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Central Texas overlaps with and includes part of the Texas Hill Country and corresponds to a physiographic section designation within the Edwards Plateau, in a geographic context. [ 1 ] Central Texas includes the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood , Bryan–College Station , Waco metropolitan areas and Austin–Round Rock (also part of the Capital region).
Texas's 31st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers a strip of Central Texas from the northern Austin suburbs up to Temple and Gatesville. The district is centered around Bell and Williamson counties, two fast-growing suburban counties north of Austin; it includes the Williamson County portion of Austin itself.
See also Texas State University Round Rock Campus) The city is also home to the Texas A&M Health Science Center Round Rock, which opened its doors in December 2010. [74] The campus is designed to eventually accommodate as many as 17 additional buildings over time as money is appropriated each biennium by the Texas Legislature. [75]
The opening of the Houston and Texas Central Railway, connecting Austin with Houston, transformed Austin into the major trading center for the region. However, as new railroads were built through the region in the 1870s, Round Rock and other communities took over much of Austin's role as a trading center. [17]
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Abilene: Abilene: 9 29 KRBC-TV: NBC: Grit on 9.2, Laff on 9.3, Bounce TV on 9.4 : Abilene: Sweetwater: 12 20 KTXS-TV: ABC: CW on 12.2, Comet on 12.3
The Texas House of Representatives 52nd district represents eastern and central Williamson County. The current representative is Caroline Harris Davila, who was elected in 2022. [1] Major cities in this district include parts of Round Rock, Georgetown, Taylor, Hutto, and Leander. [2]
KGSR (93.3 FM, "Vibe 93.3") is a radio station licensed to Cedar Park, Texas, and serving the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area.Owned by Sinclair Telecable Inc. d/b/a Waterloo Media Group, it broadcasts a rhythmic adult contemporary format.
The Central Texas & Colorado River Railway (reporting mark CTXR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Brady, Texas. Formerly known as the Heart of Texas Railroad , the railroad operates a portion of the former Santa Fe branch line to Eden , between Brady and an interchange with the BNSF Railway at Lometa .