Austin has hitherto been known for the Statehouse, the University of Texas and a booming, tech-based economy. As a financial and cultural center, the city has long stood in the shadows of cities like Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. <\/p>\n
But in recent years, the Lone Star State\u2019s political epicenter has come of age economically and culturally. Immigration has been a prime engine behind the growing cosmopolitan character of the state capital.<\/p>\n
While higher percentages of foreign-born residents still fill the populations of Houston and Dallas (composing 28 percent and 25 percent, respectively), foreign-born Austin residents now make up 20 percent of their city\u2019s community. <\/p>\n
Austin\u2019s figure is greater than either Fort Worth (17 percent) or San Antonio (14 percent) can claim. Austin even beats the statewide percentage of foreign-born residents (16 percent) and the national figure (13 percent). <\/p>\n
The breakdown of the foreign-born population is rich, too. 66 percent of the group is (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Austin has hitherto been known for the Statehouse, the University of Texas and a booming, tech-based economy. As a financial and cultural center, the city has long stood in the shadows of cities like Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. But in…<\/span><\/p>\n