Austin is a little piece of transplanted California. Seriously, half the people living here now seem to be from there, way different than it was 30 years ago, when it was still a very "Texas" city. Unfortunately, they brought their California ways with them. Nothing against California, it's just a very different place than what Texans are used to.
I'd have moved away, but I was kinda tied to the place, since I worked for the city for 28 years. Now my kids live near here, so...
But while my avatar says Austin, I actually live in the country about 20 miles out of town.
In defense of Texans, I recently stopped in an MV on a gravel area just off the road to wait for a couple of other MV'ers so we could convoy to an event together. Didn't have the hood open or other sign of distress. Several people stopped to see if I needed anything, one ol' gal even insisted I take a bottle of cold water!
I guess it depends on what day it is, and who actually drives by.
Cheers