Austin, Texas

In 1839. the settlement under the name of "Waterloo" was built, but it was changed shortly after to "Austin" in honor of Stephen F. Austin who was the Republic if Texas' first secretary of state, also known as the "Father of Texas." Today Austin is the capital of Texas and is known as a center for business and technology companies such as Google, Apple Inc., Amazon, IBM, and Intel. Join Eric as he tours through Austin, listening to musicians play live and finds what "Keeps Austin Weird" in this folk art painting!