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Central Texas is a sprawling region stretching from Austin in the south to Lubbock in the north, and taking in the green, rolling Hill Country in the east as well as the stark plains of the Llano Estacado to the west.
The Hill Country is a region richly endowed with scenic beauty. Many consider it the real heart of Texas, and the sight of bluebonnets covering the landscape in spring is one of the state's most famous images.
Austin is the major city of this part of Central Texas. Once known mostly as the state capital and home of the University of Texas, Austin has recently become just about the most un-Texas-like part of the entire state. A stampede of new residents has doubled the population since 1990, and Austin now has a reputation as a quirky, wired, and very creative city--much like San Francisco. Also much like California's Bay Area, Austin has recently attracted a spate of high-tech firms that have made it the Silicon Valley of Texas.
The Llano Estacado ("palisaded plain") is also considered by many to be the real heart of Texas, and it could hardly be more different: dry, open, windswept, and very "western." Here, cattle ranches and cotton fields are dotted with oil wells, and the cities and towns change far slower than frenetic Austin. Lubbock is the largest city of this part of Central Texas.
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Local Headlines for Austin Texas from Statesman.com
States negotiate $26 billion deal for homeowners
Feb 9, 2012 4:38 am
After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly 2 million current and forme...
U.S., Israel split over how to deter Iran
Feb 9, 2012 3:39 am
Amid mounting tensions over whether Israel will carry out a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, the U.S.
New rules would target 'bundlers' who raise big sums for Austin races
Feb 9, 2012 3:36 am
Austin City Council candidates trying to finance citywide campaigns often get help from "bundlers" - supporters who gather donations and raise money on their behalf.
Santorum sets ambitious campaign goals
Feb 9, 2012 3:33 am
With a new head of steam from his three electoral victories Tuesday night, Rick Santorum is daring to think what might have been unthinkable just a week ago and remains improbable - that he can dispat...
In scientific coup, Russians reach lake long trapped under Antarctic ice
Feb 9, 2012 2:59 am
Opening a scientific frontier more than two miles under the Antarctic ice, Russian experts have drilled down to the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake, an achievement the mission's chief likened to...
Syrian city of Homs bleeds as other nations seek solutions
Feb 9, 2012 2:57 am
Rockets and mortars rattle the streets of Homs. Rebels ambush government military checkpoints. Hatred brews on either side of the avenues that divide the bloodstained Syrian city.
Feb 9, 2012 2:56 am
EGYPT Egypt rebuffs U.S. call to stop prosecutions CAIRO - The military-appointed prime minister vowed that Egypt would defy Washington's pressure to halt criminal prosecutions of 19 American pro...
Pentagon to recommend new military roles for women
Feb 9, 2012 2:55 am
For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.
After years of fiscal struggle, Michigan has budget surplus
Feb 9, 2012 2:54 am
Over most of the past decade, budget deliberations in Michigan have taken on a glum and familiar monotony: What do we cut now?
Feb 9, 2012 2:53 am
AUSTIN Courthouse opening delayed U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel said Wednesday that Austin's future federal courthouse is now scheduled to open in November, about two months later than originall...
Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal
Temple industrial park links warehouses to rail
Feb 8, 2012 8:47 pm
A new bulk distribution center in Temple seeks to eliminate the middleman by transferring goods directly from trains to warehouses located on the rail line. The 168-acre industrial park, called Railh...
ACC names architect for Highland Mall renovation
Feb 8, 2012 8:35 pm
Austin Community College District Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected BGK Architects Inc. to lead the renovation design of the former J.C. Penney building at Highland Mall. At its Feb. 6 meeting, t...
ARCpoint Labs to offer drug-testing services in Austin
Feb 8, 2012 8:17 pm
Greenville, S.C.-based ARCpoint Labs is expanding into Austin this month. Husband-and-wife team Kelly and Laura Broome expect to open the franchise, at 2900 S. I-35, to support the drug testing needs...
Applied Nanotech gets $730K Army contract
Feb 8, 2012 7:50 pm
Molecular research firm Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. has been awarded a two-year $730,000 contract to develop a power generator for the U.S. Army. Officials at the Austin-based Applied Nanotech (OT...
Austin real estate round-up: Feb. 8
Feb 8, 2012 7:31 pm
Here is a round-up listing of recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday: University Federal Credit Union has purchased 8303 MoPac, a 246,000-square-foot off...
House bills to redefine small business programs
Feb 8, 2012 7:04 pm
The House Small Business Committee will introduce Wednesday three bills that seek to up the influence of small business advocates in government, refine how government defines a small business, and str...
Austin employees in love with their jobs, survey says
Feb 8, 2012 6:34 pm
A recent survey shows that Austin employees are more satisfied with their jobs than any other U.S. city. Regus PLC, a flexible workplace provider with offices in Austin, found that 75 percent of Aust...
Feb 8, 2012 6:24 pm
The Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice Inc.s long-term executive director, Anita Bradberry, is stepping down to retire. Bradberry, who joined the Austin-based association in 1989, plans to...
Austin collects $16.5M in sales tax revenue
Feb 8, 2012 6:14 pm
Comptroller Susan Combs will distribute $708.5 million in sales tax revenue from December sales to local governments, with $16.5 million of that going to Austin. Statewide, sales tax figures for Dece...
WhiteGlove spreads medical services to Tenn.
Feb 8, 2012 5:50 pm
WhiteGlove Health Inc., a provider of medical services at home or work, has expanded to parts of Tennessee. The Austin-based company has signed four new customers in Tennessee: Beaman Automotive Grou...
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