austin, TEXAS!

[layla warner]

Austin, Texas
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''it's not like other ''towns

so much love was put into making this capital. hundreds of people gave up their time to make it. over the years, it's became a huge place for live music. some people came there for the music, others came for fun. but others came because of the love you feel when you go there. austin is simply not like the rest of texas. from the quirky cast of characters that populate congress avenue, to the old highschool for austin's youth, from rebellions to plastics, four star barbeque joints, corperate CEO's struggling musicians, texas's capital city stands out from all the rest. it's hip and trendy, yet in a vintage sort of way. it's high-tech and laid back. it's politically charged and culturally rich. it's eclectic by nature and creative by design. but most of all, it's a place were people like to have a good time.

''in the ''beginning

when republic of texas vice-president mirabeau b. lamar accepted an invitation from his friend jacob harrell for a hunting trip to central texas, the buffalo were running aplenty around Harrell's trading post alongside the lower colorado river. as lamar surveyed the verdant, rolling landscape, he mused about all great cities following rome's tradition of being built on seven hills. on that fall day in 1838, lamar declared, "this should be the seat of future government." when he succeeded sam houston as president a few months later, lamar immediately set out to move the seat of government from houston to the settlement that would soon be named austin for stephen f. austin, who brought the first anglo colonists to the area in 1821. work on a new capitol began in May 1839, and the first 306 lots for the newly platted city sold on August 1, 1839. the limestone hills and peridot-colored waters have always and continue to define austin's legacy and charm. the original settlers, tonkawa or tickanwatic tribes who called themselves "those most like humans"-followed deer and buffalo herds to the fertile land. spaniards explorers first arrived in 1709. they returned in 1730 to build a mission at the free-flowing, artesian-fed barton springs. since prehistoric times, the springs have remained the lifeline, and according to most austinites, the soul of the town. for the past two decades, austin has made history as a leader in both technology and creativity. the same entrepreneurial spirit that led 19-year-old michael dell to launch a fortune 500 company from his university of texas dorm room has also propelled austin as a music and film center. austin city limits continues as the longest-running music show on television. as the location of such feature films as alamo, spy kids, friday night lights and secondhand lions, austin ranks as the top filmmaking city in texas and second most popular in the country.

''can you handle the ''heat?

now the real question is if you can handle the heat. it's not completely full of love. people are trying to wreck it's beautiful nature every minute. there's breakups, scandals, gossip, and the list goes on. bomb threats, shootings, and plenty of drama. only now can you help restore austin's kind nature. so what do you say? do you have the potential? prove it. here. here, in austin texas.