Living in Austin and the Surrounding Areas

The Texas Hill Country and its towns are defined more by landscape than zip codes. Meandering highways stretching over endless rolling hills and valleys mimic the fluidity of its rivers. The trees, mostly live oak and cypress are jungle-like in their volume.

Bicycling through the rolling hills, tubing on the meandering waterways and finally ending the day on the deck of our favorite restaurant, dining on fajitas, sipping tall cool drinks and enjoying the endless sunny days.

The landscape is lush in most places. The hills are swathed in trees, grasses and shrubs. And in this beautiful setting, criss-crossed with rivers, creeks, natural springs and lakes sits the wonderful towns of the hill country.

Austin sits right on the edge of the hill country. It's the state capital and a mecca for good food and entertainment. The Colorado River, renamed to Town Lake (Lake Lady Bird Johnson upon her passing) as it travels on its way through the city, provides spectacular sites to fill your days.

Whether you currently live in the area or just want to get here as fast as you can, I guarantee there's more to see than you can imagine. 

Here are some phenomenal links to get you hooked up on what to do and see in Central Texas:

• Austin Convention & Visitors' Bureau website
• Austin 360 website
• myTexas Hill Country website 
• Loney Planet's Austin website

Need more practical information on Austin and its surroundings, check out these links to suit your needs:

• City of Austin website
• Austin Texas Neighborhood Information
• Wikipedia Austin entry

Austin Neighborhood Associations

South Austin

• Estates of Shady Hollow Neighborhood Assn
• So Lamar Neighborhood Assn
• Zilker Neighborhood Assn
• Barton Hills Neighborhood Assn
• Bouldin Creek Neighborhood

West Austin

• Lost Creek Neighborhood Assn
• River Oaks at Westlake Homeowners Assn
• Cat Mountain Villas Homeowners Assn
• Davenport Ranch
• Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Assn

Central Austin

• Brentwood Neighborhood Assn
• Delwood II Neighborhood Assn
• Downtown Austin Neighborhood Assn
• Hancock Neighborhood Assn
• Hyde Park Neighborhood Assn
• North University Neighborhood Assn
• Oakmont Neighborhood Assn
• Old West Austin Historic District
• Old West Austin Neighborhood Assn
• Rosedale Neighborhood Assn
• Rosewood Neighborhood Contact Team
• Skyview Neighborhood Assn
• Wilshire Wood/Delwood One Neighborhood Assn
• Windsor Park Neighborhood Assn

North Austin

• Allandale Neighborhood Assn
• Balcones Civic Assn
• Balcones Greenes Homeowners Assn
• Balcones Woods Neighborhood Assn
• Great Hills Homeowners Assn
• Long Canyon Homeowners Assn
• Mesa Park Neighborhood Assn
• Milwood Neighborhood Assn
• North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Assn