Austin is one of the most advanced cities in the country in terms of Internet use and development. New web sites are constantly appearing. If you know of particularly useful ones, use the e-mail link at the end of this page to let us know.

This page is divided into the following categories:

General Austin Information Current Events Business and Economy Education and Libraries

General Austin Information

City of Austin

The official web site for Austin’s municipal government. Many useful links to city services, policies, city council, financial information, the library, etc. Updated daily, so recent events may be covered.

Everything Austin

From the Austin History Center. An excellent collection of links to Austin web sites. Divided into easy-to-use categories.

Yahoo! Austin

A local version of the popular web search engine. Local web links are arranged by general-to-specific categories. These can be searched for your specific topic at any time.

Open Directory listing for Austin

An extensive list of Austin site arranged by general categories, such as Arts and Entertainment, Business and Economy, etc. This is maintained by volunteers, so it can vary in it's depth.

Austin City Links

A good collection of links to many Austin web sites, arranged by general topics.You can also search the list for specific topics.

Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN)

Links to over 400 local nonprofit groups, such as social-service and cultural groups, charities, clubs, schools, churches, etc. Searchable by specific groups or by subject.

Current Events

Austin360

The web site for the local daily paper, the Austin American-Statesman. The complete text of today’s paper is not available, only portions.

Austin Chronicle

The web version of the “alternative” weekly publication. Selected articles are available in full text for the past two or three years. Up-to-date listings of cultural and social events are a strong point.

The Daily Texan

The University of Texas student newspaper’s online edition. Almost all the articles are available in full text the day of publication. Earlier issues are also available.

News 8 Austin

The web version of the all-local news TV station.

Local Television Stations

This listing (from Austin City Links) connects to all the commercial and noncommercial local TV stations’ web sites. Many of these offer up-to-date local information.

Topix.net - Austin News

Aggregates top local news stories from several sources. The tabs at the top let you use this for national and international news, too.

Business and Economy

Austin Chamber of Commerce

This nonprofit organization provides assistance to and information on local businesses. They have a related site, to promote tourism that has listings of restaurants, clubs, hotels, etc.

Austin Business Journal

This online version of the print magazine has selected articles from the current and past issues. Links to other local and national business web sites are included.

Austin CitySearch

A long list of Austin commercial web sites, primarily local businesses, divided into categories. (There are also connections to sites on politics, culture, community groups, etc.)

Yahoo! Austin Business Listings

This portion of the Yahoo! Austin web search engine and subject directory has links to over 3000 local business resources, plus other related information.

AustinOne

Listing of Austin businesses' websites, arranged by categories.