A Guide to Search Results for "Austin"
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The search term "Austin" is a very ambiguous reference to a wide variety of people, places, and things. The most ancient and original reference is probably to Aurelius Augustine, commonly known as Saint Augustine of Hippo, with the name Austin being an anglicized version of the name Augustine. As a more modern name, Austin is shared by noteworthy individuals such as philosopher John Langshaw Austin (March 28, 1911 - February 8, 1960), Navy Cross recipient John Arnold Austin (August 30, 1905 - December 7, 1941), comedic performer Phil Austin (born April 6, 1941), actress and singer Sherrié Austin (born August 28, 1970), singer Patti Austin, health and fitness expert Denise Austin (born February 13, 1957), the fictional character Austin Powers, rose horticulturalist David Austin, former Tennessee Governor Austin Peay (June 1, 1876 - October 2, 1927), and Texas founding father Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 - December 27, 1836); Steve Austin is also the name of a fictional character once played by Lee Majors in the television series The Six Million Dollar Man and the stage name of the professional wrestler known as Stone Cold Steve Austin (born Steve Williams December 18, 1964). As a brand name, Austin is shared by a British car company, a defunct American car company, a line of foods produced and distributed by the Kellogg Company, and the international law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. As a geographic locale, the name Austin is shared by several places in the United States and Canada, most noteworthy among them being the City of Austin, Texas, the capital of the State of Texas, said city being named after the aforementioned Stephen Fuller Austin, as is the County of Austin, Texas, Austin College in Fuller, Texas, and Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

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Are you looking for Web sites covering an "Austin" locale other than the City of Austin, Texas?

Are you looking for Web portals covering "Austin," Texas?

Are you looking for newspapers, magazines, and e-zines covering "Austin," Texas?

  • Austin 360
    Online Austin entertainment and living guide, featuring live traffic, weather, events, restaurants, movie listings, sports, recreation, job listings, and local web sites.

  • The Austin Chronicle
    An independent, locally owned and operated alternative newsweekly for Austin, Texas with a readership of 243,500.

  • Austin American-Statesman
    Online version of local newspaper with a daily readership of over half a million.

  • Austin IMC
    A volunteer, non-corporate effort to provide news coverage and media resources to the disempowered.

  • Austin Business Journal
    Local version of the nation's largest metropolitan business newspaper.

  • The Austin Daily Herald
    A general circulation newspaper published in the afternoon Monday through Friday and Sunday morning.

  • The Austin Review
    Promoting an American public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peaceful international relations.

Are you looking for the Web sites of radio and television stations in "Austin," Texas?

Are you looking for Web sites covering the live music scene in "Austin," Texas?

  • PBS - Austin City Limits
    Inspired by Austin, Texas' burgeoning live music scene in the early '70s, featuring more than 500 different regional and internationally acclaimed artists on its stage over the years with the best of America's music from country, blues and folk to rock 'n' roll, bluegrass and zydeco.

  • Austin City Limits Music Festival
    Annual end of summer event held in the City of Austin,Texas.

  • MusicAustin
    Spotlighting and showcasing the music of Austin, Texas.

  • Austin Americana
    Online music guide for South Central Texas.

Are you looking for Web sites covering arts and culture in "Austin," Texas?

  • The Austin Symphony
    Now in its 94th concert season, featuring Music Director Peter Bay.

  • Ballet Austin
    A professional ballet company organized in 1982 under the leadership of Eugene Slavin and Alexandra Nadal, originally founded in 1956 as a civic, volunteer organization that offered ballet classes and performance opportunities for senior-level students.

  • Austin Lyric Opera
    Founded in 1986 as Austin's first professional opera company, maintaining its own 65 member orchestra and 60 member semi-professional chorus.

  • Austin Symphonic Band
    Award-winning demonstration ensemble, presents symphonic band literature at various sites in and around Austin, Texas.

  • The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA)
    Dedicated to developing and educating a broad audience for the visual arts in Austin, focusing primarily on 20th-century and contemporary art.

  • Austin Children's Museum
    Founded in 1983 as a "Museum without walls" by a grass-roots coalition of parents and educators, with exhibits and programs hosted in schools, parks, recreation centers, libraries, and malls, now housed in a 5,000 square foot facility on West 5th Street in Austin, Texas.

Are you looking for Web sites covering movies and film in "Austin," Texas?

  • The Austin Film Resource
    A comprehensive guide to the film and media industry in Austin, Texas.

  • South by Southwest (SXSW)
    A private company based in Austin, Texas dedicated to building and delivering conference and festival events for entertainment and related media industry professionals.

  • The Austin Film Festival
    Dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their contributions to film, television and new media.

  • The Austin Film Society
    Honoring classic and independent film with screenings in public venues all over Austin, and supporting the filmmakers who made them.

Are you looking for Web sites covering business and commerce in "Austin," Texas?

  • The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
    The voice of Central Texas business interests, a united front that leverages the impact of individual businesses on local, state, and federal public policy.

  • Austin Ventures
    The most active venture capital firm in Texas with $2.4 billion under management.

  • IC2 Institute's Austin Technology Incubator
    A strategic partnership of industry, government, and The University of Texas at Austin, advising early-stage, high-risk companies so that their technology-based ventures succeed.

  • Austin Technology Council
    A member-driven association of business and organization executive leaders, working together to promote the growth and success of Austin's technology sector.

Are you looking for organizations dedicated to helping animals in "Austin," Texas?

  • The Austin Zoo
    Assisting animals in need through rescue, rehabilitation, and education.

  • The Humane Society of Austin and Travis County
    A non-profit organization dedicated to re-homing orphaned animals, promoting the human-animal bond, educating children and adults about responsible pet ownership, and preventing pet overpopulation.

  • Animal Trustees of Austin
    An all volunteer, 501(c)3 tax-exempt, nonprofit organization which exists for the charitable and educational purpose of representing, protecting, and finding new homes for animals.

Are you looking for community access computer networks in "Austin," Texas?

  • Austin Free-Net
    A nonprofit corporation dedicated to ensuring that underserved communities can access and use the Internet and computer technologies in public spaces throughout Greater Austin.

  • Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN)
    A non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to establishing and operating an efficient community access computer network in the Greater Metropolitan Austin area.

Are you looking for counseling services in "Austin," Texas?

  • Austin SafePlace
    Dedicated to ending sexual and domestic violence and abuse.

  • Out Youth
    A non-profit organization whose mission is to support and provide services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth ages 12 to 19 in Austin and Central Texas

Are you looking for sports in "Austin," Texas?

Are you looking for information about real estate and housing in "Austin"?

Are you looking for information about schools, colleges, and universities in "Austin," Texas?

  • The University of Texas at Austin
    The largest component of the University of Texas System, a major research university that is home to more than 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty, and 17,000 staff members.

  • Austin Community College
    A public, two-year college in the state capital of Texas offering associate's degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas.

  • Austin Independent School District
    Providing education from kindergarten through twelfth grade for approximately 76,000 students at 12 high schools, 18 middle and junior high schools, and 74 elementary schools.

  • Concordia University
    A private coeducational university located in Austin, Texas, founded in 1926 and affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

  • Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
    Awardin degrees in Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Doctor of Ministry.

Are you looking for colleges and universities in Texas that are named after Stephen F. "Austin," but are not located in Austin, Texas?

  • Austin College
    A four year Liberal Arts College located in Sherman, Texas that was founded in 1849 by Princeton-educated Presbyterian Missionary Dr. Daniel Baker, moving from its original location in Huntsville, Texas in 1876 and merging with Texas Presbyterian College in 1930.

  • Stephen F. Austin State University
    The premier institution of higher education in the East Texas Region, located in historic Nacogdoches.

Are you looking for Web sites featuring the fictional character "Austin" Powers?

Are you looking for someone or something with the name "Austin" that has nothing whatsoever to do with a geographical Austin locale and/or Texas founding father Stephen Fuller Austin?

  • Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
    An international law firm with about 1,500 lawyers practicing on three continents and offices strategically located in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Beijing, Brussels, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.

  • Austin Peay State University
    Liberal arts institution for the state of Tennessee, founded in 1927 and named after the late Tennessee Governor.

  • Jane Austen Information Page
    A comprehensive online guide to the work of English Author Jane Austen (1775-1817).

  • David Austin Roses Limited
    Official Web site of the creators of world famous "English Roses."

  • Big Healeys
    An exploration of Austin Healey automobiles, including an interactive catalog, timeline, and picture gallery.

  • Sherrié Austin
    Official Web site of recording artist Sherrie Austin with news, tour information, biography, music, video, and fan club information.

  • Patti Austin
    Official Web site of singer Patti Austin with biography, concert information, and photos.

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