Austin Skyline Cityscape Images, Stock Photos & Panoramic Prints | HerronStock

The downtown core is set on a grid, planned that way in the late 1830s. In the last decade, high-rise residential and commercial space has increased downtown, and that trend continues.

Some people move here because they want to work for one of the companies headquartered in Austin. At times, the city can be a who’s who of technology, although government, education and health care are top job sectors as well. And some people come here for college and never leave.