Silicon Hills
Silicon Hills is a nickname for the cluster of high-tech companies in the Austin metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas. The name is analogous to Silicon Valley, but refers to the hilly terrain on the west side of Austin. High tech industries in the area include enterprise software, semiconductors, corporate R&D, biotechnology, gaming, and a variety of startup companies.
Sports in Austin, Texas
In July 2013 ESPN announced the X Games would relocate from Los Angeles to Austin, where the city will serve as one of six stops on the Global X Games circuit from 2014 to 2018 at the Circuit of the Americas.