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    Austin (/ˈɔːstɪn/ AW-stin, UK: /ˈɒstɪn/ OST-in) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County...
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    Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It is the flagship institution of the University of Texas...
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    Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, he led...
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    The University of Texas tower shooting was an act of mass murder which occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin. The perpetrator...
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    district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming...
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    oddities emerge in the rubble". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Texas Event Report: F1 Tornado. Storm...
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    The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area, or Greater Austin, is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined...
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    City of Austin, Texas, and its metropolitan area has only one major league professional sports team. The city's professional soccer team, Austin FC, competes...
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    Austin's history has also been largely tied to state politics and in the late 19th century, the establishment of the University of Texas made Austin a...
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    of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) with multiple firearms and began indiscriminately shooting at people. He fatally shot three people inside UT Austin's Main...
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