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I live in Austin. This is going to be within a rock throw's of Dell. Not just a factory, but THE factory.
Dell has been HUGE for Austin. We are now considered the biggest technological boom in the country (not up to Silicone Valley, but growing at a faster rate). Because of them, Texas Instruments (calculator manufacturer) has also moved in, and we're becoming a hub for technology research in the South.
To understand our area you must understand that. Round Rock is one of the biggest booming cities (was barely a town 10 years ago) in Texas, they see this as an added boost.
I support their attempt at growing their city, however for those of us who are local it's a big pain in the ass. Because Austin is VERY liberal in a conservative state, they have steamrolled any/all attempts to seriously combat the congestion of the city. From making a loop around the city, to even creating a toll road. The problem is Austin and Round Rock sit on I-35, which runs from Canada all the way down to Mexico, so we have a LOT of traffic through the cities ontop of simple city traffic. THIS is what concerns people around here, everyone knows it'll bring in more money than it will cost if you simply count increased tax revinues, but it'll require a huge construction boom on a stretch of highway already streched to its limit with a hard fight to do anything about it.
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