Austin, Texas

Everything Austin is known for

561 songs mention this city 1097 artists from here

Austin, Texas, a city synonymous with live music, boasts a rich and diverse musical history that has shaped genres and launched countless careers. Blues music found a home here as early as the 1920s, evolving through the mid-century and experiencing a significant resurgence with the emergence of Stevie Ray Vaughan in the 1970s and later Gary Clark Jr. The city also played a vital role in the development of Texas country and Americana, offering a haven for artists seeking a more authentic sound.

The latter half of the 20th century saw Austin embrace rockabilly, punk, and a burgeoning indie scene. The alternative music scene thrived, fostering experimental sounds and providing a platform for bands like Explosions in the Sky and Drainbow to develop their unique styles. The city's cultural diversity also fueled a vibrant Latin music scene, with artists like El Flaco and Rick Trevino contributing to the evolution of conjunto and Tejano music. Black Pumas have recently added to Austin's musical legacy with their blend of soul and rock. Austin continues to be a musical melting pot, where genres intersect and new sounds are born.

Music in Austin

Songs About Austin

What I Like About Texas
Gary P. Nunn
98%
"Swimming in the sacred waters of Barton Springs"
Lonely Lubbock Lights
Aaron Watson
98%
"I was singing at the ol' Broken Spoke"
Driskill Hotel
Owen Stroud
98%
"Driskill Hotel"
Screw You, We’re From Texas
Josh Abbott Band
97%
"Cause we got Stubbs, and Gruene Hall, and Antone's"
When I’ll Miss You the Most
Drew Kennedy
97%
"The way up Chestnut Street"
Boy Weren't We Something
Croy and the Boys
97%
"The old Antone's"
Work Was Through (feat. Aaron Watson)
Shane Smith & the Saints
97%
"Four Walls still plays at the Broken Spoke"
Midnight Dancer
Aaron McBee
95%
"Workin' at the Austin Yellow Rose"
Mack the Knife (Live)
Ruthie Foster
95%
"Paramount Theatre"
Close Don’t Count For Nothing
Paul Eason
94%
"take classes at ACC"
What It’s For
Tobe Nwigwe
94%
"Right outside the Governor’s Mansion on Colorado Street"
Donut Taco Palace
Shinyribs
94%
"Donut Taco Palace"
Ramblin' Jack and Mahan
Guy Clark
94%
"In the Driskill Hotel"
6th & San Jacinto
Memphis Kee
94%
"6th & San Jacinto"
Ian McLagan
Drivin’ n’ Cryin’
93%
"Down the alley at Yard Dog"
Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah
Reckless Kelly
93%
"So I went to the Horseshoe on Lamar"
What I Like About Texas
Jerry Jeff Walker
93%
"Swimming in the sacred waters of Barton Springs"
The Ballad of Charles Whitman
Kinky Friedman
93%
"Way up there on the Texas tower"
Screw You, We’re From Texas
Ray Wylie Hubbard
92%
"Cause we got Stubbs, and Gruene Hall and Antone's"
Birmingham Break Down (Live at the Big T Roadhouse)
Dale Watson
92%
"Live at the Big T Roadhouse"

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Artists From Austin

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Drainbow
indie
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aeseaes
folk
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El Flaco
latin
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Ty Myers
country
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Rick Trevino
latin
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Jerry Jeff Walker
country
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Dylan Gossett
country
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Black Pumas
rock
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Catch Your Breath
metal
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
blues
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Calvin Russell
rock
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SoMo
pop
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Ramsay Midwood
americana
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Uncle Lucius
country
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Shakey Graves
americana
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Rhodes
indie
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West 22nd
rock
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Shane Smith & the Saints
country
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Chris Wall
country
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Gary Clark Jr.
blues

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Austin

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Austin.

Interstate 35 43 songs Texas Colorado River 6 songs Texas State Highway 71 2 songs Blanco River 4 songs Pedernales River 6 songs Guadalupe River 17 songs

Musical Heritage

Broken Spoke RoadyGoat

1964

When James White cut the ribbon on the Broken Spoke, it sat a full mile past the Austin city limits — out where the pavement gave up and the dance floor took over. He started building it the day the Army handed him his discharge papers, and he built it with his own two hands. Bob Wills played it. Willie played it. Dolly, George Strait, Roy Orbison, Kitty Wells. In 2021, Mick Jagger stopped in before the Stones took the track at Circuit of the Americas. White passed that same year — but not before the state hung a historical marker on the building, and Alvin Crow, who's worked that stage for fifty-one years, sent him off playing "Faded Love." White always called it the last of the true Texas dance halls. Nobody's argued him down yet.

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Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel RoadyGoat

1970

Ray Benson is six foot six in size sixteen boots, and he's kept Western swing alive for more than fifty years. He started Asleep at the Wheel as a teenager — in West Virginia, of all places — back in 1970. A Philadelphia kid who'd played guitar since he was nine, who even sat in with the Philadelphia Orchestra at eleven. The band knocked around California until Willie Nelson and Doug Sahm talked them into moving to Austin by 1974. It paid off: eight Grammys, a spot on the very first Austin City Limits in 1976, and a set at every Austin City Limits Festival since it began in 2002. Their thirty-second album just dropped — "Riding High in Texas." Western swing came up in the 1930s and hit its peak in the 1940s. Benson just never let it go.

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13th Floor Elevators and 'You're Gonna Miss Me RoadyGoat

Listen close to You're Gonna Miss Me and you'll hear something you can't quite place — a weird, warbling burble running under the whole thing. That's Tommy Hall, and his instrument was a crock jug with a microphone jammed inside it, amplified into a sound nobody had put on a rock record before. The 13th Floor Elevators cut the song in 1966 at Walt Andrus' studio over in Houston, with Roky Erickson out front, howling lead. On the charts it only crawled to number fifty-five — barely a blip. But numbers don't tell that story. An Austin band, an electric jug, Roky's voice cracking wide open — some records matter for where they landed, and some matter for where they pointed. This one pointed.

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Arlyn Studios RoadyGoat

1984

In 1984, Freddy Fletcher took over the old Austin Opera House and turned it into Arlyn Studios — a room he still co-owns with his wife Lisa. Willie Nelson's cut there. Gary Clark Junior will disappear into the place for months, sometimes four straight on a single album. But the session worth telling about is from spring 2021: Amanda Shires on fiddle and voice, Bobbie Nelson on piano, sitting down together to record standards — "Waltz Across Texas," "Always on My Mind." Two players, a stack of old songs, and the tape running. What came out of it was an album called Loving You. Some rooms just know how to hold a song.

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Austin live music scene RoadyGoat

You could hit a music festival in Austin almost every week and still not catch them all — close to forty a year. South by Southwest owns March. Austin City Limits owns October, and that one gets filmed and produced by PBS. The rooms run the whole range, from the little Continental Club up to the Moody Center arena. And it doesn't stop at the county line — down in New Braunfels, the Whitewater Amphitheater sits outdoors along the water and packs in five thousand six hundred people. Willie Nelson and Family had a night booked there back on May tenth. That's the thing about this town and the country around it. On any given evening, somebody somewhere is plugging in.

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Being Dead RoadyGoat

Ask the Austin trio Being Dead how they got together and you'll get a different story every time — that's part of the bit. What's solid: it's Falcon, Cody Dosier, and Nicole Roman-Johnston, and their harmonies are the thing holding it all down. Their debut, When Horses Would Run, landed in 2023, and the follow-up is called EELS — a record that can't sit still, swinging from shoegaze to surf rock to garage punk to full psychedelia. There's a track called Godzilla Rises. There's a new wave number called Ballerina. There's even one, Firefighters, about a firehouse dalmatian. Pitchfork gave the record an 8.3. So the next time they spin you some tall tale about how the band started — just smile, and let the songs do the arguing.

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Bidi Bidi Banda RoadyGoat

Bidi Bidi Banda started with exactly one goal: play a single set at Austin's Pachanga festival. That was ten years and roughly seventy shows a year ago. It's a Selena tribute band, fronted by Austin native Stephanie Bergara, who takes the stage in red lipstick as a nod to the Queen herself. Over the years they've turned up on bills with Billy Joel and De La Soul, played the State Fair of Texas, and won a stack of Austin Music Awards. In twenty fifteen they played the Marfa Lights Festival in an old USO building — the same room Selena herself sang in back in the late eighties. Bergara has since announced that twenty twenty-four would be the band's last touring year. She's stepping out on her own now, writing country. Ten years honoring one legend, then going and finding her own voice.

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Blues on the Green concert series RoadyGoat

For thirty-five years, Austin has had a summer tradition with no ticket, no gate, no bar tab: Blues on the Green. Austin City Limits Radio started it over at the Arboretum, then moved it to Zilker Park, and put on free shows — Gary Clark Junior, Jimmie Vaughan, Shakey Graves — funded on ice cream and kombucha money from local mom-and-pop vendors. Trouble is, it never really made money. Some years it didn't break even, and as the crowds grew, so did the bill for staging and hired police. In 2024 the organizers said they were done. Then H-E-B — the grocery chain — called up and offered to keep it going for good. According to the booker, the company even worked the city to waive some of the costs, and asked for nothing in return: no banner, no branding on the stage. Free means free. That was always the whole point.

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History of Austin

The Servant Girl Annihilator — Austin, Texas, 1884-1885 RoadyGoat

1884

Austin, Texas, eighteen eighty-four. The city was small, prosperous, and beginning to fill up with domestic workers from the surrounding countryside. Between December of eighteen eighty-four and December of eighteen eighty-five, someone moved through Austin killing them. Eight women died — dragged from their beds in the middle of the night, attacked with axes, knives, and iron rods. Most were Black servant women sleeping in backyard quarters. The city barely responded. Then two wealthy white women were killed in a single night, and Austin panicked. Police arrested dozens of suspects — laborers, cooks, one man who confessed and then recanted. No one was ever charged. The murders stopped. The city moved on. Journalist Skip Hollandsworth later documented a theory, taken seriously by Scotland Yard, that the killer may have traveled to London afterward. The Whitechapel murders began in eighteen eighty-eight.

Keep Austin Weird vs. Silicon Hills RoadyGoat

Austin's unofficial motto — 'Keep Austin Weird' — was coined in 2000 by Red Wassenich, a local librarian who called into KUT public radio and tacked the phrase onto his pledge, meaning it as a rallying cry for local bookstores and dive bars over chain stores. Leslie Cochran, a beloved homeless fixture who wore a thong bikini and ran for Austin mayor multiple times, became the living embodiment of the slogan — finishing second in 2000. By 2021, Tesla, Oracle, and Elon Musk had all relocated their headquarters or primary residence to Austin, dubbing the area 'Silicon Hills' and triggering a housing boom that priced out many of the weird people the motto was meant to protect.

Austin, TX RoadyGoat

Austin’s become a magnet for tech, but its soul is really rooted in music. It’s easy to forget that now, but the city's identity as the "Live Music Capital of the World" didn’t just spring up overnight. It grew organically from a convergence of factors. The University of Texas brought a constant influx of young, creative people. The relatively low cost of living, especially compared to other major cities, allowed musicians to actually survive while pursuing their art. And the presence of venues like the Continental Club, dating back to the 1950s, provided a stage for local talent to shine. Of course, South by Southwest, or SXSW, really put Austin on the map internationally. What started as a relatively small music festival in 1987 quickly ballooned into a massive event encompassing film, interactive media, and comedy. The festival acted like a supercharger for the local music scene, attracting industry professionals, media attention, and, most importantly, a constant stream of new fans. Even now, with the tech sector booming, the echo of a blues riff or the strum of an acoustic guitar still seems to resonate around every corner, a reminder that Austin's heart beats to a musical rhythm.

Whitman, Charles Joseph

1966

Charles Joseph Whitman, tower sniper, was born in Lake Worth, Florida, on June 24, 1941, the oldest of three sons of Margaret and Charles A. Whitman, Jr. He attended Sacred Heart grade and junior high schools, was an Eagle Scout at twelve, and graduated from St. Ann's High School in West Palm Beach in 1959. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on July 6, 1959, and was stationed for a year and a half at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. He passed a test to enter officer training, was sent to a preparatory school in Bainbridge, Maryland, and then to the University of Texas at Austin in September 1961 to major in engineering. There he met Kathleen F. Leissner, and they were married on August 17, 1962, at Needville, Texas, her home town. Because of low grades he was ordered back to duty as an enlisted man in the Marine Corps on February 12, 1963. While still in the service he attended East Carolina State College in the summer of 1964. He was discharged on December 4, 1964, and returned to Austin, where he reentered the University of Texas in the spring of 1965 to study architectural engineering. In the summer of 1965 he attended Alvin Junior College and then continued at the University of Texas in the 1965–66 school year. He also worked part time and was a scoutmaster. In the spring of 1966 his mother left his father and moved to Austin to be near her eldest son. On March 29 Whitman sought medical and psychiatric advice at the university health center, but he failed to return as directed for further assistance. On July 22 he visited the University of Texas tower observation deck with his brother John. During the pre-dawn hours of August 1, 1966, Whitman killed his mother in her apartment and his wife at their residence. Later in the morning he bought a variety of ammunition and a shotgun; about 11:30 A.M. he went to the university tower, taking with him a footlocker, six guns, knives, food, and water. After clubbing the receptionist (who later died) on the twenty-eighth floor about 11:45 A.M., he killed two persons and wounded two others who were coming up the stairs from the twenty-seventh floor. On the observation deck of the tower, at an elevation of 231 feet, Whitman then opened fire on persons crossing the campus and on nearby streets, killing ten more people and wounding thirty-one more (one of whom died a week later). Police arrived and returned his fire, while other policemen worked their way into the tower. Several of the dead and wounded were moved to cover by students and other citizens while the firing continued. At 1:24 P.M. police and a deputized private citizen reached the observation deck, where police officers Ramiro Martinez and Houston McCoy shot and killed Whitman. Altogether, seventeen persons were killed, including Whitman, and thirty-one were wounded in one of the worst mass murders in modern United States history. An autopsy on Whitman's body revealed a brain tumor, but medical authorities disagreed over its effect on Whitman's actions. His body was returned to Lake Worth, Florida, for burial.

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Driskill Hotel

1885

Built 1885-86 by Col. Jesse L. Driskill (1824-1890), cattle king who moved to Austin in 1869. Brick dressed with limestone. Had three grand entrances -- one the largest arched doorway in Texas. "Ladies' Entrance" was on northeast. Bust of Col. Driskill is over south arch, busts of his rancher sons on east and west. Rich furnishings were selected by Col. Driskill, who leased out his hotel -- Southwest's finest when it opened, Christmas 1886. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966

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The Governor's Mansion

1861

Official residence of the Governor of Texas. By law, each chief executive must live here during his term of office. Before the erection of this building in 1855-1856, the only official executive home had been the rough, two-story frame "President's House" at present Seventh and San Jacinto streets. Within these walls, many decisions of statewide import have taken place. Here in 1861, Gov. Sam Houston decided not to support the Confederacy. Also, like numerous 19th-century houses, the mansion acquired a ghost story after the nephew of Gov. Pendleton Murrah (1863-1865) committed suicide here. Built some thirty years before the pink granite capitol, this structure was first occupied by Gov. Elisha M. Pease, who selected the site and design. Pioneer architect-contractor Abner Cook supervised the construction of the stately residence, in Greek Revival style. Austin-made bricks were used, and huge pine logs were hauled from Bastrop, then adzed to form the six massive pillars with Ionic capitals. Distinguished visitors have included U.S. Presidents and heads of state from other countries. More than perhaps any other residence in Texas, the Governor's Mansion is a repository of Texas history. (1969) (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962)

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African Americans in the Texas Revolution

1835

Many African Americans, free and slave, supported Texas during its 1835-36 War of Independence from Mexico. Although official recognition of the African American role was generally denied, recorded accounts of individual acts of bravery and patriotism survived. Hendrick Arnold distinguished himself as a guide and soldier for Ben Milam's Texas army at the Siege of Bexar and later at the Battle of San Jacinto. William E. (Bill) Goyens, a prominent African American businessman of Nacogdoches, served as an interpreter and liaison for Sam Houston during treaty negotiations with the Cherokee Indians at the outset of the war. Samuel McCullough, Jr., a freeman, was severely wounded in the Goliad campaign in late 1835 and later recognized by the Texas Congress as among the first to shed blood in the Texas War for Independence. Joe Travis was among the few defenders of the Alamo to survive the devastating siege by Mexican general Santa Anna in 1836. Travis later carried news of the battle to General Sam Houston. African Americans are counted among the Texas army massacred at Goliad, among those who contributed money and transported supplies for the Texas army, and among those who died defending the Alamo. (1994)

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13th Floor Elevators

1965

One of the first psychedelic rock bands to reach national prominence during the 1960s, the 13th Floor Elevators included founding members Tommy Hall, electric jug player, 1965-69; Stacy Sutherland, lead guitarist, 1965-69; Benny Thurman, bassist, 1965-66; John Ike Walton, drummer, 1965-67; and Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, lead singer and rhythm guitarist, 1965-69. Other personnel were bassists Ronnie Leatherman (1966-67) and Dan Galindo (1967-69) and drummer Danny Thomas (1967-69). The Elevators originated in 1965 in Central Texas with Tommy Hall, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, who was studying philosophy, psychology, and chemical engineering. The band, which included members from the group, the Lingsmen, began with Stacy Sutherland on lead guitar, Benny Thurman on bass (who also had played violin in the Lingsmen), and John Ike Walton on drums. Although not originally a musician himself, Tommy Hall performed on an amplified jug. Seventeen-year-old Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for an Austin band named the Spades, joined the group on vocals. Hall's wife, Clementine, reportedly suggested the name 13th Floor Elevators. Since most buildings do not have a thirteenth floor, the appellation seemed to imply that the band had the ability to travel to other dimensions and levels of consciousness. Others have suggested that the name refers to the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, "m," which stood for marijuana. In November 1965 Hall declared that the band had a "psychedelic" sound after reading the word in a book written by Timothy Leary, noted advocate of hallucinogenic drugs. Hall believed the garage rock band's mixture of rock-and-roll , folk , R&B, and drug-induced lyrics, coupled with Erickson's screaming vocals, was best described as "psychedelic." The Elevators claim to have drawn much of their musical inspiration from marijuana and LSD, both of which they used openly. In late 1965 the Elevators began writing songs. They soon signed with Contact, a small record label, and performed their first live shows together in Austin. Hall's electric jug, along with Erickson's dynamic vocals and stage presence, quickly set the group apart from other local acts and earned the Elevators a devoted following. Erickson's previous band, the Spades, had recorded the song "You're Gonna Miss Me" with the Austin-based label, Zero Records. The Elevators re-recorded the song with a harder sound, patterned more after their idols, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones. In 1966 the Elevators released their single featuring "You're Gonna Miss Me" and "Tried to Hide" with Contact Records. Local media began to take notice of the band, and it began touring outside of the Austin area and appeared on regional television shows including Sump'n Else with host Ron Chapman in Dallas and The Larry Kane Show in Houston. Later that same year, the Elevators signed with a Houston-based label, International Artists , which subsequently hired Lelan Rogers , brother of pop/country singer Kenny Rogers, to promote and produce them. The label re-released the Elevators' first single nationally in mid-1966. This single proved to be the group's most successful recording, climbing to Number 56 on the Billboard charts. The label followed with the group's debut album, Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators , which has been praised by some critics as one of the greatest psychedelic albums ever released. As the band's popularity grew, it traveled to San Francisco to begin a West Coast tour. Thurman, the band's bassist, chose to remain in Texas, so he was replaced by Ronnie Leatherman. The band was especially well-received in the San Francisco Bay area, where it played the Avalon Ballroom and Fillmore Auditorium, as well as several smaller venues. The Elevators appeared with such popular bands as the Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, and Big Brother and the Holding Company. (Reportedly, the Elevators had asked Janis Joplin to join the

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Things to Do in Austin

food 0.7 mi away
Franklin Barbecue

Legendary Austin BBQ with 2-3 hour waits. Obama waited in line here.
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Antone's Nightclub

Clifford Antone was a kid from Port Arthur who loved the blues so much he opened a club on East Sixth Street in 1975 and spent the next thirty years flying…
quirky 0.4 mi away
Congress Avenue Bridge Bats

When Austin rebuilt the Congress Avenue Bridge in 1980 the new design accidentally created perfect crevices for Mexican free-tailed bats. By the mid-1990s one…
historical 0.5 mi away
Texas State Capitol

The Texas Capitol in Austin is taller than the US Capitol in Washington -- three hundred and eight feet to two hundred and eighty-eight -- because Texas wanted…
nature 1.7 mi away
Barton Springs

Barton Springs is the main outflow of the Edwards Aquifer right in the middle of Austin. Thirty-one million gallons of sixty-eight-degree water pour out of a…
historical 3.4 mi away
The Broken Spoke

James White built the Broken Spoke out of cinder blocks on South Lamar in 1964 and stubbornly refused to let Austin grow up around it. Willie Nelson Bob Wills…
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Willie Nelson's Luck Ranch

Willie built his own ghost town on his Spicewood ranch for the 1986 movie Red Headed Stranger -- a whole frontier village with a saloon chapel livery and…
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Hamilton Pool Preserve

A natural swimming hole under a 50-foot waterfall in a collapsed grotto.
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Sports in Austin

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 6A · Football · 2019–2021

Westlake — UIL 6A Football State Champions — 3 titles

Most recent: 40-21 over Denton Guyer · 2021 6A Division 2 final

Westlake High School, a Class 6A football powerhouse from Austin, Texas, has established a formidable record in state championships. The Chaparrals have secured three UIL 6A state titles, showcasing consistent excellence on the field. This impressive run highlights the program's strong tradition and competitive spirit within Texas high school football.

The school has also been a launching pad for several athletes who have gone on to play at major colleges or professionally. Notable alumni include Ethan Burke, Sam Ehlinger, Cade Klubnik, Bray Lynch, Seth McKinney, and Tanner Price, reflecting the caliber of talent developed within the Westlake football program. The community takes pride in these achievements and the continued success of its student-athletes.

State titles
3 (2019–2021)
Most recent
2021, 40-21
Class
6A
Key Players
  • Ethan Burke — , college football player for the Texas Longhorns
  • Sam Ehlinger — , NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos
  • Cade Klubnik — , college football player for Clemson
  • Bray Lynch — , college football offensive lineman for the Indiana Hoosiers
The moment

In 2021, Westlake claimed the 6A Division 2 state championship by defeating Denton Guyer 40-21.

Sources: Wikipedia · UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)
🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 6A · Football · 2024

Vandegrift — 2024 UIL 6A Division 2 Football State Champions

Most recent: 24-17 over Southlake Carroll · 2024 6A Division 2 final

Vandegrift High School in Austin stands tall in Class 6A football, a testament to the hard work and dedication found in the heart of Texas. The Vipers have established themselves as a formidable presence on the gridiron, representing their community with pride and competitive spirit.

Their journey through the challenging landscape of Texas high school football has culminated in significant achievements, bringing state-level recognition back to Austin. The school's commitment to excellence in sports shines brightly, reflecting the vibrant athletic culture of the region.

State titles
2024
Most recent
2024, 24-17
Class
6A
The moment

The Vipers secured the 2024 6A Division 2 State Championship by defeating Southlake Carroll 24-17.

Sources: Wikipedia · UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)
🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 6A · Football · 2016

Lake Travis — 2016 UIL 6A Division 1 Football State Champions

Most recent: 41-13 over Conroe The Woodlands · 2016 6A Division 1 final

Lake Travis High School, nestled in the Austin area, consistently fields a Class 6A football program recognized across the state. The Cavaliers have established a strong tradition of excellence on the gridiron, making their presence felt in UIL competition year after year. Their commitment to competitive football has solidified their reputation in Texas high school sports.

The school has also been a launching pad for several athletes who have gone on to achieve success at major collegiate and professional levels. Notable alumni include Michael Brewer, Garrett Gilbert, Baker Mayfield, and Todd Reesing, all of whom have continued their football careers beyond Lake Travis.

State titles
2016
Most recent
2016, 41-13
Class
6A
Key Players
  • Michael Brewer — , American football player
  • Garrett Gilbert — , American football player
  • Baker Mayfield — , American football player
  • Todd Reesing — , American football player
The moment

One memorable championship moment for Lake Travis occurred in 2016 when they secured the 6A Division 1 state title by defeating Conroe The Woodlands with a final score of 41-13.

Sources: Wikipedia · UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)
⭐ HOMETOWN LEGENDS Class 5A · Football

Anderson Trojans — Anderson — a college & pro athletic pipeline

8 alumni who reached major-college or pro sports

Anderson High School in Austin, Texas, has a proud tradition of developing athletes who have gone on to compete at major-college and professional levels. The school's alumni include several notable figures in various sports. Among them are former NFL football players Ben Fricke, Thomas Henderson, Night Train Lane, and Bobby Micho, each making their mark in professional football. This rich athletic history reflects the dedication and talent fostered within the Anderson High School community.

The legacy extends to other sports as well. Former Major League Baseball players Justin Ruggiano and Lee Tunnell represent Anderson in professional baseball. On the basketball court, alumni like Rasmus Bach and Kris Clack have continued their careers as basketball players. These individuals highlight the diverse athletic achievements of Anderson High School graduates, inspiring current and future Trojans to pursue their athletic dreams.

Pro/D1 alumni
8
Class
5A
Key Players
  • Rasmus Bach — (2013) – basketball player
  • Kris Clack — (1995) – basketball player
  • Ben Fricke — (1994) – NFL football player
  • Thomas Henderson — (transferred) – Former NFL football player
  • Night Train Lane — Former NFL football player
  • Bobby Micho — Former NFL football player
The moment

Justin Ruggiano is a former Major League Baseball player.

Sources: Wikipedia · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)
⭐ HOMETOWN LEGENDS Class 6A · Baseball

Austin Mr. Maroos — Austin — a college & pro athletic pipeline

5 alumni who reached major-college or pro sports

Austin High School has a proud tradition of athletes who have gone on to compete at high levels. The school's athletic alumni include several individuals who have made their mark in major college and professional sports. These former Maroons have represented Austin across various sports, showcasing the talent fostered within the school's programs.

Among the notable athletes are Don Baylor, a former Major League Baseball player and manager, and Ray Culp, a Major League Baseball pitcher. The roster also features Zay Jones, an NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Scott Ruffcorn, a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Additionally, Austin High is proud to count Xavier Silas, a former professional basketball player, among its distinguished alumni.

Pro/D1 alumni
5
Class
6A
Founded
1881
Key Players
  • Don Baylor — former Major League Baseball player and manager
  • Ray Culp — Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Zay Jones — NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Scott Ruffcorn — former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies
  • Xavier Silas — former professional basketball player
The moment

Zay Jones is an NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Sources: Wikipedia · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)

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