• Austin is the capital of Texas. It is located primarily in Travis County with a small portion of the city in Williamson County. It is in the central portion of Texas (192 miles South of Dallas, and 162 miles Northwest of Houston) and it is the 4th largest city in Texas.

  Not only is Austin the capital of Texas, it is also known as the Live Music Capital of the World. In fact that is the city's official slogan. Downtown Austin is filled with music clubs, and every year the city hosts two of the biggest gatherings of musicians, filmmakers and all sorts of creative types at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Other Annual events include the Austin Film Festival and the Texas Book Festival.

  Austin honors the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan with a permanent statue (see featured video below). Austin is also home to The University of Texas, and the Texas Longhorns, the UT football team.

• 1. Country: United States
  2. State: Texas
  3. County: Travis, Williamson /
  4. Founded: December 27, 1839 http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html
  5. Population: 743,074 (2007) http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html
  6. Area: 296.2 sq mi http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html
  7. Area code: 512
  8. Time zone: Central (UTC-6) http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/citymgr/basicfac.htm
  9. Averge number days of sunshine:: 300 per year http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html
  10. Current Austin Weather http://www.weather.com

• Current Events in Austin

  • There are literally 100s of activities happening in Austin at any point in time. Here are some selected events currently taking place in Austin.
    
    
  • Sep 8, 2009 - Jan 4, 2010 - Harry Ransom Center - From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe http://www.austintexas.org/now_playing/event_detail?id=1898
  • Sep 17, 2009 - Dec 20, 2009 - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Water Sparks Exhibit http://www.austintexas.org/now_playing/event_detail?id=1898
  • Nov 19, 2009 - Dec 20, 2009 - The City Theatre - Laughter on the 23rd Floor, a play by Neil Simon http://www.austintexas.org/now_playing/event_detail?id=2212
  • Nov 25, 2009 - Jan 9, 2010 - Access Gallery - Holiday Show features artwork from Texas artists with disabilities http://www.austintexas.org/now_playing/event_detail?id=2246
  • Nov 6, 2009 - Jan 2, 2010 - 9561 I-35N New Braunfels TX Santa's Ranch, a drive-through light park. http://www.austin360.com/calendar/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&eventid=269854

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