AUSTIN, TEXAS
Chartered in 1839 as the capital of the Republic of Texas, Austin became the
state capital when Texas was admitted to the Union in 1846 as the twentyeighth state. Austin is now the fourth largest city in the state and the
eighteenth largest in the nation.
Austin is in Travis County. The Austin-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical
Area includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties.
Located in the Central Texas Hill Country, Austin is approximately 230 miles
from Mexico and less than 200 miles from 3 of the 10 largest U.S. cities (192
miles from Dallas to its north, 79 miles from San Antonio to its south, and
162 miles from Houston to its southeast).
Occupying a land area of 263.8 square miles, Austin had in the 1990 census a
population of 465,622. The current population of Austin as of January 2000 is
642,994 - 54.55 percent white, 28.35 percent Hispanic, 11.50 percent black and
5.6 percent Asian and other (1,124,988 in the Austin Metropolitan Statistical
area).
The City of Austin has a council-manager form of government. The City
Council comprises seven Council Members, including the Mayor. Council
Members are elected at-large for staggered three-year terms. The City
Manager is appointed by the City Council and has overall responsibility for
the management of all City employees and the administration of all City
affairs.
City Population: 465,622
State Population: 21,779,893
Austin:
Ms. Marta Mattox
PO Box 13206
Austin, TX 78711
Work Tel: 512 894 0813
Work Fax: 512 858 4373
Home Tel: 512 894 0813
Mobile: 512 784 0350
E-mail: [email protected]
Governor: Rick Perry (R)
Senators: John Comyn (R)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
AUSTIN, TX
Saturday, June 23
12:15 PM
ARRIVAL – AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Marta Mattox will meet Fellows (downstairs at the bottom of escalator at baggage claim);
Pick up rental cars and travel to Welcome Bar-B-Q
3:00 - 5:00 PM
“WELCOME BAR-B-Q” RECEPTION: for Fellows, Home Stay Families, Speakers, and Special
Guests
Fellows begin “Homestays” with their respective Austin families.
Sunday, June 24
“RELIGION IN TEXAS”
MORNING
9:30 AM
FELLOWS ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES AT: “GREAT HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH”
Tel: 343 7763
Located: 10500 Jollyville Rd.
www.ghbc.org
11:00 AM
JOURNEY IN FAITH
Tel: 255 8403
Located: Round Rock
www.journeyifc.com
1:00 PM
GOSPEL BRUNCH AT STUBBS BAR-B-Q
Tel: 480 8341
Located: 801 Red River. (Reservations made for 12)
AFTERNOON
OPTIONS:
Visit with Homestay families
Tour local sights of interest
Shopping
Swimming at Barton Springs or Deep Eddy
EVENING
5:30 PM
(optional)
RECEPTION AND DINNER “NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE”
Kerrville, Texas
www.restorativejusticenow.org
7:00 PM
Kerrville, Texas Keynote Speech “Restorative Justice & the Response to Youth Crime: Beyond
Treatment & Punishment for Juvenile Offenders” by Dr. Gordon Bazemore
Fellows not traveling to Kerrville also have the option of enjoying “One World Theatre Gourmet
Dinner” catered by restaurant Ranch 616 and concert by Hal Ketchum. For tickets call 512-32WORLD or visit www.frontgatetickets.com
HOMESTAYS
Monday, June 25
“The Texas Death Penalty”
10:00 AM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Law Offices of Vic Feazell, Conference Room
6300 Bridgepoint Parkway, Bldg.2, Suite 220
Tel: 372-8100
Speakers:
•
Andrea Keilen, Deputy Director of “Texas Defender Service” a non-profit law firm
representing death row inmates with their appeals (www.texasdefender.org)
•
Steve Hall, Project Director, “Stand Down Texas,” a non-profit organization dedicated
identifying and advocating best practices in the criminal justice system. Since 2000, the
Project has called for a moratorium on executions, changing the application of the death
penalty, and working for meaningful implementation of the Texas Fair Defense Act.
www.standdown.org
•
David Pastor, Editor of “The Texas Observer.”
LUNCH
AFTERNOON
(optional)
BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM, IMAX: “HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU” (2PM & 5PM)
www.thestoryoftexas.com
PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS AND/OR FREE TIME IN AUSTIN
EVENING
6:45 PM
TOUR AND DINNER AT WHOLE FOODS ON SIXTH STREET
AFTER DINNER
(optional)
LIVE MUSIC IN AUSTIN
“Blues Monday” at Antone’s, The Elephant Room, Continental Club, etc.
HOMESTAYS
Tuesday, June 26
MORNING
PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS AND/OR FREE TIME IN AUSTIN
LUNCH
12:00PM
GUERO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Special guests to join
1412 So Congress
Tel: 447-7688
2:00 – 5:00 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: TEXAS BORDER & IMMIGRATION ISSUES
Speakers Include:
• Representative of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Representative of the Mexican American Legal Defense Education Foundation (MALDEF)
• Representative of the Governor’s Office
• Representative of the Texas Civil Rights Project
• Representative of the “Minuteman” movement
EVENING
7:00-9:00 PM
FAREWELL DINNER
HOMESTAYS
Wednesday, June 27
DEPARTURE
Fellows depart Austin-Bergstrom