Just an fyi regarding population. The of Austin may be the 13th largest incorporated city in the US now, but it is not really even close to being in the top 25 when you look at metropolitan areas which are a better indication of city size. Example: Minneapolis and Miami are less than half the size of Austin in population. And San Francisco smaller than Austin? True when you look at raw numbers but not when you look at the true measure of the size of a city. In fact, Austin ranks #34. The reason Austin is #13 is because the city itself is quite large in area and has few incorporated suburbs aside from RR, Leander and Cedar Park. Most cities have a dozen or more incorporated cities attached to them. See this list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_o...tistical_Areas
Still, the growth is remarkable how fast Austin is growing and it looks likely that within 5 years Austin will surpass Cleveland, Las Vegas, Columbus and Cincinnati.