Austin TX City Business Directory

Austin is the capital city of Texas. Austin serves as a commercial hub for the Austin-Round Rock area. The city is situated at a central location of the Texas Hill County. Austin has numerous waterbodies which adds to its natural beauty. Some lakes and waterways in Austin are, Barton Springs, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Walter E. Long, Colorado River and McKinney Falls. Austin is popularly referred to as the ‘Live Music Capital of the World.’ The city is fast paced developing city in terms of technology and which earned it the name of Silicon Hills. Moreover, Austin is also home to a number of multinational company headquarters. Some of these companies are, Amazon, Google, Intel, Apple, Oracle and IBM. Apart from that, South by Southwest is a popular festival for film, media, music and arts. Austin is also home to many film and media productions. Some popular films made in Austin are, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, True Grit, Spy Kids, Miss Congeniality and Machete. Austin is also home to the University of Texas at Austin. Some popular tourist destinations in Austin are Texas Memorial Museum, Deep Eddy pool, Hamilton Pool Reserve, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Centre and McKinney Falls Park.