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Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. The area's earliest known inhabitants lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9200 BC (over 11,200 years ago), based on evidence found throughout the area and documented at the much-studied Gault Site, midway between Georgetown and Fort Cavazos.
Austin's history has also been largely tied to state politics and in the late 19th century, the establishment of the University of Texas made Austin a regional center for higher education, as well as a hub for state government. In the 20th century, Austin's music scene had earned the city the nickname "Live Music Capital of the World." [5]
Greater Austin is located in Central Texas along the Balcones Fault and Interstate 35, northeast of San Antonio. The bisecting Balcones Fault renders eastern portions relatively flat and western portions—located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country —mildly hilly.
The Frost Bank Tower. 2001 - Sister city relationship established with Gwangmyeong, South Korea. [25] 2002. Texas Archive of the Moving Image headquartered in city. The inaugural Austin City Limits Music Festival is hosted in Zilker Park. [36] 2003. Texas Rollergirls founded.
LGBTQ culture in Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas, has one of the most prominent and active LGBT populations in the United States. Austin was acclaimed by The Advocate in 2012 as part of its Gayest Cities in America, and was recognized by Travel and Leisure as one of America's Best Cities for Gay Travel. Much of Austin's gay nightlife scene is ...
Gannett. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman. November 26, 2023 at 9:44 AM. Kathleen and Joe Stafford at their home in Southwest Austin. Joe was a diplomat who worked for the foreign service ...
0 cu ft/s (0 m 3 /s) • maximum. 84,100 cu ft/s (2,380 m 3 /s) The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river [5] in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States [5] and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas. [6]
Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States. The area of the district is bound by Lamar Boulevard to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the north, Interstate 35 to the east, and Lady Bird Lake to the south. [1][2] Downtown Austin is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are located, as well ...