Austin, Texas City InformationAbout Austin, Texas  Welcome to the legendary city of Austin, Texas! A city that is vibrant, energetic and equally full of culture and life. Austin is the economic and cultural epicenter for the Austin-Round Rock Area, a metropolitan area that is rapidly growing.
Jobs in Austin
 Austin is also a major center for the high tech industry. Companies like Dell and IBM are based out of Austin while other high-tech companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Google, AMD, eBay/PayPal, and Samsung Group all have operations in Austin.
Entertainment in Austin
 There is never a dull moment in Austin. The city plays host to a vast selection of theaters and museums like the Blanton Museum of Art, the Austin Museum of Art,?The Bob Bullock State Museum?and South Austin Museum of Popular Culture. Austin also has an active nightlife; you can always find something to do whether it´s going to the Austin Improve, Ballet Austin or visiting the historical 6th street for a fun night on the town. Austin is one of only 14 cities in the US to have a ballet, symphony and opera.
Known as the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin is also famous for SXSW (South by Southwest) which is an internationally know music, film and game festival scheduled in March and Austin City Limits which is another internationally know music festival happening in October.
If you like sports you will enjoy the AAA baseball team owned by Nolan Ryan - The Express - which plays at the Dell Stadium in Round Rock, the infamous UT Football Team, and the professional hockey team - Ice Bats. Be sure to check my blog for a list of area golf courses.
Parks in Austin Texas
 Another thing Austin is known for is its parks. The city of Austin has beautiful parks with breathtaking views. Zilker Park, "Austin\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s most loved park" is a 351 acre park with a variety of recreational activities including Zilker Botanical Gardens and Zilker Hillside Theatre. In 1999 Austin received the Excellence in Aquatics award from The Austin Parks & Recreation Department and a Gold Medal from the National Recreation and Park Association in 2004.
To sum it all up, there is something for everyone from the arts to sports, to boating &?camping to shopping,
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Robin Scott, REALTOR®
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