[131] Austin's largest employers include the Austin Independent School District, the City of Austin, Dell, the U.S. Federal Government, NXP Semiconductors, IBM, St. David's Healthcare Partnership, Seton Family of Hospitals, the State of Texas, the Texas State University, and the University of Texas at Austin.[131]. Edwin Waller was picked by Lamar to survey the village and draft a plan laying out the new capital. 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. In 2003, the city adopted a resolution against the USA PATRIOT Act that reaffirmed constitutionally guaranteed rights. The University of Texas System and Texas State University System are headquartered in downtown Austin. [35] The original site was narrowed to 640 acres (260ha) that fronted the Colorado River between two creeks, Shoal Creek and Waller Creek, which was later named in his honor. The man killed was believed to be an innocent bystander who was struck as he was standing outside a bar. I never walk alone at night. The park includes several designated hiking trails and campsites with water and electric. [136] Companies such as Hospira, Pharmaceutical Product Development, and ArthroCare Corporation are located there. Other companies based in Austin include NXP Semiconductors, GoodPop, Temple-Inland, Sweet Leaf Tea Company, Keller Williams Realty, National Western Life, GSD&M, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Golfsmith, Forestar Group, EZCorp, Outdoor Voices, Tito's Vodka, Indeed, Speak Social, and YETI. Ballet Austin is among the fifteen largest ballet academies in the country. The area's earliest known inhabitants lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9200 BC (over 11,200 years ago), based on evidence found throughout the area and documented at the much-studied Gault Site, midway between Georgetown and Fort Hood. These projects were enabled in large part because the Public Works Administration provided Austin with greater funding for municipal construction projects than other Texas cities. [336], Austin is also served by Electric Cab of North America's six-passenger electric cabs that operate on a flexible route from the Kramer MetroRail Station to Domain Northside and from the Downtown MetroRail station and MetroRapid stops to locations between the Austin Convention Center and near Sixth and Bowie streets by Whole Foods. Austin has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network under Media Arts the category. [60], Austin occupies a total area of 305.1 square miles (790.1km2). Humidity rises with winds from the east or southeast, when the air drifts inland from the Gulf of Mexico, but decreases significantly with winds from the west or southwest, bringing air flowing from Chihuahuan Desert areas of West Texas or northern Mexico. [186] The six-story Central Library contains a living rooftop garden, reading porches, an indoor reading room, bicycle parking station, large indoor and outdoor event spaces, a gift shop, an art gallery, caf, and a "technology petting zoo" where visitors can play with next-generation gadgets like 3D printers. [35] When he was Vice President of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar had visited the area during a buffalo-hunting expedition between 1837 and 1838. At night, parts of Austin are lit by "artificial moonlight" from moonlight towers built to illuminate the central part of the city. Incorporated Conversely, winter months also produce warm days on a regular basis. In the mid-1980s, construction was completed on Loop 360, a scenic highway that curves through the hill country from near the 71/Mopac interchange in the south to near the 183/Mopac interchange in the north. The Long Center for the Performing Arts is a 2,300-seat theater built partly with materials reused from the old Lester E. Palmer Auditorium. [209], Austin is home to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), a grade 1 Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile specification 3.427-mile (5.515km) motor racing facility which hosts the Formula One United States Grand Prix. In 2010, Facebook accepted a grant to build a downtown office that could bring as many as 200 jobs to the city. The overnight low drops to or below freezing 12 times per year,[77] and sinks below 45F (7C) during 76 evenings per year, mostly between mid-December and mid-February. A number of Fortune 500 companies have headquarters or regional offices in Austin, including 3M, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Amazon, Apple, Facebook (Meta), Google, IBM, Intel, NXP Semiconductors, Oracle, Tesla, Texas Instruments, and Whole Foods Market. The HOPE Outdoor Gallery is a public, three-story outdoor street art project located on Baylor Street in the Clarksville neighborhood. "[139] In 2012, Austin became just one of a few cities in Texas to ban the sale and use of plastic bags. They are, however, considered indexed crimes and are included in the Total Indexed Crimes column. Setting a new record in 2021, Austin experienced 88 murders last year. When comparing 2021 homicides [342] Until 2020 the service was known as Austin BCycle. [80] When Austin received 0.04 inches (1mm) of ice on January 24, 2014, there were 278 vehicular collisions. [109], According to a survey completed in 2014 by Gallup, it is estimated that 5.3% of residents in the Austin metropolitan area identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. [35], After a severe lull in economic growth from the Great Depression, Austin resumed its steady development. [307] The editor is Evan Smith, former editor of Texas Monthly. This city was never about money. AUSTIN (KXAN) KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin. Last year, a record 88 homicides were reported in the city. The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each incident occurred. As of Dec. 7, there have been 67 homicides in Austin in 2022. [77] The lowest ever recorded temperature in the city was 2F (19C) on January 31, 1949. [189] Austin is also home to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, which houses documents and artifacts related to the Johnson administration, including LBJ's limousine and a re-creation of the Oval Office. The ordinance also prohibits solicitation at certain locations. [293] The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Austin I and Austin II district parole offices in Austin. [344], In 2018, scooter-sharing companies Lime and Bird debuted rentable electric scooters in Austin. [30] In 1730, three Catholic missions from East Texas were combined and reestablished as one mission on the south side of the Colorado River, in what is now Zilker Park, in Austin. Texas thus became an independent country with its own president, congress, and monetary system. In 2015, 6.9 percent of Austin households lacked a car, and decreased slightly to 6 percent in 2016. [337], Carsharing service Zipcar operates in Austin and, until 2019, the city was also served by Car2Go which kept its North American headquarters in the city even after pulling out. Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative congregations are present in the community. The lake is a popular recreational area for paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, dragon boats, and rowing shells. [121] Other significant Christian groups in Austin include Baptists (8.7%), followed by Methodists (4.3%), Latter-day Saints (1.5%), Episcopalians or Anglicans (1.0%), Lutherans (0.8%), Presbyterians (0.6%), Pentecostals (0.3%), and other Christians such as the Disciples of Christ and Eastern Orthodox Church (7.1%). [120] The majority of Austinites identified themselves as Christians, about 25.2% of whom claimed affiliation with the Catholic Church. Two districtsEanes and Round Rockare rated "gold medal," the highest of the magazine's cost-performance categories. The Austin and Round Rock police departments and the Travis County Sheriff's Office, among other Central Texas law enforcement agencies, submitted 12 months of stats. Not safe at all. Totals may vary considerably from official totals following investigation and final categorization. Judaism forms less than 0.1% of the religious demographic in Austin. As of 2018, all six of Austin's state legislative districts are held by Democrats. Residents of Austin are known as Austinites. [165] Some other Austin-based chain restaurants include Amy's Ice Creams, Bush's Chicken, Chuy's, DoubleDave's Pizzaworks, and Schlotzky's. The 2019 crime rate in Austin, TX is 302 (City-Data.com crime index), which is comparable to the U.S. average. It was higher than in 84.4% U.S. cities. The 2019 Austin crime rate fell by 1% compared to 2018. The number of homicides stood at 32. In the last 5 years Austin has seen rise of violent crime and decreasing property crime. [187] In 2018, Time magazine named the Austin Central Library on its list of "World's Greatest Places."[188]. [35] Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin, and Lake Travis are each on the Colorado River. Alex Jones, journalist, radio show host and filmmaker, produces his talk show The Alex Jones Show in Austin which broadcasts nationally on more than 60 AM and FM radio stations in the United States, WWCR Radio shortwave and XM Radio: Channel 166. [43] In 1861, with the outbreak of the American Civil War, voters in Austin and other Central Texas communities voted against secession. [101] A week after the freeze and when Austin City Council members were proposing to evaluate his employment, City Manager Spencer Cronk finally apologized. [180] The Zilker Park Summer Musical is a long-running outdoor musical.[181]. Austin averages 34.32 inches (872mm) of annual rainfall distributed mostly evenly throughout the year, though spring and fall are the wettest seasons. [280][281], In 2020, Austin was the victim of a cyberattack by the Russian group Berserk Bear, possibly related to the U.S. federal government data breach earlier that year. The Austin Zoo, located in unincorporated western Travis County, is a rescue zoo that provides sanctuary to displaced animals from a variety of situations, including those involving neglect. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) line followed close behind. In the city, 22.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 16.6% was from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% were 65 years of age or older. This area is home to coffee shops, eccentric stores, restaurants, food trucks, trailers, and festivals. Austin has a long history of vocal citizen resistance to development projects perceived to degrade the environment, or to threaten the natural and cultural landscapes. Natural features like the bicycle-friendly Texas Hill Country and generally mild climate make Austin the home of several endurance and multi-sport races and communities. [287][288], A mass shooting took place in the early morning of June 12, 2021, on Sixth Street, which resulted in 14 people injured and one dead. [321], Railway segments between Austin and San Antonio have been evaluated for a proposed regional passenger rail project called "Lone Star Rail". The iconic Pennybacker Bridge, also known as the "360 Bridge," crosses Lake Austin to connect the northern and southern portions of Loop 360. [138], "Keep Austin Weird" has been a local motto for years, featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. Location: ON CAMPUS - Dell Seton Medical (1500 Red River) Read More. It was higher than in 84.4% U.S. cities. Excellent. David Brown, a regional official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explained that "these kinds of droughts will have effects that are even more extreme in the future, given a warming and drying regional climate. [17] 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 River, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long. [144] The Rainey Street district is also home to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. Since Austin residents consumed an average of 120million gallons of water per day, the infrastructure was not able to keep up with demand. 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