Who is Austin, Texas named after?

Austin, Texas was named after the ““Father of Texas”, empresario Stephen Fuller Austin. He led the more successful colonization of Texas by bringing hundreds of families from the US to the region. read more

Nacogdoches, Texas, is the home of Stephen F. Austin State University. Both Austin, Texas, and Austin County, Texas, are named after Stephen F. Austin, however, Austin (the city) is not located in Austin (the county). (Austin, Texas is located in Travis County). read more

According to local folklore, Stephen F. Austin, the "father of Texas" for whom the new capital city was named, negotiated a boundary treaty with the local Native Americans at the site of the present-day Treaty Oak after a few settlers were killed in raids. read more