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The Texas Congress officially incorporated a settlement named Waterloo as the new capital of the Republic of Texas on the 27th of December 1839. This decision followed a commission's search for a site to replace Houston which had served as the temporary capital since independence.
The 2020 census recorded Austin's population at 961,855 making it the thirteenth-most populous city in the United States and fifth-most populous in Texas. Racial composition has shifted dramatically over decades with non-Hispanic White residents dropping from 73.4% in 1970 to 47.7% in 2022 while Hispanic or Latino populations rose from 14.5% in 1970 to 32.5% in 2022.
Austin sits at the foot of the Balcones Escarpment on the Colorado River featuring long very hot summers averaging highs near 95 degrees Fahrenheit and short mild winters. Severe weather threats include tornadoes less frequent than northern areas but capable of striking multiple times yearly and extreme drought conditions that caused wildfires including the Bastrop County Complex Fire.
Austin promotes itself as The Live Music Capital of the World referencing its many musicians and live music venues alongside the long-running PBS TV concert series Austin City Limits. The city hosts South by Southwest an annual conglomeration of parallel film interactive media and music festivals held each spring.
The Independent stands 58 stories tall and became the tallest all-residential building west of Chicago when topped out in 2018 while the Austonian reaches 56 floors representing another major addition to the skyline. Transportation infrastructure includes I-35 running north-south east of downtown and Mopac Expressway Loop 1 to the west with SH 130 bypass route opening fully the 1st of November 2012.