Stop gatekeeping who gets to call themselves an Austinite

Stop gatekeeping who gets to call themselves an Austinite

What makes a place your hometown? Is it the zip code you live in, or the place where you’ve had the most memories? If it’s the latter, then thousands of people who grew up in Austin’s suburbs have every right to call themselves an Austinite.  For people who grew up in the Austin metropolitan area — in cities like Leander, Round Rock, Westlake Hills, Lake Travis and Pflugerville — saying you’re from Austin isn’t an exaggeration. It’s often the ea…