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Line 1: [[File:Austin1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~800x533px~~500px\|~~Austin1.jpg~~Austin downtown]] ~~== Economy ==~~ ~~== Demographics ==~~ ~~=== Race and Ethnicity ===~~ ~~=== Education, Households, and Income ===~~ ~~=== Homelessness ===~~   == Government == Line 26 ⟶ 17: === Regional government === Overall regional planning, advocacy, and coordination for the ten-county Austin metropolitan area are managed by the [http://www.capcog.org Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)]. Founded in 1970 the CAPCOG is one of twenty-four regional Texas councils of government. CAPCOG's Executive Committee, which meets monthly, consists of twenty-nine city and county elected officials alongside four appointed non-voting (advisory) seats reserved for four state legislators. Some areas of focus for the Council are economic development, transportation planning, and infrastructure development. Regional transportation planning and allocation of funds are performed by the [http://www.campotexas.org Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)], which is also headquartered in Austin. Line 37 ⟶ 30: MPOs are designated for all urbanized areas having a population greater than 50,000 as identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. MPOs currently operate under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) signed into law on July 6, 2012 by President Barack Obama." === County government === Austin is the seat of Travis County. The County is governed by a Commissioner's Court that consists of a judge and four county commissioners elected for four-year terms. In addition, the operations and administrative work of the county is overseen by the County Clerk, also elected to his/her position for a four-year term. The county-level of government manages administrative (property deeds, marriage licenses, etc.), judicial, policing and corrections functions for the area. == Public and Governmental Resources == Line 43 ⟶ 38: == Issues == == ~~Affordability~~Publications and Blogs == == Housing/Land-use/YIMBY and Allied Urbanist Organizations ==▼ ~~=== Cost of Living ===~~   ~~== Housing ==~~ AURA ([http://www.aura-atx.org/) http://www.aura-atx.org/) ] ~~=== Rentals ===~~ Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) ([http://www.atxfriends.org/ http://www.atxfriends.org/]) Evolve Austin ([https://evolveaustin.org/) https://evolveaustin.org/)] ~~=== Home Prices ===~~ ATXFreedomUrbanists ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/atxfreedomurbanists/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/atxfreedomurbanists/]) ~~=== Affordable Housing ===~~ ~~=== Cooperative Housing ===~~ ~~== Transportation ==~~ ~~=== Public Transit ===~~ ~~=== Rail ===~~ ~~=== Cycling ===~~ ~~=== Walking/Walkability ===~~ ~~== Access to Affordable, Wholesome Food ==~~ ~~== Publications and Blogs ==~~ ▲== Housing/Land-use/YIMBY and Allied Urbanist Organizations == == References == Line 78 ⟶ 54: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas Wikipedia - Austin, Texas] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_County,_Texas Wikpedia][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_County,_Texas  - Travis County, Texas] [[Category:City Profiles]] [[Category:Cities]] [[Category:Austin]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:Cities in North America]] [[Category:Cities in the United States]] [[Category:Cities in Texas]] [[Category:The West]]