Austin, located right in the heart of Texas Hill Country, consistently ranks as one of the most desirable places to live offering a unique combination of a thriving technology driven economy, entertainment, and recreational options. Visitors to Austin have a tendency to stay and include such celebrities as Sandra Bullock and Lance Armstrong.

Dynamic economy
Austin is the home of numerous high fliers in the area of chip development and fabrication, multimedia, entertainment, computer systems, and the Internet. The other major industry in Austin is government, as it is the capital of Texas. Feeding talent and ideas into this economy is the University of Texas at Austin which has an annual enrollment of 49,000 students from around the world.

Lifestyle, Entertainment, Recreation
Largely known for being the "Live Music Capitol of the World," from the popular PBS series "Austin City Limits," Austin sports an ever thriving arts and entertainment scene. 

Austin is the home of  the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Ely, Willie Nelson, and more recently Marcia Ball and Lucinda Williams. Every evening you will find a diverse selection (rock, dance, jazz, country, and everything in between) of options on the legendary Austin Sixth Street culminating in one of the premiere annual music, multimedia, and film festivals in the country, South by Southwest.

Austin also has a bevy of art galleries, museums, and live theater. 

Nestled deep in the heart of Hill Country, outdoor activities in Austin  are centered around the major lakes, Town Lake, Lake Austin, and Lake Travis. Whether your sport is sailing, golf, hiking, running, cycling, soccer, or virtually any other non winter sport, chances are that Austin has a convenient venue for you.