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Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona,and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau‘s July 1, 2017 estimate, Austin had a population of 950,715 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census.The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,056,405 as of July 1, 2016. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, it is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways, including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado RiverBarton SpringsMcKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long.

In the 1830s, pioneers began to settle the area in central Austin along the Colorado River. In 1839, the site was chosen to replace Houston as the capital of the Republic of Texas and was incorporated under the name “Waterloo”. Shortly afterward, the name was changed to Austin in honor of Stephen F. Austin, the “Father of Texas” and the republic’s first secretary of state. The city grew throughout the 19th century and became a center for government and education with the construction of the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas at Austin.[9] After a severe lull in economic growth from the Great Depression, Austin resumed its steady development, and by the 1990s it emerged as a center for technology and business.[10] A number of Fortune 500 companies have headquarters or regional offices in Austin including, 3MAmazon.comApple Inc.CiscoeBayGeneral MotorsGoogleIBMIntelOracle CorporationPaypalTexas Instruments, and Whole Foods Market.[11] Dell‘s worldwide headquarters is located in nearby Round Rock, a suburb of Austin.

Residents of Austin are known as Austinites.[12] They include a diverse mix of government employees, college students, musicians, high-tech workers, blue-collar workers, and a vibrant LGBTcommunity.[13] The city’s official slogan promotes Austin as “The Live Music Capital of the World”, a reference to the city’s many musicians and live music venues, as well as the long-running PBS TV concert series Austin City Limits.[14][15] The city also adopted “Silicon Hills” as a nickname in the 1990s due to a rapid influx of technology and development companies. In recent years, some Austinites have adopted the unofficial slogan “Keep Austin Weird“,[16] which refers to the desire to protect small, unique, and local businesses from being overrun by large corporations.[17] In the late 19th century, Austin was known as the “City of the Violet Crown“, because of the colorful glow of light across the hills just after sunset.[18] Even today, many Austin businesses use the term “Violet Crown” in their name. Austin is known as a “clean-air city” for its stringent no-smoking ordinances that apply to all public places and buildings, including restaurants and bars.[19]

U.S. News & World Report named Austin the #1 place to live in the U.S. for 2017 and 2018.[20][21] In 2016, Forbes ranked Austin #1 on its “Cities of the Future” list,[22] then in 2017 placed the city at that same position on its list for the “Next Biggest Boom Town in the U.S.”[23] Also in 2017, Forbes awarded the South River City neighborhood of Austin its #2 ranking for “Best Cities and Neighborhoods for Millennials”.[24] WalletHub named Austin the #6 best place in the country to live for 2017.[25] The FBI ranked Austin as the #2 safest major city in the U.S. for 2012.[26]

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512-732-9200
Public
KG-5
512-841-2400
Public
PK-5
512-841-8800
Public
PK-6
512-732-9120
Public
KG-5
512-414-2395
Public
EE-5
512-570-6500
Public
KG-5
512-428-3600
Public
KG-5
512-841-9200
Public
KG-5
512-414-2098
Public
KG-6
512-414-2327
Public
PK-5
512-704-0600
Public
KG-5
512-414-2369
Public
PK-5
512-414-2365
Public
PK-5
512-428-3500
Public
KG-5
512-414-2584
Public
PK-5
512-278-4125
Public
PK-5
512-428-2800
Public
KG-5
512-464-4300
Public
KG-5
512-414-2062
Public
PK-5
512-386-3850
Public
PK-5
512-278-4850
Public
PK-5
512-414-2013
Public
KG-6
512-414-2318
Public
EE-5
512-414-4484
Public
PK-5
512-428-2200
Public
PK-5
512-594-5000
Public
PK-5
512-646-2800
Public
KG-5
512-674-0700
Public
KG-8
512-438-7325
Public
PK-5
512-414-2350
Public
EE-5
512-570-6900
Public
KG-5
512-414-2082
Public
PK-5
512-414-2019
Public
PK-5
512-414-2336
Public
PK-5
512-414-4406
Public
PK-6
512-501-3911
Public
KG-4
512-414-4408
Public
PK-5
512-414-2537
Public
EE-5
512-841-8900
Public
PK-5
512-414-4495
Public
EE-5
512-495-3300
Public
PK-5
512-414-2054
Public
KG-5
512-841-2500
Public
EE-5
512-835-7900
Public
PK-8
512-275-1593
Public
PK-5
512-414-4413
Public
EE-5
512-330-0895
Public
PK-5
512-732-9200
Public
KG-5
512-841-8600
Public
6-8
512-841-8800
Public
PK-6
512-414-2098
Public
KG-6
512-464-8100
Public
6-8
512-428-3600
Public
KG-5
512-841-9200
Public
KG-5
512-841-2400
Public
PK-5
512-414-2327
Public
PK-5
512-414-2395
Public
EE-5
512-732-9120
Public
KG-5
512-704-0600
Public
KG-5
512-570-6500
Public
KG-5
512-278-4125
Public
PK-5
512-414-2365
Public
PK-5
512-428-3500
Public
KG-5
512-414-2584
Public
PK-5
512-414-3236
Public
6-12
512-414-2369
Public
PK-5
512-414-2062
Public
PK-5
512-464-4300
Public
KG-5
512-428-2800
Public
KG-5
512-414-2013
Public
KG-6
512-428-2200
Public
PK-5
512-414-2082
Public
PK-5
512-278-4850
Public
PK-5
512-414-3217
Public
6-8
512-414-2019
Public
PK-5
512-646-2800
Public
KG-5
512-464-6600
Public
6-8
512-386-3850
Public
PK-5
512-583-6967
Public
6-12
512-570-6900
Public
KG-5
512-674-0700
Public
KG-8
512-594-5000
Public
PK-5
512-438-7325
Public
PK-5
512-414-2350
Public
EE-5
512-651-1921
Public
5-8
512-414-2318
Public
EE-5
512-414-3214
Public
6-8
512-414-4484
Public
PK-5
512-414-2398
Public
PK-5
512-414-4408
Public
PK-5
512-428-2650
Public
6-8
512-495-3300
Public
PK-5
512-330-0895
Public
PK-5
512-821-1700
Public
PK-5
512-693-0000
Public
6-12
512-841-2500
Public
EE-5
512-464-8100
Public
6-8
512-841-8600
Public
6-8
512-414-3236
Public
6-12
512-414-3217
Public
6-8
512-651-1921
Public
5-8
512-674-0700
Public
KG-8
512-583-6967
Public
6-12
512-414-3214
Public
6-8
512-464-6600
Public
6-8
512-428-2650
Public
6-8
512-841-6700
Public
6-8
512-570-3700
Public
6-8
512-835-7900
Public
PK-8
512-693-0000
Public
6-12
512-822-4800
Public
6-11
512-646-2800
Public
6-12
972-316-3663
Public
KG-8
512-501-4969
Public
5-8
512-251-5000
Public
6-12
512-651-1918
Public
5-8
512-494-1076
Public
3-12
512-414-3229
Public
6-8
512-414-3254
Public
6-8
512-841-9400
Public
6-8
512-414-3276
Public
6-8
512-386-3400
Public
6-8
512-414-3265
Public
6-8
512-414-3207
Public
6-8
512-501-3640
Public
5-8
512-598-0160
Public
KG-10
512-419-1551
Public
PK-8
512-414-3225
Public
6-8
512-594-2200
Public
6-8
512-841-6800
Public
6-8
512-414-3258
Public
6-8
512-522-4190
Public
5-8
512-414-3243
Public
6-8
512-414-3284
Public
6-8
512-594-2600
Public
6-8
512-414-3234
Public
6-8
512-414-3270
Public
6-8
512-524-0085
Private
KG-12
512-480-8142
Private
PK-12
512-206-4070
Private
PK-8
512-891-1679
Private
PK-12
512-988-9887
Private
2-8
512-414-5247
Public
9-12
512-414-2589
Public
9-12
512-464-4000
Public
9-12
512-414-3236
Public
6-12
512-414-6817
Public
9-10
512-583-6967
Public
6-12
512-570-2300
Public
9-12
512-414-2505
Public
9-12
512-501-3586
Public
9-12
512-693-0000
Public
6-12
512-822-4800
Public
6-11
512-251-5000
Public
6-12
512-646-2800
Public
6-12
512-414-2538
Public
9-12
512-414-2519
Public
9-12
512-841-9900
Public
9-12
512-494-1076
Public
3-12
512-414-5810
Public
9-12
512-414-2523
Public
9-12
512-414-2532
Public
9-12
512-651-2225
Public
9-12
512-598-0160
Public
KG-10
512-414-2514
Public
9-12
512-594-0800
Public
9-12
512-444-8442
Public
9-12
512-477-4226
Public
9-12
512-414-2543
Public
9-12
512-414-2527
Public
9-12
512-926-1737
Private
PK-12
512-835-5983
Private
PK-12
512-524-0085
Private
KG-12
512-465-8333
Private
9-12
512-502-5400
Private
9-12
512-474-1770
Private
PK-11
512-472-2262
Private
5-12
512-804-1935
Private
9-12
512-388-8846
Private
9-12
512-414-3617
Public
PK-12
512-414-6635
Public
9-12
512-454-5797
Private
9-12
512-480-8142
Private
PK-12
512-891-1679
Private
PK-12
512-299-9657
Private
12-12
512-706-7566
Public
7-11
512-750-0426
Public
8-11

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