Official Government Links & Info
The City of Austin, Texas was incorporated December 27, 1839; its land area is 271.8 square miles (704 km²)
at an elevation of 489 feet (149 meters); the population within the city limits is 790,500 (fourth-largest city in Texas)
and the metro area includes an estimated 1.7 million people.
One of Austin's nicknames is 'City of The Violet Crown' (since at least 1891).
Time zones in Texas are Central Time for most of the state, Mountain Time in the southwest 'tip'.
Official Website of The City of Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas entry at Wikipedia
Austin, Texas C.V.B.
Austin, Texas Film Commission
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Austin
General Links
University of Texas at Austin [est. 1883]
Michener Center for Writers at University of Texas - Austin
Austin [TX] Community College District [est. 1973]
Stephen F. Austin State University [est. 1923] in Austin, Texas
Sol Design Lab of Austin, Texas
http://www.austinist.com/
http://www.jblacks.com/
Woman's Exchange of Texas in Austin, Texas
Junior League of Austin, Inc
http://www.austinmodern.com/
http://www.ausbcomp.com/
Les Amis, AUSTIN
Circuit of The Americas™ race course [opening Nov 2012] near Austin, Texas
The International Tap {Dancing} Association [] in Austin, Texas
Rowing Dock [est. 1999], 2418 Stratford Drive {on the Colorado River} in Austin, Texas
Writers’ League of Texas [est. 1981] based in Austin, Texas
HomeAway, Inc. vacation rentals based in Austin, Texas
Airbnb's '30 Things To Do in Austin' Page
SXSW {'South By South West'} Center [open 7/2019], 1400 Lavaca Street in Downtown Austin, Texas
Sweet Leaf Tea Company [est. 1998, purch 2009 by Nestlé] based in Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects antiques [est. 1991 on South Congress Avenue, moved 2017], 1602 Fortview Road in South Austin, Texas
https://www.simon.com/mall/barton-creek-square austin
https://www.simon.com/mall/the-domain austin
Congress Avenue Historic District
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Avenue_Historic_District
new food hall Fareground Austin [est. 2017?] at 111 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Contigo at Fareground
Ellis Street-Level Bar [open 6/2019] at Fareground
Henbit - feel good food at Fareground
Italic Rustic Italian at Fareground
Ni-Komé sushi+ramen at Fareground
T.L.V. Israeli street food [open 3/2019] at Fareground
Second Bar + Kitchen at The Austonian, 200 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
The Austonian luxury condominiums, 200 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Tacodeli, 301 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Annie's Café [est. 1982, closed 4/2018], 319 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel [built 1924], 701 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
The Paramount Theatre [built 1915], 713 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
State Theatre [built 1935], 719 So. Congress Avenue is operated by Austin Theatre Alliance [est. 2000]
  Sandy's Hamburgers [open since 1946], 603 Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas
South Congress Avenue District aka 'SoCo'
First Thursday of each month on South Congress: many shops stay open late and feature special deals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Congress
The Austin Motel [opened in 1938], 1220 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
  Jo's On Congress, 1300 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Amy's Ice Cream - SoCo, 1301 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Lucky Robot [re-opened 2012] - formerly Zen Japanese Food Fast {sic}, 1303 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Hotel San José [built 1930s], 1316 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Guero's Taco & Margarita Bar [opened 1995], 1412 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Home Slice Pizza [est. 11/2005], 1415 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Tesoros Trading Company folk arts & crafts, 1500 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds [est. 1984], 1506 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Hey Cupcake! [est. 2007], 1511 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects antiques [est. 1991, moved 11/2017], formerly 1512 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Allens Boots #1 [est. 1977], 1522 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
South Congress Cafe [est. 2003], 1600 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Triple Z Threadz vintage & arts & crafts [est. 2005], 1606 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Friends of Sound Records [est. 1996, moved to San Antonio in 2016], formerly 1704 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Big Top Candy Shop [open 10/2007], 1706 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Torchy's Tacos [chain], 1822 S. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
  Magnolia Cafe South, 1920 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
  Viniagrette on South Congress [open 2016], 2201 College Avenue in Austin, Texas
Twin Oaks Shopping Center [est. 1954], 2315 So. Congress Avenue {at the northeast corner of Oltorf Road}
temporary H-E-B Grocery Store [opening late 2020?] at the Twin Oaks Shopping Center, 2315 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
H-E-B Grocery Store & Food Hall [renovations/re-opening in 2022?], 2400 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
South Congress Square Shopping Center, 2407 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Ace Mart Restaurant Supply [chain est. 1975], 2415 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
  Jo's Campus, two locations at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas
http://www.2ndstreetdistrict.com/
www.EastAustinHotel.com [open 2019]
www.ElephantRoom.com jazz
www.BrokenSpokeAustinTX.net
AntonesNightClub.com blues
CactusCafe.com music?
ContinentalClub.com
www.ACL-live.com = Austin City Limits at Moody Theater
comedy at www.EsthersFollies.com
  Austin Intl. Airport
http://www.austintexas.gov/airport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin%E2%80%93Bergstrom_International_Airport
Airport Hilton, 9515 Hotel Drive at Austin Intl. Airport
24 Diner is near Gate 12 at Austin Intl. Airport
Second Bar & Kitchen is near Gate 15 at Austin Intl. Airport
Ruta Maya Coffee is near Gate 15 and near Gate 28 at Austin Intl. Airport
JuiceLand [open 5/2018] is near Gate 16 at Austin Intl. Airport
The Peached Tortilla [open 5/2018] is near Gate 16 at Austin Intl. Airport
Annie’s Café & Bar [founded 1982, open 2012] is near Gate 18 at Austin Intl. Airport
Jo's Coffee is near Gate 19 at Austin Intl. Airport
Salt Lick BBQ Restaurant [founded 1967] is between Gates 20 & 21 at Austin Intl. Airport
Tacodeli is near Gate 24 at Austin Intl. Airport
ThunderCloud Subs [founded 1975] is near Gate 28 at Austin Intl. Airport
the rumored Torchy's Tacos inside Austin Intl. Airport never actually opened (2019)
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport [1930-1999] northeast of Austin, Texas
airport entry at Wikipedia
Mueller Community Development District [est. 2007] in Austin, Texas
The LINC Shopping & Entertainment Center [formerly Lincoln Village; refurbished 2013]
6406 No. Interstate 35 Frontage Road in North Austin, Texas
A.F.S. Cinema / Austin Film Society http://www.austinfilm.org/
Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden at The LINC in North Austin, Texas
Lima Criolla Peruvian Cuisine & Pisco Bar [], at The LINC in North Austin, Texas
Pluckers Wing Bar [open 5/2018] at The LINC in North Austin, Texas
underrated Tex-Mex favorite Vivo at The LINC in North Austin, Texas
A Few Important People
  Governor Rick Perry [Dec 2000-Dec 2013; GOP]
Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst [2003-2012; GOP]
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison [June 1993-2012; GOP]
U.S. Senator John Cornyn III [since Dec 2002; GOP]
Congressman Michael T. McCaul [TX-10 since 2005; GOP]
Congressman Lamar S. Smith [TX-21 since 1987; GOP]
Congressman Lloyd Doggett [TX-10 1995-2004, TX-25 since 2005; Dem]
Congressman John R. Carter [TX-31 since 2003; GOP]
Mayor Lee Leffingwell [council June 2005, mayor June 2009]
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Afro-American polymath George Washington Carver [1864?-1943]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin, Texas
author Elizabeth Crook of Austin, Texas: browse books • official website
barbeque expert Aaron Franklin of Austin, Texas
widely regarded as one of the most influential pitmasters in the United States
browse books •
credits listing [since 2012] at IMDb •
official website
Aaron's educational videos about barbeque
entrepreneur Liz Lambert & company Bunkhouse Management [est. 2006]
1930s-era Hotel San José [restored 1996], 1316 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
South By San Jose Music Festival [March 2015 = #18] in Austin, Texas
Jo's Coffee, 3 locations in Austin, Texas
Hotel Saint Cecilia [est. 2008], 112 Academy Drive in Austin, Texas
El Cosmico [est. 2009] vintage trailer, tepee & tent hotel in West Marfa, Texas
Hotel Havana [built 1914, restored 2009] on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas
actress-writer Joelle Pearson moved to Virginia
William Sydney Porter [1862-1910] {pen name O. Henry} Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
O. Henry Museum, 409 E. Fifth Street in Austin, Texas
"The O. Henry Home At Austin, Texas" [Amistad Press 1981 scarce] by Yolanda Carter
'tweenage' fashion designer Isabella Rose Taylor of Austin, Texas
Events in Austin, Texas
World Horror Convention 2011 in Austin, Texas
SXSW 91 (south by southwest music and media conference austin, texas) by south by southwest (1991)
South By San Jose Music Festival [March 2015 = #18] in Austin, Texas
Austin [TX] Film Festival [Oct]
Texas Book Festival [Oct 2010 = #15] in Austin, Texas
Austin [TX] Jewish Book Festival [Nov 2010 = #27]
                                               
Food & Beverage
Craft Beer Austin [est. 2012] in Austin, Texas
Ace Mart Restaurant Supply [chain est. 1975], 9411 No. Lamar Blvd. in Austin, Texas
Amy's Ice Cream [est. 1984] - 12 locations in the Austin area
Antonelli’s Cheese Shop [open 2/2010], 4220 Duval Street in Hyde Park, Austin, Texas
  Arlo's Veggie Burgers Food Trucks, 3 locations in Austin, Texas
Austin Cake Ball
Buenos Aires Cafe
http://www.thecarillonrestaurant.com/ The Carillion?
long-time site of Carmelo's Italian restaurant was 504 E. Fifth Street in Austin, Texas
    Cisco’s Restaurant [since 1943], 1511 E. Sixth Street in Austin, Texas
Clay Pit
Contigo http://www.contigotexas.com/
http://www.continentalclub.com/Austin.html
Dai Due Butcher Shop & Supper Club [est. 2006] https://www.daidue.com/home
Dirty Martin's Place burger joint [since 1926], 2808 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas
Driskill 1886 Cafe & Bakery
http://www.driskillgrill.com/ The Driskill Hotel Grill
Eastside Cafe Menu Austin Texas
Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden - Sixth Street, 709 E. Sixth Street in Austin, Texas
Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden at The LINC: 6406 No. Interstate 35 Frontage Road in North Austin, Texas
Eddie V's Prime Steakhouse
Emmer & Rye - locally-sourced dim sum, 51 Rainey Street in Austin, Texas
épicerie French-Cajun café & grocery [est. 2012], 2307 Hancock Drive in Austin, Texas
   
Franklin Barbecue [est. 2009], 900 E. 11th Street on the historic East Side in Austin, Texas
Garridos Tex-Mex Restaurant, 360 Nueces Street in Austin, Texas   { closed 2017 }
Gianni's Restaurant, 504 E. Fifth Street in Austin, Texas   { closed }
Giovanni's Pizza Stand, 2900 So. Lamar Blvd. {inside Chevron} in Austin, Texas
 
    Growler USA® Kitchen & Taphouse microbrew pub [chain 2014-2020], 609 W. 29th Street in Austin, Texas
Haddington's American Tavern, 601 W. Sixth Street in Austin, Texas
Hestia Modern Live-Fire Grill House [open 12/2019], 607 W. Third Street in Downtown Austin, Texas
The Original Hoffbrau Steak House [since 1934], 613 W. Sixth Street in Austin, Texas
Hut's Hamburgers [opened 1939, moved 1969, closed 10/2019], 807 W. Sixth Street in Austin, Texas
  Jo's Downtown, 242 W. Second Street in Austin, Texas
JuiceLand - 27 locations in the Austin, Texas area
Kalimotxo - Basque pintxo & cocktail bar [open 11/2019], 607 W. Third Street in Downtown Austin, Texas
  la Barbecue [est. 2012], 2027 E. Cesar Chavez Street {at the Quickie Pickie} in East Austin, Texas
Lima Criolla Peruvian Cuisine & Pisco Bar [], at The Linc: 6406 No. Interstate 35 Frontage Road in North Austin, Texas
Maggiano's Little Italy {chain}, 10910 Domain Drive in Austin, Texas
  Magnolia Cafe [open 1988], 2304 Lake Austin Blvd. in Austin, Texas
Moonie’s Burgerhouse gourmet burger haven [est. 2006] with 3 locations in North Austin
Mullberry
legendary Night Hawk restaurant chain [1932-2018] in Austin, Texas
www.OlamaieAustin.com biscuits
Parkside
Passion Cafe
Pluckers Wing Bar [est. 1995] - HQ & 5 locations in Austin, Texas
Polkadots Cupcake Factory
http://www.theranch616.com Ranch 616
  Red Rocket Wiener Wagon in Austin, Texas
http://www.roaringfork.com Roaring Fork
http://www.roaringforkaustin.com/ Roaring Fork Bistro & Saloon
Royers Round Top Cafe
http://www.ruthschris.com/ Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
    Scholz Garten [since 1866], 1607 San Jacinto Blvd. in Austin, Texas
Soco Bar & Bites - Tex-Mex restaurant, at Embassy Suites, 300 So. Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin, Texas
SouthBites Coffee Bar [open 6/2019], in the SXSW Center at 1400 Lavaca Street in Downtown Austin, Texas
Stella San Jac, 310 E. Fifth Street {at San Jacinto} in Austin, Texas
Stubb's Bar-B-Q Downtown, 801 Red River Street in Austin, Texas
Stubb's Bar-B-Q Sunday Gospel Brunch, 801 Red River Street in Austin, Texas
Tacodeli - six locations in the Austin, Texas area
ThunderCloud Subs [est. 1975] - HQ & 18 locations in the Austin, Texas area
The Tavern [built 1916, open in 1933], 922 W. 12th Street in Austin, Texas
Top Notch Hamburgers http://www.topnotchaustin.com/
Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House
24 Diner, 600 No. Lamar Blvd. in Austin, Texas
Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ, 11500 Menchaca Road in South Austin, Texas
VeracruzAllNatural.com tacos + food trucks at Hwy 83 & Waterford
underrated Tex-Mex favorite Vivo at The LINC: 6406 No. Interstate 35 Frontage Road in North Austin, Texas
Lodging
Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel [built 1924], 701 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
The Austin Motel [opened in 1938], 1220 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
historic 1886 Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas
Embassy Suites by Hilton, 300 So. Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin, Texas
Hotel Saint Cecilia [est. 2008], 112 Academy Drive in Austin, Texas
1930s-era Hotel San José [restored 1996], 1316 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Marriott TownePlace Suites in Northwest Austin, Texas
Museums and Entertainment
Austin Lyric Opera (1996)
http://www.blantonmuseum.org/
Bullock Texas State History Museum [opened 2001], 1800 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Douglas Fairbanks Museum [est. 1998] in Austin, Texas
Long Center for the Performing Arts [opened 2002] in Austin, Texas
LBJ Library & Museum http://www.lbjlibrary.org/
Print & Broadcast & Online Media
daily Austin American-Statesman newspaper [est. 1871]
CultureMap Daily Digital Magazine for Austin, Texas
           
television stations in Austin, Texas include: KLRU-TV, KTBC, KXAN-TV, KNVA, K09vr?, KVUE-TV
KEYE-TV 42 C.B.S. & Telemundo [est. 1982] in Austin, Texas
radio stations in Austin, Texas include: KBPA, KVRX, KTXX-fm, KGSR, KLBJ-fm, KLBJ-am, KOOP-fm, KUT, KAMX, KJCE,
KKMJ-fm, KFMK, KHFI-fm, KVET 1300, KWNX, KELG, KFON, KTXZ, KXXS, KRXT, KLGO, KTBC
KUT 90.5 http://www.kut.org/ Music, News, and NPR from Austin, Texas
Motion Picture & TV Industry
Texas Film Commission
Austin, Texas Film Commission
20-acre Austin Studios facility
The Texas Archive of the Moving Image [est. 2002] based in Austin, Texas
                             
SXSW 91 (south by southwest music and media conference austin, texas) (1991)
Movie Theaters & Other Venues
Regal Arbor Theater
Stephen F. Austin Theater
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/Austin/DobieTheatre.htm
The Hideout Theater
the Texas Spirit Theatre
Independent at 501
The Paramount Theatre [built 1915], 713 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Rolling Roadshow {portable drive-in theater} based in Austin, Texas {defunct?}
Debra & Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre at The Long Center for the Performing Arts
State Theatre [built 1935], 719 So. Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas is operated by Austin Theatre Alliance [est. 2000]
4-screen Violet Crown Cinema and Bar & Cafe [open 2010], 434 W. Second Street in Austin, Texas
Reading Material & Other Media
browse Travel Books / U.S.A. / Texas at Amazon
Reading Material About Texas Page
  | "Austin Monthly" Magazine [est. 1992] published by Open Sky Media subscribe: 12 issues/year [USA only] for $14.95 magazine website |
"Slacker" [Orion Classics July 1991] /tt0102943/
A day among the social outcasts and misfits of Austin, Texas in 1990;
written & directed by & starring Richard Linklater
"Dirt Road To Psychedelia: Austin, Texas During the 1960s" [2007] /tt1554496/ directed by Scott Conn
http://www.amazon.com/Dirt-Psychedelia-Austin-During-1960s/dp/B0019HXO3S/
Nearby Cities & Towns
Austin, Texas is 77 miles east of Fredericksburg, Texas; 80 miles north & east of
San Antonio, Texas; and 165 miles west-northwest of Houston, Texas.
Greater Austin is a five-county metropolitan area, aka Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos; the five counties are:
Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays (San Marcos), Travis (most of Austin), and Williamson (most of Round Rock, most of Cedar Park)
Hays County, Texas [est. 1848]
Salt Lick BBQ [est. 1967], 18300 Farm Road 1826 in Driftwood, Texas
Thurman's Mansion, 17900 Farm Road 1826 in Driftwood, Texas
Travis County, Texas
http://www.hillcountrygalleria.com/ in Bee Cave, Texas (near Austin)
Williamson County, Texas
contains the cities of Austin (state capitol), Bartlett, Cedar Park, Coupland, Florence, Georgetown (county seat), Granger, Hutto, Jarrell, Leander, Liberty Hill, Pflugerville, Round Rock, Taylor, Thorndale, Thrall, Weir — and the communities of Brushy Creek, Jonah, Macedonia, Norman's Crossing, Rice's Crossing, Schwertner, Serenada, Sonterra, Walburg & Waterloo
Cedar Park, Texas [incorp. 1973] is 16 miles northwest of Austin, Texas
Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden - 365 by Whole Foods Outpost in Cedar Park, Texas
Pluckers Wing Bar - Lakeline [chain], 11066 Pecan Park Blvd. in Cedar Park, Texas
Austin Steam Train Association [est. 1989], 401 E. Whitestone Blvd. in Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park Depot & Museum & Railyard
Alco 1916 Southern Pacific 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive #786 [sidelined for repairs since 7/1999]
Alco 1960 RSD-15 C+C diesel road switcher #442 [purch 2000; out of service since 12/2016]
temporary replacement 1972 EMD GP40-3 HZRX B+B diesel locomotive #3134 [leased since 12/2016]
City of Round Rock, Texas [founded 1851] is 17 miles north of downtown Austin, Texas
http://www.roundrocktexas.gov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Rock,_Texas
Allens Boots #2 [est. 1977], 1051 Interstate 35 Frontage Road in Round Rock, Texas
Dell, Inc. [est. 1984, moved 1996]
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/round-rock [open 2006]
Salt Lick BBQ [chain est. 1967], 3350 East Palm Valley Blvd. in Round Rock, Texas
Pluckers Wing Bar - Round Rock [chain], 300 Mays Crossing Drive in Round Rock, Texas
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