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'''Austin''' is the capital city of [[Texas]]. It is located in Travis County, which in Central Texas.
'''Austin''' is the capital city of [[Texas]]. It is located in Travis County, which in Central Texas. As of the 2000 Census, Austin is home to 656,562 people.[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US48&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7]
==Politics and Government==
Austin is considered to be a very [[liberal]] city. In 2004, residents of the city helped [[Sen. John Kerry]] take Travis County, even though every other county in the Central Texas area went to [[George W. Bush]].
Austin's mayor is Will Wynn.
==Sports and Recreation==
Austin is best known as the home of 7 time [[Tour de France]] champion [[Lance Armstrong]] and legendary golfers, such as [[Tom Kite]].
Austin is the largest city in the country without a team in any of the major sports leagues (the [[National Football League]], [[Major League Baseball]], the [[National Basketball Association]] or the [[National Hockey League]]), but it is home to several minor league teams.
*The Austin Wranglers are an [[Arena Football League]] team that competes in the Frank Erwin Center on the [[University of Texas]] Campus. Former NFL star [[Deion Sanders]] owns a minority stake in the team.
*The Austin Toros are an D-League affiliate, who also play their home games in the Erwin Center.
*The Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League play at the Chaparral Ice Arena.
*In addition, the Round Rock Express, the AAA affiliate of the [[Houston Astros]] play just north of the city in the Dell Diamond. The team won the 2006 Pacific Coast league Championship.