Portal:Austin
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, the county seat of Travis County, and home to the University of Texas at Austin. Situated in Central Texas, Austin is the fourth-largest city in Texas (behind Houston, San Antonio, & Dallas respectively) the 11th largest in the United States, and the 5th largest city in the South. According to the U.S Census Bureau's 2012 estimate, Austin has a population of 842,592. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Area that has a population of more than 1.8 million, and is among the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
Austin was selected as the #2 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine in 2006, and the "Greenest City in America" by MSN ("Greenest" referring to a commitment to sustainable living).
Residents of Austin are known as "Austinites," and include a mix of university professors, students, politicians, lobbyists, musicians, state employees, high-tech workers, blue-collar workers, and white-collar workers. The city is home to enough large sites of major technology corporations to have earned it the nickname "Silicon Hills." Austin's official slogan promotes the city as "The Live Music Capital of the World", a reference to its status as home to many musicians and music venues. In recent years, many Austinites have also adopted the unofficial slogan "Keep Austin Weird"; this refers partly to the eclectic and progressive lifestyle of many Austin residents, but is also the slogan for a campaign to preserve smaller local businesses and resist excessive commercialization.
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Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas. Downtown is located on the north bank of the Colorado River. The approximate borders of Downtown include Lamar Boulevard to the west, 11th Street and sometimes Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and the University of Texas at Austin to the north, Interstate 35 to the east, and Lady Bird Lake to the south.[1][2]
It is where the city's highrise buildings are located, as well as being the center of government and business for the region. Downtown Austin is currently experiencing a building boom, with many condos & high rise towers being built. |
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A view of Downtown Austin and the Texas State Capitol from south Congress Avenue.
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Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter. He is widely viewed as one of the most beloved and notorious country music singers in the world. He reached his greatest fame during the so-called "outlaw country" movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture. In recent years he has continued to tour, record, and perform, and this, combined with activities in advocacy of cannabis, as well as a well-publicized 2006 arrest for cannabis possession, have made him the subject of renewed media attention. |
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- March 4 - Hillary Clinton and John McCain win Super Tuesday primaries.
- February 24 - Ron Paul speaks at the University of Texas
- ...that the Congress Avenue Bridge is home to the world's largest urban bat colony?
- ...Leslie Cochran, a homeless crossdresser and local celebrity, placed second in the 2000 Mayoral race against Democratic incumbent Kirk Watson?
- "I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging."
—George W. Bush at the dedication of his gubernatorial portrait in Austin, Texas (January 4, 2002)
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- ↑ "Downtown Austin Plan." City of Austin. Revised February 14, 2009. 17 of 177. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.
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