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Why is the capital of Texas Austin, instead of Dallas or Houston, amirite?
by Anonymous13 years ago
Why the fuck is the capital of new york albany? Why the fuck is the capital of Florida Tallahassee?
by Anonymous13 years ago
I agree.
by Anonymous13 years ago
Tallahassee was made the capital because at the time, the two biggest cities were Pensacola and Jacksonville. They couldn't decided which one to pick so they put it right in the middle.
I know this because I'm a genius and not because I live in Tallahassee. Which I don't.
by Anonymous13 years ago
Yeah, and Harrisburg instead of Philadelphia or Pittsburg?
by Anonymous13 years ago
Because Austin is cooler than Houston or Dallas. Not that I'm biased or anything
by Anonymous13 years ago
False.
Austin is basically a giant suburb with self-congratulatory and self-infatuated morons, annoying undergrads who think they're some sort of god b/c they attend UT(I also went to UT, but it was nothing special), deadbeats who think they're cool, pseudo-hipsters, senior citizens who cannot move beyond their fraternity and sorority days 50 years ago, and a below-mediocre food scene. I'm glad I moved out of that hellhole. I was sick of it.
That said, Houston and Dallas aren't as pretentious or snobby as Austin, and are way more laid back than Austin claims to be. And no, I don't live in Houston or Dallas, nor have I ever. I live out of state now.
by Anonymous13 years ago
tl;dr
But I still upvoted.
by Anonymous13 years ago
Its because Austin was farther west so they placed the Capital out there to get settlers to move west..But remember that was a LONG time ago before texas even looked like it did now.
by Anonymous13 years ago
No, it's because someone with the last name Austin settled Texas.
by Anonymous13 years ago
Because Stephen Austin was the first to get a charter so that Americans could start immigrating into Texas, which was then owned by Mexico...
At least I'm pretty sure....
by Anonymous13 years ago
You are correct.
by Anonymous13 years ago
Why should it be Dallas or Houston? Is something wrong with Austin?
by Anonymous13 years ago
Back then, they picked capitals that were in the middle of the state( or at least close to it), so that everyone would be the same distance from it.
by Anonymous13 years ago
No, it's because someone with the last name Austin settled Texas.
by Anonymous13 years ago
..what?
by Anonymous13 years ago
A guy named Stephen Austin settled Texas. So the capital is named after him.
by Anonymous13 years ago
Is there something wrong with the name Austin? >:(
by Anonymous13 years ago
Yes, but that's not the point of this post.
by Anonymous13 years ago
haha.. haha.. ha.... *goes and crys in the corner*
by Anonymous13 years ago
Fuck off.
by Anonymous13 years ago
And jefferson city in missouri when there's kc and stlouis.
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