CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.austin-chamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.austintexas.org/

Population:
656562 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1835

County:
Travis County, Williamson County

Founded 1835 as Waterloo, renamed 1838 to Austin.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Texas Observer
Austin American-Statesman
The Daily Texan

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Texas at Austin	1883
Austin High School, Austin, TX	1881
St. Edward's University	1873

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
LBJ Presidential Library	1971

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Freescale Semiconductor	2004
Vignette	1995
Introgen Therapeutics	1993
Evolutionary Technologies International	1991
Temple-Inland	1984
Origin Systems	1983
Borland	1983
Cirrus Logic	1981
Whole Foods Market	1980
Schlotzsky's	1971
Forestar Real Estate Group	1955
Carvel	1936
Texas Commerce Bank	1866

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marshall Allman	Actor	5-Apr-1984		LJ Burrows on Prison Break
Gordon M. Bethune	Business	1941		CEO of Continental Airlines, 1994-2004
Angela Bettis	Actor	9-Jan-1973		May
Drew Brees	Football	15-Jan-1979		New Orleans Saints QB
Mehcad Brooks	Actor	25-Oct-1980		Terrence King on Necessary Roughness
Thomas Carter	Film Director	17-Jul-1953		Coach Carter
George E. Christian	Government	1-Jan-1927	27-Nov-2002	LBJ's press secretary
Ciara	Singer	25-Oct-1985		"Crunk & B" singer
Dabney Coleman	Actor	3-Jan-1932		Moustache from 9 To 5
Ellar Coltrane	Actor	27-Aug-1994		Boyhood
Ben Crenshaw	Golf	11-Jan-1952		19 Career PGA victories
Lloyd Doggett	Politician	6-Oct-1946		Congressman, Texas 35th
Carly Fiorina	Business	6-Sep-1954		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1999-2005
William P. Foley II	Business	1944		CEO of Fidelity National Financial
Michelle Forbes	Actor	8-Jan-1965		Dr. Julianna Cox on Homicide
Tom Ford	Fashion Designer	27-Aug-1961		Influential Gucci designer
Ethan Hawke	Actor	6-Nov-1970		Dead Poets Society
Amber Heard	Actor	22-Apr-1986		And Soon The Darkness
Tobe Hooper	Film Director	25-Jan-1943		Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Dakota Johnson	Actor	4-Oct-1989		Fifty Shades of Grey
Eric Johnson	Guitarist	17-Aug-1954		Ah Via Musicom
Angus T. Jones	Actor	8-Oct-1993		Two and a Half Men
Ron Kirk	Politician	27-Jun-1954		US Trade Representative
Steve Kloves	Screenwriter	18-Mar-1960		Screenwriter, Harry Potter films
Harry Knowles	Critic	11-Dec-1971		Ain't It Cool News
Dick Lane	Football	16-Apr-1928	29-Jan-2002	Night Train Lane
Alan Lomax	Musicologist	31-Jan-1915	19-Jul-2002	Preserved thousands of folksongs
Lewis W. Lucke	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Swaziland, 2004-06
Mark McClellan	Government	26-Jun-1963		Medicare Chief
Scott McClellan	Government	14-Feb-1968		White House Press Secretary, 2003-06
Matt McCoy	Actor	20-May-1958		The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Benjamin McKenzie	Actor	12-Sep-1978		The O.C.
Nelly	Rapper	2-Nov-1974		Hot In Herre
Jack P. Randall	Business	c. 1949		Randall & Dewey Partners
Dusty Rhodes	Wrestling	12-Oct-1945	11-Jun-2015	The American Dream
Jay O. Sanders	Actor	16-Apr-1953		Steve Kordo on Crime Story
Bob Schieffer	Journalist	25-Feb-1937		Former moderator, Face the Nation
Zachary Scott	Actor	24-Feb-1914	3-Oct-1965	The Mask of Dimitrios
Ross Ulbricht	Criminal	27-Mar-1984		Dread Pirate Roberts
Kathy Valentine	Bassist	7-Jan-1959		Bassist for The Go-Go's
John Varley	Novelist	1947		Wrote Titan, Wizard, and Demon
Joseph M. Watt	Judge	8-Mar-1947		Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen Fuller Austin	Politician	3-Nov-1793	27-Dec-1836	Texan secessionist
Dana X. Bible	Football	8-Oct-1891	19-Jan-1980	Legendary Texas football coach
Stuart W. Bruchey	Historian	6-Aug-1917	20-Dec-2010	Enterprise: The Dynamic Economy of a Free People
George E. Christian	Government	1-Jan-1927	27-Nov-2002	LBJ's press secretary
Steven B. Derounian	Politician	6-Apr-1918	17-Apr-2007	Congressman from New York, 1953-65
C. Hartley Grattan	Author	19-Oct-1902	25-Jun-1980	The Southwest Pacific
Molly Ivins	Columnist	30-Aug-1944	31-Jan-2007	Loudmouthed Texas dame
Walter W. Jenkins	Government	23-Mar-1918	23-Nov-1985	LBJ assistant, outed in gay sex scandal
Dennis Johnson	Basketball	18-Sep-1954	22-Feb-2007	Boston Celtics
Lady Bird Johnson	First Lady	22-Dec-1912	11-Jul-2007	Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Barbara Jordan	Politician	21-Feb-1936	17-Jan-1996	Gave 1976 Democratic keynote speech
Bryce Jordan	Educator	22-Sep-1924	12-Apr-2016	President of Penn State, 1983-90
Dick Lane	Football	16-Apr-1928	29-Jan-2002	Night Train Lane
Fritz G. Lanham	Politician	3-Jan-1880	31-Jul-1965	Congressman from Texas, 1919-47
Thomas C. Mann	Diplomat	11-Nov-1912	23-Jan-1999	US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63
Myra McDaniel	Attorney	13-Dec-1932	25-Feb-2010	Texas Secretary of State, 1984-87
Ian McLagan	Musician	12-May-1945	3-Dec-2014	The Small Faces, The Faces
James A. Michener	Novelist	3-Feb-1907	16-Oct-1997	South Pacific
Robert Noyce	Inventor	12-Dec-1927	3-Jun-1990	Co-Inventor, integrated circuit
Madalyn Murray O'Hair	Religion	13-Apr-1919	Sep-1995	Atheist spokeswoman
Jake Pickle	Politician	11-Oct-1913	18-Jun-2005	Congressman from Texas, 1963-95
Ann Richards	Politician	1-Sep-1933	13-Sep-2006	Governor of Texas, 1991-95
Walt Rostow	Government	7-Oct-1916	13-Feb-2003	National Security Advisor, 1966-69
Darrell Royal	Football	6-Jul-1924	7-Nov-2012	UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76
Sky Saxon	Singer	20-Aug-1937	25-Jun-2009	The Seeds
Zachary Scott	Actor	24-Feb-1914	3-Oct-1965	The Mask of Dimitrios
Allan Shivers	Politician	5-Oct-1907	14-Jan-1985	Governor of Texas, 1949-57
Sawyer Sweeten	Actor	12-May-1995	23-Apr-2015	Geoffrey Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
Susan Tyrrell	Actor	18-Mar-1945	16-Jun-2012	Fat City
Charles Whitman	Criminal	24-Jun-1941	1-Aug-1966	University Tower sharpshooter
Ralph Yarborough	Politician	8-Jun-1903	27-Jan-1996	US Senator from Texas, 1957-71

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