The heart of Texas lies in the Hill Country.  This Region and other Regions of Texas are available for adoption so if you are interested in volunteering, please visit our Volunteer Information Page and get in touch with Kim.  Basic html knowledge to build a webpage is required, along with a desire to transcribe data. Although we do not have time to do personal research for you, we hope you will be able to help this site grow with your submissions. The Texas Hill Country is a region of Central Texas, that features rolling, somewhat rugged, hills that consist primarily of limestone but includes the Llano Uplift and the second largest granite outcropping in the United States, Enchanted Rock, which is located 18 miles north of Fredericksburg. The Hill Country also reaches into portions of the two major metropolitan areas of Central Texas, especially in San Antonio's northern suburbs and the western half of Travis County, ending just west of downtown Austin. The region is the eastern portion of the Edwards Plateau bounded by the Balcones Fault on the east and the Llano Uplift to the west and north. The terrain is punctuated by a large number of limestone rocks and boulders and a thin layer of topsoil which makes the region prone to flash flooding. Texas State Capitol, Austin, TX Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas and the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States of America. The area was settled in the 1830s on the banks of the Colorado River by white pioneers who named the village Waterloo. In 1839, Waterloo was chosen to become the capital of the newly independent Republic of Texas. The city was renamed after Stephen F. Austin, known as the father of Texas  [source: wikipedia.org]

The Hill Country Region includes the following counties: Bandera Kendall Menard Blanco Kerr Mills Burnet Kimble Real Comal Kinney Reagan Crockett Lampasas San Saba Edwards Llano Schleicher Gillespie McCulloch Sutton Hays Mason Travis Irion Medina Uvalde     Williamson