Originally Posted by
s0ssos
So was reading about the teen in Waller County who hit 6 cyclists and the police just let him go (which is ridiculous). I was expecting Waller County to be in western Texas but it is right next to Houston.
I know in California if you go outside of the coastal areas it changes dramatically, like if you leave LA and are in Lancaster it is the boonies but not so different like Bakersfield. In Texas is the distinction so big even if right next to a big metropolis? Basically redneck country where the law doesn't apply if you leave Houston?
I do remember being stopped while driving through Texas just cause the police wanted to 'check us out' (didn't do anything wrong, after running my driver's license and making me wait a little let us go).
Something similar happened outside of Georgetown, TX in Williamson county (the county where I live). They didn't just let the driver go...
Without taking this over to Omni/PR, I'll try to explain a bit about the cities and their influence...
As for your question about changes outside of the city, yes it is rather drastic. I live kind of between Round Rock and Georgetown, which still has very strong influence from Austin. Shortly after we moved here, I remember going to the VA hospital in Temple, TX (Bell county), and wow, it was a night and day difference. The area that includes lakes and hill country to the west of Austin does still have some influence of Austin, but it does fade. I was in Boerne, TX last fall, which is about 20 miles west of San Antonio, and it definitely felt like it could have been in Austin.