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79 unusual facts about Austin


481st Tactical Fighter Squadron

In 1957, the 27th Fighter-Escort Wing was assigned to Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin, Texas and at that time it was part of the Strategic Air Command.

Alpine Rally

The Coupe d'Argent was awarded to five drivers; Maurice Gatsonides (1956), driving for Jaguar and Triumph, René Trautmann of Citroën (1963), Donald Morley of Austin-Healey (1964), Paddy Hopkirk (1965), who drove for Triumph, Sunbeam and Mini-Cooper, and Jean Rolland of Alfa Romeo (1966).

Alternative Views

Produced in Austin, Texas in 1978, it produced 563 hour-long programs featuring news, interviews and opinion pieces from a progressive political perspective.

American Classic

In 2008, Nelson met at his ranch in Austin, Texas with his producer Tommy Lipuma, and jazzmen Joe Sample to select the songs for the album.

Ana Tijoux

In March 2010, Tijoux was invited to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

Armoy, County Antrim

He emigrated to the United States in 1871 and settled in Austin, Texas working as a journalist, before editing newspapers in New York and Atlanta.

Austin-Ball A.F.B.1

Albert Ball Sr, was (or had been) on the Board of Directors of Austins, and was certainly in a position where he might have presented plans for new aircraft to the company.

The Austin-Ball A.F.B.1 (Austin Fighting Biplane) was a British fighter plane of World War I built by the Austin Motor Company with design input from Britain's leading fighter ace at the time, Albert Ball.

Austin-East High School

Football coach Carl Torbush attended East High School and remained at Austin-East after the merger for his senior year, graduating in the merged school's first class.

Austin-Healey 100

Production Austin-Healey 100s were finished at Austin's Longbridge plant alongside the A90 and based on fully trimmed and painted body/chassis units produced by Jensen in West Bromwich—in an arrangement the two companies previously had explored with the Austin A40 Sports.

Austin-Healey 3000

Austin Healey 3000's have a long competition history, and raced at most major racing circuits around the world, including Sebring (USA), Le Mans (France), and Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst (Australia).

Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite

Speedwell developed a sleek, alloy-bodied Sprite coupe, the Speedwell GT, designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin and built by Williams & Pritchard.

Sprite restorer Brian Archer embarked on the production of a faithful replica to enable this remarkably beautiful design to reach a wider audience.

However, Donald Healey had managed to lure John Sprinzel away from Speedwell by inviting him to set up the Healey Speed Equipment Division and the promise of Healey works drives at both Sebring and Le Mans.

John Sprinzel had founded the highly successful tuning firm Speedwell, where he was joined by future Formula 1 World Champion Graham Hill.

For the celebrated long-distance race at Sebring, Florida, in March 1959, the BMC Competition Department entered three Austin-Healey Sprites in the 12 Hours Grand Prix d'Endurance.

After its homologation on 17 September 1960, FIA regulations permitted the use of 'special bodies' and a small number of Sebring Sprites were subsequently fitted with coupé bodywork in aluminium alloy and glassfibre, the most strikingly attractive examples being those devised by well-known race and rally driver John Sprinzel, who had won the 1959 RAC British Rally Championship.

Austin-Healey Sprite

Sprites were imported into Australia in completely knocked down (CKD) kit form and assembled by the Pressed Metal Corporation at Enfield, in New South Wales.

Austin, Mississippi

Austin was burned in 1863 by Union soldiers of the Mississippi Marine Brigade under the command of Alfred W. Ellet.

Austin, Oregon

By 1997, a newer business called Austin House was the only business remaining in the Austin area, at Austin Junction where Oregon Route 7 meets U.S. Route 26.

Badu Building

After a subsequent career change, he gained some experience at hotel management in Dallas and Austin.

Barkley Thompson

He later earned the Master of Divinity degree from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Bashar Lulua

He has conducted performances of variegated repertoires in the Middle East, Europe and the USA since 1978, and founded several orchestras, such as The 'Ur Orchestra in Austin, Texas and Philharmonia Scotland in Glasgow.

Bertrand du Castel

He emigrated to the United States in 1983 where he has lived in Austin, Texas since, becoming an American citizen in 1994.

Bravoceratops

This specimen is housed in the collection of the Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, Texas.

Brendan Kibble

The Navahodads split up in 2003, and Kibble moved to Austin, Texas, where he formed The Texreys a Garage rock band.

Campanas de America

On July 20, 2005, the band won the "Best Mariachi" award at the 1st "Premios Musica Latina de Austin" awards in Austin, Texas, during which they also performed.

Cash on the Barrelhead

Don McCalister, Jr from Austin, Texas covered the song on his 1993 album Brand New Ways.

Charles Holcomb

He faced two challengers for re-election in 2006, Judge Robert Francis of Dallas, and then representative Terry Keel of Austin.

Charles Romalotti

Much darker in tone than its predecessor, Rash was a suspenseful tale about a group of kids ("Crusties") living on the streets of Austin, Texas in the late-1990s.

Charlie Baird

Charlie Baird, an Austin, Texas criminal defense attorney and retired state district court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals associate judge, is best known for his efforts at promoting restorative justice during his time on the bench.

Chuck Bennett

In May 1937, he accepted a position as football coach and athletic director at the high school in Austin, Minnesota, where he remained for two years.

Conrad Henry Moehlman

His son, Arthur Henry Moehlman (1907–1978) was a professor of history and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dave Dictor

He spent a period of time living in Montana before moving to Austin, Texas, where he formed a band called the Stains that later evolved into MDC.

Diana's Punchbowl

It is located in central-western Nevada, in the Monitor Valley, about 30 miles southeast of Austin, Nevada in Nye County.

Doak Snead

The Doak Snead Band appeared on the Austin music scene in 1973 as part of the Progressive Country Music movement.

Eduardo Oropeza

:1988 Galeria Otra Vez, Los Angeles, California Galeria Sin Frontera, Austin, Texas

EFF-Austin

He recruited a smaller group including John Quarterman, Jon Lebkowsky, Bruce Sterling, Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Lar Kaufman and Matt Lawrence to organize the group and serve on the first Board of Directors.

Four Points Media Group

KEYE-TV in Austin, Texas, the other CBS affiliate owned by Four Points, was the only station not controlled by the KUTV hub facility.

Fraternité Notre-Dame

In 2000, The movement opened its Mother House for North America in Chicago's Austin neighborhood in the former Gammon United Methodist Church, a structure built by noted Cleveland architect Sidney Badgley and featured in a number of books on Chicago architecture, notably "The AIA Guide to Chicago" by Alice Sinkevitch (Harvest Books 2004).

The church has faced controversies since entering the Chicago area with the opening of its mother house in a former Methodist Church in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago in 2000.

Glaxo Babies

He has lived in Austin, Texas since September 1991, and in the 1990s played drums for local groups: Eleanor Plunge, Jean Caffeine and the Gourds.

Hart D. Fisher

Fisher also discussed the comic book on a panel at the 2011 SXSW convention in Austin, Texas.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

There are local ranger district offices located in Austin, Bridgeport, Carson City, Las Vegas, and Tonopah.

IFAF International Bowl

For the last two seasons, the game has been held in Austin, Texas.

Iron Cactus

Iron Cactus: Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar is a Mexican restaurant chain with 5 locations in Texas: Downtown Austin, North Austin, Hill Country Galleria Mall, Dallas, & San Antonio.

Joint Base San Antonio

Randolph is named after Captain William Millican Randolph, a native of Austin, who was on the base naming committee at the time of his death in a crash.

Kirk Lynn

Kirk Lynn (born May 8, 1972) is a playwright who lives in Austin, Texas.

KLRN

Unusually for stations of that time, it was licensed to serve two markets—San Antonio and Austin.

KTFO

KTFO-CA, a low-power television station (channel 31) licensed to Austin, Texas, United States

Laura Furman

After living in Houston, Galveston, Dallas, and Lockhart she settled in Austin with her husband, Joel Warren Barna, and their son.

Lebowski Fest

In addition to its home city of Louisville, Lebowski Fest has been held in Milwaukee, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, London, Boston and Pittsburgh.

Marco Polo Garcia

His brother, Garry "Boy" Garcia, who was also a TV and Movie actor, is now married and living in Austin, Texas.

Matt Hullum

Matt Hullum (born September 29, 1974) is an independent filmmaker in Austin, Texas.

Michelle Biloon

Michelle Biloon is an American stand-up comic who started out in Austin, Texas and, after four years, moved to Los Angeles where she still currently resides and regularly performs.

Mike Martinez

Michael W. "Mike" Martinez (August 1, 1969) is the current Place 2 Austin City Council member in Austin, Texas,.

Minnesota State Highway 105

Minnesota State Highway 105 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from Mitchell County Road S70 at the Iowa state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 outside Austin.

Minnesota State Highway 56

The route then heads due north west of Rose Creek and has an interchange with Interstate Highway 90 five miles (8 km) east of Austin.

Mopac

The Mopac Expressway, State Highway Loop 1 in Austin, Texas, named after the Missouri Pacific railroad whose tracks bisect the expressway.

Ollabelle

The past several years have seen Ollabelle on the road touring many states including Alaska, several European countries, and they have also played at the 2004 Newport Folk Festival, the 2007 South By Southwest music event held annually in Austin, Texas, and North Carolina's MerleFest, (2008).

Pan amalgamation

A variation of the Washoe process was developed in the Reese River mining district around Austin, Nevada.

Pedro Joseph de Lemos

Pedro Joseph de Lemos (25 May 1882 Austin, Nevada - 5 December 1945) was an American painter, printmaker, architect, illustrator, writer, lecturer and museum director.

Petty Booka

The band has found some fame in Austin, Texas, participating in SXSW's (South by Southwest, a music and festivity-oriented organization of Austin) Japan Nite project.

Polly Chandler

After graduation, Chandler moved to Austin, Texas began exhibiting in galleries and museums and became the photographer for the Texas House of Representatives.

President of the Republic of Texas

Washington-on-the-Brazos was Texas' first capital in 1836 (provisional), followed quickly by Harrisburg 1836 (provisional), Galveston 1836 (provisional), Velasco 1836 (provisional), Columbia 1836-37, Houston, 1837–39, and finally Austin, the modern capital, 1839-46.

Raleigh McKenzie

McKenzie attended Austin-East High School in Knoxville, where, like his brother, he played both at linebacker and on the offensive line (Raiders Director of Player Personnel Joey Clinkscales was among their teammates).

Steve Brudniak

He has worked from his Bouldin Creek, Austin, Texas studio for over two decades, producing art that has been exhibited in over 100 gallery and museum exhibitions.

Tennessee Flat Top Box

He becomes so popular that girls "from there to Austin" would secretly leave home and pawn jewelry for money to make the trip to hear him play, and "all the girls from nine to ninety, were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: 'Don't stop.'"

Texans for Public Justice

Texans for Public Justice (TPJ) is an Austin-based non-profit that was organized in 1997 to take on political corruption and corporate abuses in Texas, USA.

The Colourist

The following year, the band performed at South By Southwest 2010 in Austin, Texas, were recommended for the 2010 OC Music Awards as Best Song and Best New Artist, and took the title of Best Live Band in the Best of 2010 issue for Weekly.

The Show with No Name

public-access television cable TV show in Austin, Texas, hosted by Charlie Sotelo and the mysterious "Cinco." Each show featured clips of TV, film and music ephemera along with commentary by the hosts and calls from a predictably unruly Public-access television audience.

Tim May

In June 2005, he was appointed as the CEO of FICA, which is based in Austin, Texas.

Time Warner Cable News

It debuted as "News 8 Austin" on September 13, 1999, as the first and only 24 hour cable news channel in Austin, Texas.

Outside of upstate New York, Time Warner has announced plans to expand the then YNN branding to News 8 Austin in Austin, Texas and News 14 Carolina.

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Eventually, Aunt Figg and Lickboot end up with their 1955 Austin-Healey 100 stuck in the mud on a farm, and once they get out, they destroy a bridge by dragging their pet dog Ferdinand's skateboard across, causing Applecheek to fall into the river and crashing into Kiddie and Squawk.

Tom Buffington

Tom Buffington (born January 3, 1945) is an American businessman who lives in Austin, Texas.

Tommy Hancock

In 1980 the Hancock family settled in Austin, Texas, where they found the local attitudes much to their liking.

Wes Allen

Allen grew up in Austin, Texas, attended L.C. Anderson High School, and played college soccer at Oakland University, where he earned Third Team All-American Honors as a freshman.

Westley David Allen (born September 17, 1986 in Austin, Texas) is an American soccer player.


Acclaim Studios Austin

Acclaim Studios Austin was first incorporated in Sunnyvale, California on August 14, 1991 by Jeff Spangenberg called Iguana Entertainment.

Austin M. Knight

Born in Ware, Massachusetts to future American Civil War veteran Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia Cutter Knight, Austin Melvin Knight was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from Florida on June 30, 1869, graduating in 1873.

BMW 3/15

The first fifty Eisenach-built Sevens were right-hand-drive cars assembled in September 1927 from parts provided by Austin's factory in Longbridge.

Caplinger Mills, Missouri

In 1897, Austin was visited there by Emma Goldman, who gave several well-attended talks on subjects such as "The Aim of Humanity," "Religion," "Anarchy," and "Free Love.".

Conquest Airlines

The former Conquest Airlines building in Austin is now a Bahá'í Faith building.

DataRush Technology

DataRush Technology, introduced in 2009 by Austin-based technology company Pervasive Software, uses multicore technology to process data sets for analytics and other business applications.

Hermann Lungkwitz

In addition to Gillespie County vistas, his Texas subjects were the German settlements of New Braunfels and Sisterdale, the Hamilton Pool and West Cave at Round Mountain, Marble Falls, and areas around Austin and San Antonio.

Hosea Garrett

In 1842, he moved with his family to Texas, where he lived in the Austin area alongside the Colorado River.

Houston Football Stadium

On August 18, 2011, the University of Houston announced that they had received the largest single donation for the stadium when co-CEOs and co-founders of Austin-based Data Foundry, Ron and Carolyn Yokubaitis donated $10 million USD to the project.

James Lam

Lam currently resides in Wellesley, MA with his wife Pam and their three sons Brandon, Austin and Garrett.

James Murdoch Austin

Austin was married for 59 years to Dr. Pauline Morrow Austin, who for years directed the MIT Weather Radar project.

Jez Spencer

Jez Spencer was an American rock band, based in Austin, Texas which was formed by Spencer Gibb and later evolved to 54 Seconds.

Jonny Martinez

Jonny Martinez (born John Martin Martinez 1969, San Antonio, Texas) is an American of Mexican descent Tejano Country singer, producer, arranger, composer, and songwriter, based in Austin, Texas.

KADF

KADF-LP, a television station (channel 20) licensed to serve Austin, Texas, United States

KROX-FM

The original airstaff included Sara Trexler, former KNNC (Austin's original commercial alternative radio outlet) personality Rachel Marisay, LA Lloyd Hocutt, Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes, KNNC ex Ray Seggern, Austin Chronicle critic and Z-Rock Austin personality Andy Langer, and more.

Live at Austin City Limits Festival

Live at Austin City Limits Festival by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison is a limited edition live album recorded from the Austin City Limits Festival concert at which he was the first night headliner on September 15, 2006.

Location identifier

Prominent examples are DEN/KDEN, which migrated from Stapleton International Airport to Denver International Airport in 1996, and AUS/KAUS, which migrated from Austin Mueller Municipal Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 1999.

LoneStarCon 1

In a three-way race, Austin (393 votes) easily bested Detroit, Michigan (132 votes) and Columbus, Ohio (69 votes) as well as a single write-in vote for Highmore, South Dakota.

Luther Tucker

For several years he worked with John Lee Hooker's band, Grayson Street, L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson, and as a house musician at Clifford Antone's club in Austin, Texas.

Madeleine Duncan Brown

In the 1940s, the Johnsons owned a radio station in Austin, KTBC, run by Jesse Kellam.

Marvin Austin

A native of Washington, D. C., Austin chose to attend Coolidge High School in the Manor Park neighborhood, despite being courted by notable D. C. area athletic programs like DeMatha coming out of middle school.

Michelle Galdenzi

Galdenzi attended St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas for two years prior to attending a two year conservatory for dramatic arts (SFT) in New York City.

Mike Buck

Buck moved to Austin in the mid-1970s and joined the blues rock group, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, along with Keith Ferguson, Jimmie Vaughan, and Kim Wilson.

Muslim Interscholastic Tournament

In February 2002, Siddiqi and her core team of volunteers at the University of Houston and alumni of the Muslim Students' Association at the University of Texas, Austin, implemented the first MIST with 118 students from Houston, Austin, and Dallas.

National People's Action

Headquartered in Chicago, NPA was founded in 1972 by Austin neighborhood activist Gale Cincotta and professional organizer Shel Trapp.

Okkervil River

Okkervil River's founding members became friends at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and after parting ways for college moved to Austin, Texas to live together and start a band.

Orange Jackets

Orange Jackets is known for their volunteer efforts on campus and in the community with the Settlement Home of Austin, ARC of the Capital Area, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Penstemon floridus

austinii, is named for Stafford Wallace Austin, collector of plants and husband of writer Mary Hunter Austin.

Ray Barnhart

In a letter to Democratic State Senator Kirk Watson of Austin, Barnhart said that the legislature, not the Texas Department of Transportation, is responsible for problems involving highways.

Robb Austin

Atwater introduced Austin to Reagan and included him in White House social functions and high level events, including the October 8, 1981, South Lawn departure ceremony of former Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter who were leading the nation's delegation to the State funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Rusty Blakey

Over a third of those hours were logged in Austin Airway's Noorduyn Norseman, CF-BSC.

Servant Girl Annihilator

William Sydney Porter, better known as the short story writer O. Henry, was living in Austin at the time of the murders.

Shamrock Basketball Association

Included in these locations are the following Texas cities: Dallas, Fort Worth, Forney, Richardson, Irving, Tyler, Longview, Conroe, College Station, Waco, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Lubbock, Abilene, and Midland.

Tamara Hoover

Tamara Hoover (born 1977) is an art teacher who was forced to resign from her position at Austin High School in Texas, a part of the Austin Independent School District, for allegedly being the subject of explicit photos that had been posted on Flickr, a public photograph sharing website, by her girlfriend Celesta Danger, a photographer for the Texas Rollergirls.

Tavo Hellmund

Hellmund's investors, including Red McCombs and Bobby Epstein, are building a new track outside of Austin, Texas, that is being engineered by Herman Tilke and Peter Wahl.

The Biscuit Brothers

Music icon Willie Nelson also contributed voice talent to the program and the show often features numerous Austin musicians, nationally recognized United States performers, as well as internationally recognized artists such as Evelyn Glennie.

The Landscape Channel

The Landscape Channel, is a British television channel which was set up by Nick Austin, co-founder of the Beggars Banquet record label, to showcase the classical and instrumental music genres.

The Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry

The first award went to Allen J. Bard from University of Texas at Austin and was presented from University of Texas at Austin and was presented on on Monday, March 5, 1984 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the 1984 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy in the “Symposium on New Techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry”.

U.S. Route 290

West of Austin, U.S. 290 is a rather scenic route through the Texas Hill Country, passing through the towns of Fredericksburg and Johnson City, and hence close to the historical sites connected with Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, a top commander during the War in the Pacific (1941–45) and the deceased President from Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Wayne Connally

Connally was cremated, his ashes were scattered on the family ranch in Floresville, and a cenotaph was erected in his honor at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.