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[[File:View of Austin From Congress Street Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|View of Austin from Congress Street Bridge]]'''Austin''' is the fastest-growing large city in America, the capital city of [[free market|free-market]] friendly [[Texas]] and home to the [[University of Texas]]. The Texas state legislature meets in Austin for 5 months every two years, and its governor has the authority to convene a special session for 30 days after the legislature adjourns its regular session. Also the county seat for Travis County, the population of metropolitan Austin has grown to 2.55 million residents.
[[File:View of Austin From Congress Street Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|View of Austin from Congress Street Bridge]]'''Austin''' is the fastest-growing large city in America, the capital city of [[free market|free-market]] friendly [[Texas]] and home to the [[University of Texas]]. The Texas state legislature meets in Austin for 5 months every two years, and its governor has the authority to convene a special session for 30 days after the legislature adjourns its regular session. he population of metropolitan Austin has grown to 2.55 million residents.
By May 2023, Austin became the 10th largest city in the [[United States]], joining three other [[Texas]] cities in the top ten: [[Houston]], [[San Antonio]], and [[Dallas]].<ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/18/texas-cities-census-growth/</ref> As of June 2024, Austin was the fastest-growing city in the U.S.<ref>https://explodingtopics.com/blog/fastest-growing-cities</ref>
By May 2023, Austin became the 10th largest city in the [[United States]], joining three other [[Texas]] cities in the top ten: [[Houston]], [[San Antonio]], and [[Dallas]].<ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/18/texas-cities-census-growth/</ref> As of June 2024, Austin was the fastest-growing city in the U.S.<ref>https://explodingtopics.com/blog/fastest-growing-cities</ref>
The city takes its name from [[Stephen F. Austin]].
The city takes its name from [[Stephen F. Austin]], and it is the county seat for Travis County (named after William Barret Travis, who died while commanding the Republic of Texas army in its unsuccessful defense of the [[Alamo]]).
==Politics and Government==
==Politics and Government==