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Central Texas
Area Info
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.
Articles
Local Headlines for Austin Texas from Statesman.com
ACC names student lounge for former leader
Feb 10, 2012 4:26 pm
The student lounge at Austin Community Colleges Rio Grande campus has been named for Stephen B. Kinslow, the colleges retired president and CEO. For more than three decades, Dr. Kinslow worked to open...
Texas law enforcement agencies prepare for Great Warrant Roundup
Feb 10, 2012 3:12 pm
Got traffic tickets, parking violations, court fees or arrest warrants you havent paid? Nows the time to take care of them, because police across the state are preparing to round up violators. Startin...
Postscript or two on UT regents' meeting
Feb 10, 2012 2:40 pm
Loose ends from a reporters notebook following a two-day meeting this week of the University of Texas System Board of Regents at UT-San Antonio: Regent Robert Stillwell, right, of Houston, a longtime ...
Supreme Court dismisses second business tax case
Feb 10, 2012 1:57 pm
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a second challenge to the states business tax, claiming that it did not have the authority to hear the case. The case was filed directly with the high court...
Feb 10, 2012 4:03 am
WASHINGTON Payroll tax cut at risk, Republicans warn Congressional Republicans warned that negotiations with Democrats over extending a Social Security payroll tax cut were going so poorly that ...
To boost grant funding, UT may opt for tobacco-free campus
Feb 10, 2012 3:58 am
For anti-smoking advocates at the University of Texas, a breath of fresh air could be on the way. UT administrators announced Thursday they are considering making the entire campus tobacco-free.
Feb 10, 2012 3:55 am
MEXICO Army: 4 men arrested in smuggling operation MEXICO CITY - The Mexican army announced that it found 73 Central American migrants in three houses near the U.S.
Humanitarian crisis worsens amid intense shelling in Syria
Feb 10, 2012 3:53 am
Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the besieged city of Homs, where a weeklong government offensive has c...
Mexican army seizes 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
Feb 10, 2012 3:52 am
Mexican authorities announced their largest methamphetamine seizure ever late Wednesday: 15 tons, found in pure powder form at a ranch near Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Central Texas representatives vote for insider trading ban, but support is lukewarm
Feb 10, 2012 3:51 am
As they joined their colleagues Thursday in approving a bill banning Congress from insider trading, some Central Texas representatives questioned whether the legislation is needed, and others fended o...
Latest news for Austin Texas from Austin Business Journal
Austin No. 29 for manufacturing job growth
Feb 10, 2012 7:35 pm
Austins manufacturing sector added 1,100 jobs in 2011, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Business Journals On Numbers. The metro areas manufacturing employment increa...
Feb 10, 2012 7:01 pm
The Austin Business Journal this week published a list of engineering firms, ranked by 2011 engineering fee billings. Click the slideshow to the right for a sneak peek of the top five. In order for ...
Apollo Endosurgery lands $5.1M more in funding
Feb 10, 2012 5:59 pm
Medical device maker Apollo Endosurgery Inc. has received $52.7 million of a planned $53.8 million financing. The Austin-based company collected the capital from 14 investors, according to a Friday f...
Analyst sees 7-inch iPad in Apple's future
Feb 10, 2012 5:16 pm
A 7-inch iPad is an idea that has been floated on the rumor mill and by analysts before, but the prediction was made once more on Thursday by Ezra Gottheil of Technology Business Research. The analys...
KLD Energy workers placed on 'short-term leave'
Feb 10, 2012 4:46 pm
An Austin technology company that has received $26 million in funding during the last five years including $10 million just three months ago put an undisclosed number of workers on furlough last wee...
Two traits no one in leadership can do without
Feb 10, 2012 4:12 pm
Many years ago while taking a class on leadership in graduate school, my classmates and I interviewed prominent individuals in leadership positions to determine which of the seven leadership qualities...
Austin supplement maker boosting brains and bodies
Feb 10, 2012 4:00 pm
Aubrey Marcus doesnt mind dropping names. In fact, its a key part of his strategy to build Onnit Labs LLC, an East Austin-based dietary supplement maker whose sales and product lines are growing. Onn...
More investors revealed in Tango Healths $4M funding round
Feb 10, 2012 2:36 pm
Seven investors participated in the $4 million Series B round of funding announced by software maker Tango Health Inc. earlier this week. The Austin-based company, which announced Tuesday the financi...
States should nurture startups, Kauffman report says
Feb 10, 2012 1:42 pm
The Kauffman Foundation issued a report Thursday calling on state and local governments to do more in boosting new businesses and nurturing entrepreneurship. The Startup Act for the States report sai...
HomeAway expands, opens third Austin office
Feb 10, 2012 1:30 pm
HomeAway Inc. is expanding to accommodate its growing staff with its third office in Austin. The Austin-based company, which operates dozens of websites that market vacation home rentals, will house ...
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