Austin

See Saint Augustine².

The capital of Texas, in the south-central part of the state. Austin was selected as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839 and became the permanent capital of the state of Texas in 1870. The main campus of the University of Texas (established 1881) is here. Population: 710,000.

American colonizer and political leader who worked to make Texas a state of Mexico but later helped Texas settlers gain their independence (1836).