Austin, Texas

The City of Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Austin has a population of 656,562 people, making it the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th largest in the United States. A 2004 U.S. Census estimate placed the population of the city at 681,804. Austin is the county seat of Travis County and is situated in Central Texas. The Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area is one of the fastest-growing in the United States and is home to an estimated population of 1.4 million as of 2003.

External links

Newspapers and media

• Austin American-Statesman,Austin American-Statesman home page
• UT's Daily Texan
• KVR News 9, UT's Broadcast News Show
• Austin Chronicle (weekly)
• Austin Independent Media Center
• The Texas Travesty (bi-monthly)
• KLRU (PBS member TV station)

Nature and environment

• Save Our Springs Alliance
• Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
• Congress Avenue Bats
• Austin chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas
• Austin's Humanitarian-Charitable-Environmental Web Portal
• The Austin Map Project
• Current Austin weather from weather.com

Resources

• Austin City Connection - The Official Website of the City of Austin
• Austin TX at About.com - Living in, Moving to, Visiting the City of Austin
• Austin History Center
• Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Austin Area Parks
• Capital Metro - Public transportation in Austin
• Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
• KLRU: Brief History of Austin
• Austin Forum - Community Forum discussing Austin area issues.
• Austin - Best Place to Live - How Austin Ranks Among US Cities