made me so sad to be reminded of what is happening in these places.
Be prepared, because these people aren't being shipped all over the world for no reason. It's coming. You can't will it away. Extremely rich people do not pay to ship military age Africans and muslims all over the world because they have feelings. The global civil war is coming, and when it does, everyone you know who isn't prepared well is going to die. There will be thousands of millions dead before it's over.
Buy land, if you can. Buy guns & ammo, if you can. Buy storable food. Buy water and filtration capacity for a year per person. Buy survival gear. Buy first aid. If you live in a cold area, buy warm gear (the heat will not come on again). Nobody is coming to help you when the time comes.
At least you've got a lot of like-minded peeps near-ish. For every one defenseless idiot in Texas there's another Texan like you (I just mean in general spirit, believes in freedom, probably has guns, 50/50 chance they're a prepper, etc.). Imagine being stuck in a place like New Jersey; might as well be on the set of 28 Days Later when SHTF.
Also, Austin is fairly small, and easy to get out of, as big cities go.