Austin is the capital of Texas in Travis County. Austin is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous city in Texas. It is the fastest growing of the largest 50 US cities. Austin is also the second largest state capital in the United States. As of 2014, Austin had a population of 912,791 while the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 1,943,299 as of July 1, 2014.

Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9200 BC. When settlers first arrived from Europe, the area was inhabited by the Tonkawa tribe, and the Comanches and Lipan Apaches were known to travel through the area as well. In 1730, three 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. In 1835–1836, Texans fought and won independence from Mexico thus becoming its own independent country with its own president, congress, and monetary system. In 1839, the Texas Congress formed a commission to seek a site for a new capital to be named for Stephen F. Austin. Commissioners were advised to investigate an area named Waterloo, noting the area’s hills, waterways, and pleasant surroundings. Waterloo was selected and the name Austin was chosen as the town’s new name.

There are several sports teams including Austin Spurs (NBA D-League basketball), Texas Stars (AHL), Austin Aces (World Tennis), Austin Aztex (soccer), and Austin Outlaws (football).

Central Austin lies between two major north-south freeways: Interstate 35 to the east and the Mopac Expressway (Loop 1) to the west. U.S. Highway 183 runs from northwest to southeast, and State Highway 71 crosses the southern part of the city from east to west, completing a rough “box” around central and north-central Austin. Austin is the largest city in the United States to be served by only one Interstate Highway.

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