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About Austin
Named after Stephen F. Austin – the Father of Texas – this eclectic capital city combines downhome charm with bustling vitality. Austin has an impressive resume: it's gotten several "best place to live in the US" awards, it's one of the top-ten fastest-growing cities in the US, and it's among the nation's best-read... [read more]
Austin Factoid
Visitors from all over the world have visited the magnificent building that houses the State Capitol of Texas. The Rotunda rises 311 feet – higher than our nation's Capitol – and houses portraits of every President and Governor of Texas beginning with the current chief executive. Each time a new governor is elected every portrait has to be moved back one space.