Why Austin Is A Beautiful Place

Detra, I can relate with you as I am also not a Texan native or know much about Texas government and its history. When I hear about Texas first thoughts that comes to mind is either their love for their football team, bbq, or women’s big hair do’s. That’s what I related to “everything is bigger in Texas” with, however as I have read it also relates to their pride, their state size and their growing population. I also never understood why Texans are extremely proud people then again as I have been reading and as you have mentioned they have had an interesting history and have shown that they will fight for what they believe in no matter the cost.

Imagine a place where past and present meet, a place where there are many cultures and a myriad of things to do. El Paso, Texas is just that, a place where cultures don't clash, but, instead, mix. Although some might see El Paso as a ghost town filled with run-down building in the middle of nowhere, this city is replete with fun activities. El Paso presents a great escape, gives vast job opportunities to young people, and offers wonderfully affordable housing.

Thesis: We Texans know that our states attractions stand out more than all the other states, because Texas is the only place where you can have a 72-ounce steak in Amarillo, tour a museum filled with decorative toilet seats in San Antonio, and feed a beer-drinking goat in Lajitas.

The City of Houston is a beautiful city that is known for its bayous, multiculturalism and its importance to the US space program. It has also been known for its poor air quality with the city ranking in the top 10 worst cities for air population in the United States, which is primarily due to the most important industries to Houston economy the Houston Ship Channel and the oil and gas industries.

This area is getting more hip by the minute and respect across the nation with it's flauncy highrise condos, new chic restaurants, upscale boutiques and fashionable clubs and bars. What could be better for the young, professional singles flocking to the area, or the retirees wanting to skip the lawn maintenance for a freer lifestyle? Downtown Dallas is Hot spots in the downtown Dallas vicinity include West Village and Mockingbird Station (closer to East Dallas). Condos at the W Hotel start in the High $1 Millions, but you can also find highrises in Dallas for $300,000 and up depending on where you look.

Every Texan knows the legends of Stephen F. Austin that lead him to become the “Father of Texas.” Few Texas would try to say anyone else deserves this honor even though Texas is not short of larger than life legends. Such names include Lorenzo Zavala, Thomas Rusk, Juan Seguin, William Travis, James Bowie, and Sam Houston. Even “In his eulogy for Austin, Houston called him, "The Father of Texas"” (Areas of Interest). But despite this many would argue that Houston deserves the title.

Stephen Austin was born on the Third of November in the year of 1793 at Austinville, Virginia. His family was one that made their wealth through the booming industry of lead mining. When he became fourteen years old, Austin went to study at Transylvania University in Kentucky; after two and a half years of study, he would never finish as his father needed his assistance to run his store. Also, this experience in running a store would provide Stephen F. Austin with “the excellent business habits and knowledge of human nature,” which would be useful for his future career as well as the title as the Father of Texas (Father of Texas, 14). His experience from this métier would be necessary for the formation of

We’re well known for the oil industry, The Galleria, the Space Center, and the Medical Center among other things, but the music is something that should be catching more peoples’ attention. A lot of people like to hate on the fact Houston is so spacious but that adds such a wide variety of music for people to explore. Someone can literally find any genre or some new mix of genres in Houston. If one wanted to see an experimental rock reggae band, I’m sure there is one performing somewhere in Houston. As “hip” and prominent Austin’s music scene is, Houston has a highly sundry music scene and many influential artists have come out of this wonderful

Being the most populated city in Texas, it comes as no surprise that Houston is without question the most diverse. The various ethnic ‘districts’ that exist not only within the city but in its expansive suburbs are fascinating. You could find yourself driving through the typical, American metropolitan shopping strip one minute, and find yourself in the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx the next! And sure, it’ll never substitute the real thing; but that was as close as I formally believed I’d ever get.

Before Austin became “Austin” it was known as Waterloo. The first documented permanent settlement in Waterloo dates back to 1837 near where Shoal creek and the colorado river join in. In 1837 the president of the republic of texas, Sam Houston, moved the capitol to Houston, before that, 5 different cities served as temporary capitals. Though shortly after Waterloo was renamed Austin and the government of the republic of Texas arrived to the city by ox cart.

Texas would be the 14th largest economy in the world as a stand-alone country by Gross Domestic Product. The state is border line healthy but does have a growing GDP. The infrastructure is average definitely room for improvement. It is said that Texas is going to have 12.4 percent more revenue to spend in the next TWO budget years. I define Texas’s economy as borderline healthy even though everything is looking positive for Texas because just two years ago there were panics in certain areas of being in debt. They are now getting their state back to being healthy and as long as they keep making smart decisions and start working on the cities/towns little by little they will remain healthy.

Stephen Fuller Austin died today at the age of 43 in Columbia Texas. He was survived by his sister, Emily Austin Perry. Born in Virginia to his parents Moses and Mary Brown Austin. His father moved the family to Spanish Missouri where Moses found the town of Potosi in 1799, which was the first American settlement west of the Mississippi River. Austin was known as the father of Texas because of his success in recruiting families to move to New Spain.(1) He was responsible for the settling of more than 1200 families. (2) Austin’s colony was the wealthiest settlement due to the fact that the families there had begun raising cotton, burros and other goods for export, much of which went through New Orleans.(3)

- Austin economy had always been universities and government as the state capital. Austin had a government workforce of over 110,000 including state, country and city employees and plus recently added 3,000 government sector jobs,

Austin is the largest city in the southern part of the United States, the capital of Texas. The city's population is growing rapidly, and in 2014 there were more than 912 000 inhabitants. Together with suburbs it is 1,7 million. In 1839, the village named Waterloo was renamed in Austin, in honor of Stephen Fuller Austin - a man who played an important role in the history of Texas. In 1846, Austin became the capital of Texas.

The second comparable, a Class A apartment complex, is the Monte Vista Apartments located on 6000 Shepherd Mountain Cove. Constructed in 1992, this apartment complex offers 348 units, with an average of 861 square feet per unit and 299,690 square feet of net rentable area. The average rent/sf/month is $0.905, which is higher than both the subject property and the first comparable. These apartments offer similar unit features and project amenities but a less variety of units. They only offer 1 bed or 2 bed units and prices range from as low as $615 for a 1 bed/1 bath to as high as $1,095 for a 2 bed/2 bath. The apartment community is south of Millegan Creek Apartments but still in the northwest sub-market. The appealing benefit of these Monte Vista apartments are that they’re located in a hillside with a view overlooking western Austin, enhancing its market appeal.