Austin is the capital of
Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central
Texas and the American Southwest, it is the 11th-largest city in the United States of America and
the fourth-largest city in the state of Texas. It was
the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. Austin is
also the third largest state capital in the United States. Austin has a
population of 842,592 (2012 estimate). The city is the cultural
