Elected Officials (78703-3465)
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President & Congress
Web: WhiteHouse.gov (cache)
Change.org (cache)
President
• Barack Obama (D)
Senators
• Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
• John Cornyn (R)
Representatives
• Lamar S. Smith (R-21)
State of Texas
Web: www.state.tx.us (cache)
Governor
• Rick Perry (R)
Senate
• Kirk Watson (D-14)
House of Representatives
• Elliott Naishtat (D-49)
Travis County
Web: www.co.travis.tx.us (cache)
City of Austin
Web: www.ci.austin.tx.us (cache)
Mayor Will Wynn (cache)
(source: Congress.org (cache))
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Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau (cache) - Shows why Austin is a premiere business and leisure destination, enriching our community's overall quality of life.
Austin360.com - Home to the Austin American Statesman, Local Restaurants, Entertainment, News, and Classifieds
Austin.Citysearch.com (cache) - Information about Austin area attractions.
Yahoo! Austin Guide (cache) - Links to help you find a house, an apartment, find a job, and learn about the Austin Community.
Austin Independent School District (cache), 1111 W. 6th Street - Austin, TX 78703 - 512.414.1700
Click here to search for School Assignment by Residential Address (cache).
Electric -
Austin Energy (cache), 721 Barton Springs Road, 78704; 512-322-6300
Water & Wastewater - Water and Wastewater Utility (cache), City of Austin, P.O. Box 1088, 78767-8859; 512-322-0101.
Garbage Pickup - Solid Waste Services (cache) Division, Transportation and Public Services Department, City of Austin, P.O. Box 1088, 78767-8844; 512-472-0500.
Telephone - Copies of Austin telephone books may be obtained by calling AT&T at 1-800-792-2665. The area code for the Austin area is 512.
Cable Television/Satellite Service Providers
Internet Service Providers
| Company | DSL Service | Cable Modem | Dial up Accts. | Contact number | | Grande Communications (cache) | limited areas | Yes | Yes | 512-220-4600 | | Road Runner | No | Yes | No | 512-485-5555 | | AT&T (cache) | Yes | No | Yes | 800-288-2020 | | Onramp Access, Inc. | Yes | No | Yes | 512-322-9200 |
Recycling
Recycling Info
Ecology Austin recycling drop-off
Recycling Other items
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Austin, like all of Texas, has no income tax (corporate or personal). In place of an income tax is a smorgasbord of other taxes used to support the public schools, roads and services. The two most notable are property taxes and sales tax.
Property tax rates fluctuate yearly and vary according to residence location. For information on Travis County, contact the Travis County Tax Office (cache), 473-9473.
Austin city sales tax is 8.25% (levied as follows: 6.25% State sales tax; 1% Capitol Metro - transportation services and roads; and 1% City).
The list of sales-taxable items varies, but Texas, to its credit, does not levy a tax on unprepared food.
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