It's a big time opportunity for Austin and Texas to showcase itself to the tech world, that this is a great place should they ever consider expanding.

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Obviously it has to do with the puncture in the balloon in the tech world.

I think my first realization of that was at Texas Tech.

That was a tough Texas Tech team. They fought and fought and fought.

We're looking for a big opportunity and a big audience, and this is where you find it.