| Relocating is difficult when you are not familiar with the school systems in the new areas. Here are a couple of links that you may want to go into to check out the accountability and standards for the schools.
See where Austin was ranked by Money magazine as a Contender for one of the top places to live:
http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/snapshots/25959.html
Austin Economy:
Austin Business Journal: "The
top five cities for recovery, in order, are
Austin; Fayetteville, Ark.; Boulder, Colo.;
Huntsville, Ala.; and San Antonio."
U.S. News & World Report: "Best
Places to Live 2009"
Austin Economy Stats (June 09):
Click here for PDF.
Links for Education:
Texas Education Agency:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
University of TX at Austin:
http://www.utexas.edu/
St. Edwards University: http://www.stedwards.edu
Texas State University:
http://www.txstate.edu
Austin Community College:
http://www.austincc.edu
The state of Texas does not have a state income tax, but we do have higher than normal property taxes. If you are considering relocating to one of our counties here are the links that will provide you with the rates for each county.
Link for Real Estate Property Taxes:
Williamson County
http://www.wcad.org/
Travis County
http://www.traviscad.org/
Hays County
http://www.hayscad.com/
Austin is known for over 300 days of sunshine, we love our outdoors and activities. If you are looking for some fun things to do, check out these websites!
Recreational links/misc links:
http://austinrunners.org/
http://www.roundrockexpress.com
http://www.austinkids.org/
http://www.austinmuseums.org/bob.html
http://www.amoa.org
http://www.austin360.com/
http://www.austinlinks.com/
www.austinwebpage.com/golf.htm
http://www.lakeaustin.com/
http://www.meccagymandspa.com/
http://www.austinfitmagazine.com/
With increasing tourism and visitors, plus our growing conventions, this site is good to find out who is coming and when:
Austin Convention Bureau:
http://www.austintexas.org/home/
If you want general Austin information about our great city visit these websites:
Link for general Austin information:
http://www.austin-chamber.org/
http://www.tabcc.org/index.html
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/
http://www.hispanicaustin.com
http://www.capcitychamber.org
http://www.aglcc.org
http://70.249.107.16/
http://www.tamacc.org/
http://www.roundrockchamber.org/
http://www.gpcc.pflugerville.tx.us/
To check out some of our restaurants in town, see the following links:
http://www.austinlinks.com/food.html
http://www.activediner.com/cities/austin.cfm
For Surrounding Cities’ Information:
Cedar Park = http://www.ci.cedar-park.tx.us/
Georgetown = http://georgetown.org
Round Rock = http://www.ci.round-rock.tx.us/
Pflugerville = http://www.cityofpflugerville.com/
Lakeway = http://www.lakeway.org/
|
