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The '''Texas Hill Country''' is a geographic region of [[Central Texas|Central]] and [[South Texas]], forming the southeast part of the [[Edwards Plateau]]. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered one of the borders between the American [[Southern United States|South]] and [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]].<ref name=Handbook>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ryh02|title= Hill Country |work=Handbook of Texas Online|access-date=November 7, 2009|author=Jordan, Terry G.}}</ref> The region represents the very remote rural countryside of Central Texas, but also is home to growing suburban neighborhoods and affluent retirement developments.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dizik|first=Alina|title=In Texas Hill Country, a Land Rush for the Rich|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-texas-hill-country-a-land-rush-for-the-rich-1465396904|date=2018-06-08|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref>

The region is notable for its [[karst topography]] and tall rugged hills of [[limestone]] or [[granite]].<ref name=Handbook/> Many of the hills rise to a height of {{convert|400|-|500|ft|abbr=on}} above the surrounding plains and valleys, with [[Packsaddle Mountain (Llano County, Texas)|Packsaddle Mountain]] rising to a height of {{convert|800|ft|abbr=on}} above the Llano River in [[Kingsland, Texas|Kingsland]].<ref>Google Earth Terrain Data</ref> The Hill Country also includes the [[Llano Uplift]] and the second-largest [[granite dome]] in the United States, [[Enchanted Rock]]. The terrain throughout the region is characterized by a thin layer of topsoil and many exposed [[rock (geology)|rock]]s and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to [[flash flood]]ing. Native vegetation in the region includes various [[yucca]], [[prickly pear cactus]], [[desert spoon]], and wildflowers in the Llano Uplift. The predominant trees in the region are [[Ashe juniper]] and [[Texas live oak]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend|last=Lehman|first=Roy L.|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|year=2005|isbn=978-1-58544-408-3|author2=Ruth O'Brien|author3=Tammy White}}</ref>

Bound on the east by the [[Balcones Escarpment]], the Hill Country reaches into the far northern portions of [[San Antonio]] and western portions of [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]] including the cities of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and [[Lago Vista, Texas|Lago Vista]]. As a result of [[spring (hydrosphere)|springs]] discharging water stored in the [[Edwards Aquifer]], several cities such as Austin, [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]], and [[New Braunfels]] were settled at the base of the escarpment. {{As of|2016}}, the region's economy was one of the fastest growing in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2016/10/13/the-next-great-american-metropolis-is-taking-shape-in-texas/ |title=America's Next Great Metropolis Is Taking Shape In Texas|date= October 13, 2016|work=Forbes|access-date= October 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/austin-and-the-city-of-the-eternal-boom/|title=The City of the Eternal Boom|date=February 24, 2016|work=TexasMonthly.com|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

==History and politics==
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During the [[American Civil War]], due to its large, pro-Union, [[German Americans|German immigrant]] population, the Hill Country opposed Texas seceding from [[Union (American Civil War)|the Union]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=6 Southern Unionist Strongholds During the Civil War |url=https://www.history.com/news/history-lists/6-unionist-strongholds-in-the-south-during-the-civil-war |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324072815/https://www.history.com/news/history-lists/6-unionist-strongholds-in-the-south-during-the-civil-war |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |access-date=2025-07-08 |work=HISTORY.com |url-status=live }}</ref> In the three quarters of a century following [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]], the core of the Hill Country generally provided the solitary support base for the Republican Party in what became a one-party Democratic state.

Even when no Republicans were in the [[Texas Legislature]] during the 1930s and 1940s, [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie]] and [[Kendall County, Texas|Kendall Counties]] backed every Republican presidential nominee except [[Herbert Hoover]] in 1932, and Republicans continued to control local government. [[Guadalupe County, Texas|Guadalupe]] and [[Comal County, Texas|Comal Counties]] were less Republican, but still did not vote for Democratic nominees except in the 1912, 1932, 1936, and 1964 landslides. The region was also the only one in [[Antebellum South|antebellum]] slave states to back the insurgent candidacy of [[Robert La Follette]] [[United States presidential election in Texas, 1924|in 1924]]. In fact, Comal was La Follette's top county in the nation with 73.96% of the vote, and Gillespie and Comal were the only counties south of the [[Mason–Dixon line]] to give a plurality to his "[[Progressive Party (United States, 1924)|Progressive]]" ticket.

==Geography==
Because of its karst topography, the area has a number of caverns, such as [[Inner Space Caverns]], [[Natural Bridge Caverns]], [[Bracken Cave]], [[Longhorn Cavern State Park]], [[Cascade Caverns]], [[Caverns of Sonora]] and [[Cave Without a Name]]. The area's deeper caverns form several [[aquifer]]s, which serve as a source of [[drinking water]] for its residents. [[Wonder Cave (San Marcos, Texas)|Wonder Cave]] in [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]] was formed by an [[earthquake]] along the Balcones Fault. From east to west, Texas Hill Country is where the [[Southern United States]] ends and the [[Southwestern United States]] begins.<ref name=Handbook/>

Several tributaries of the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]] in Texas—including the [[Llano River|Llano]] and [[Pedernales River|Pedernales]] Rivers, which cross the region west to east and join the Colorado as it cuts across the region to the southeast—drain a large portion of the Hill Country. The [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe]], [[San Antonio River|San Antonio]], [[Frio River|Frio]], [[Medina River|Medina]], and [[Nueces]] Rivers originate in the Hill Country. 

The [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe River]] is prone to flash flooding due to a combination of topography, geology, and climate; Texas Hill Country is often called [[Flash Flood Alley]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Garcia-Buckelew |first=Bob |date=2025-07-05 |title=Flash floods have long haunted the Texas Hill Country |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/history/flash-floods-texas-hill-country-guadalupe-river-history/269-aa40ee53-fab5-4ad6-8943-e5b089282399 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=[[KVUE]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Graff |first=Amy |date=2025-07-06 |title=Here's Why the Deadly Storm Quickly Intensified in Texas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/weather/texas-storm-forecast-timeline.html |access-date=2025-07-06 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Significant floods occurred in 1978, 1987, 1998, 2002, and [[July 2025 Central Texas floods|2025]].

This region is a dividing line for certain species occurrence. For example, the California fan palm (''[[Washingtonia filifera]]'') is the only species of [[palm tree]] native to the continental United States west of the Hill Country's Balcones Fault.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=90942 |first=C. Michael |last=Hogan |title=California Fan Palm: ''Washingtonia filifera'' |publisher=GlobalTwitcher.com |editor=Nicklas Stromberg |date=2009-01-05 |access-date=2009-07-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930184850/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=90942 |archive-date=September 30, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Culture==
The area experiences a fusion of [[English American|English]], [[Spanish American|Spanish]], and [[German American|German]] influences in food, beer, architecture, and music that form a distinctively Texan culture separate from the state's [[Southern United States|Southern]] and [[Southwestern United States|Southwestern]] influences.<ref name=Handbook/> For example, the [[accordion]] was popularized in [[Tejano music]] in the 19th century due to cultural exposure to German settlers.

Devil's Backbone is an elevated, winding stretch of [[List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (1-99)#RM 12|Ranch to Market Road 12]] between San Marcos and [[Wimberley, Texas|Wimberley]], then [[List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (1-99)#RM 32|Ranch to Market Road 32]] continuing through to [[Blanco, Texas|Blanco]]. It has long been the subject of ghost stories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas scenic drive, Devil's Backbone, RR 32. |url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TRIPS/Texas-Scenic-Drive-RR12-Devils-Backbone.htm |website=www.texasescapes.com |access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> Folklore about it appeared in a 1996 episode of [[NBC]]'s [[Robert Stack]] anthology series ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'', featuring apparitional [[Spanish people|Spanish]] monks, [[Comanche]], and [[Lipan Apache]] [[tribe (Native American)|tribe]]s, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers on their horses, and a spirit of a wolf.

The region has emerged as the center of the [[Texas wine]] industry.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McIntyre |first=Dave |date=2023-10-26 |title=Perspective {{!}} With hard work and luck, Texas Hill Country emerges as a wine region |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/10/26/texas-hill-country-wines-wineries/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Three [[American Viticultural Area]]s are in the area: [[Texas Hill Country AVA]], [[Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA]], and [[Bell Mountain AVA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Viticultural Areas |url=https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/9781800886933/b-9781800886933.american.viticultural.areas.xml |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=elgaronline.com}}</ref>

==Counties==
According to the [[Texas Parks and Wildlife Department]], these 26 counties are included in the Hill Country Wildlife District:<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/habitats/hillcountry/regulatory/ |title= Hill Country Wildlife Management |work=Land & Water: Habitats |access-date=April 5, 2010 |author= Texas Parks and Wildlife}}</ref> 
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* [[Bandera County, Texas|Bandera]]
* [[Bell County, Texas|Bell]]
* [[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco]]
* [[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet]]
* [[Comal County, Texas|Comal]]
* [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell]]
* [[Crockett County, Texas|Crockett]]
* [[Edwards County, Texas|Edwards]]
* [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie]]
* [[Hamilton County, Texas|Hamilton]]
* [[Hays County, Texas|Hays]]
* [[Kendall County, Texas|Kendall]]
* [[Kerr County, Texas|Kerr]]
* [[Kimble County, Texas|Kimble]]
* [[Lampasas County, Texas|Lampasas]]
* [[Llano County, Texas|Llano]]
* [[Mason County, Texas|Mason]]
* [[McCulloch County, Texas|McCulloch]]
* [[Menard County, Texas|Menard]]
* [[Real County, Texas|Real]]
* [[San Saba County, Texas|San Saba]]
* [[Schleicher County, Texas|Schleicher]]
* [[Sutton County, Texas|Sutton]]
* [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]]
* [[Val Verde County, Texas|Val Verde]]
* [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]]
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==Gallery==
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File:Texas Hill Country Near I-10, 2004.jpg|As seen from near [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]]
File:Garnerview3.jpg|View of the Texas Hill Country, from [[Garner State Park]], located in [[Uvalde County]]
File:Hill Country near Garner State Park IMG_4288.JPG|Another scene from near Garner State Park
File:Windmill in the Texas Hill Country IMG_4317.JPG|Windmill in the Hill Country
File:House on Hill in TX Hill Country Picture_081.jpg|House atop hill in Texas Hill Country north of [[Bandera, Texas|Bandera]]
File:Hays - Hill Country 2.jpg|A view of the Texas Hill Country from a rural road in [[Hays County]]
</gallery>

== Notable people ==
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! Name !! Birth !! Death !! Notes
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| {{sort|Armstrong, Lance|[[Lance Armstrong]]}} || 1971 || — || Professional cyclist renowned for seven consecutive [[Tour de France]] wins after surviving cancer. He was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles over a doping controversy.  He was born in [[Plano, Texas|Plano]], but is a long-time resident of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].
|-
| {{sort|Brees, Drew|[[Drew Brees]]}} || 1979 || — || [[Super Bowl]] winning quarterback for the [[New Orleans Saints]]. Attended [[Westlake High School (Texas)|Westlake High School]] in Austin.
|-
|[[Buffalo Hump]] || {{sort|1800|c 1800}} || 1870 || War chief of the Penateka band of the Comanche
|-
| {{sort|Carpenter, Liz|[[Liz Carpenter]]}} || 1920 || 2010 || A journalist, author, political speech writer, humorist, public speaker, and the first female vice president of [[University of Texas]] student body, she is one of the founders of [[National Women's Political Caucus]] and co-chair of [[ERAmerica]], traveling the country to push for passage of the [[Equal Rights Amendment]]. She drafted President Johnson's November 22, 1963, speech to the American public after the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]].
|-
| {{sort|Conradt|[[Jody Conradt]]}} || 1941 || — || A retired women's basketball head coach, she was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Texas Women's Hall of Fame 1986. She was born in [[Goldthwaite]] and resides in Austin. She is the first women's basketball collegiate coach to reach 700 career victories, yet she achieved a 99% graduation rate for the students on her teams.
|-
| {{sort|Dell|[[Michael Dell]]}} || 1965 || — || Founder of [[Dell computers]], he started the company in Austin and still resides there.
|-
|{{sortname|Shelley|Duvall|Shelley Duvall}}
|1949
|2024
|Actress, including ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]''. [[Fort Worth]]-born, retired to [[Blanco, Texas|Blanco]], in Hill Country, from her long time base in California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Searching for Shelley Duvall: The Reclusive Icon on Fleeing Hollywood and the Scars of Making 'The Shining' |first=Seth |last=Abramovitch |date=2021-02-11 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/searching-for-shelley-duvall-the-reclusive-icon-on-fleeing-hollywood-and-the-scars-of-making-the-shining |access-date=2022-07-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211154030/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/searching-for-shelley-duvall-the-reclusive-icon-on-fleeing-hollywood-and-the-scars-of-making-the-shining |archive-date=2021-02-11}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Faulk, John Henry|[[John Henry Faulk]]}}  || 1913 || 1990 || Austin-based radio personality, author, playwright, folklorist, actor, lecturer, blacklisted during the 1950s
|-
| {{sort|Friedman|[[Kinky Friedman]]}} || 1944 || 2024 ||American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and columnist.  Born in Chicago but grew up in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].  Resided at [[Echo Hill Ranch]] near [[Kerrville]].  Founded Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, also located near Kerrville.
|-
| {{sort|Gipson|[[Fred Gipson]]}} || 1908 || 1973 || Novelist who authored ''[[Old Yeller]]'', ''[[Savage Sam (novel)|Savage Sam]]'', and ''Hound Dog Man'', lived in [[Mason, Texas|Mason]]
|-
| {{sort|Hardee|[[Trey Hardee]]}} || 1984 || — ||World Champion [[Decathlete]] and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin
|-
| {{sort|Hildebran|[[Harvey Hilderbran]]}} || 1960 || — || [[Texas House of Representatives|State Representative]] from the western Hill Country since 1989, a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from [[Kerrville]]
|-
| {{sort|Hirsch|[[Max Hirsch]]}} || 1880 || 1969 || [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]] thoroughbred horse trainer
|-
| {{sort|Holekamp|[[Betty Holekamp]]}} || 1826 || 1902 || German Texas pioneer, also called the "Betsy Ross of Texas"
|-
| {{sort|Hoppe|[[Carl Hoppe]]}} || 1897 || 1981 ||San Antonio artist who painted scenes of the Texas Hill Country
|-
| {{sort|Ivins|[[Molly Ivins]]}}|| 1944 || 2007 ||Political author, journalist, humorist from Austin
|-
| {{sort|Johnson, Lady|[[Lady Bird Johnson]]}} || 1912 || 2007 || Former [[First Lady of the United States]], Graduate of [[University of Texas]] in Austin.  Business woman and one-time owner of KTBC radio and television stations turned $17,500 investment into more than $150 million.  She bankrolled her husband's initial political career. Buried in [[Stonewall, Texas|Stonewall]] next to husband [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].  [[Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center]] is named for her decades-long project to beautify America's landscapes
|-
| {{sort|Johnson, Lyndon|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]}} || 1908 || 1973 || Former President of the United States, born and raised in [[Stonewall, Texas|Stonewall]].
|-
| {{sort|Jones, Tommy|[[Tommy Lee Jones]]}} || 1946 || — || Actor, born in [[San Saba, Texas|San Saba]].
|-
| {{sort|Keen,R|[[Robert Earl Keen]]}} || 1956 || — ||Country singer-songwriter, former resident of [[Bandera, Texas]] and current resident of [[Kerrville, Texas]]
|-
| {{sort|Kweller,Ben|[[Ben Kweller]]}} || 1981 || — || Recording artist, singer-songwriter, and actor.  Originally from [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]]; now resides in [[Dripping Springs, Texas|Dripping Springs]].
|-
| {{sort|Joplin,Janis|[[Janis Joplin]]}}
|1943
|1970
|Singer and songwriter, born in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]]
|-
| {{sort|Lehman,H|[[Herman Lehmann]]}} || 1859 || 1932 || Apache captive and then Comanche adoptee (adopted son of Chief [[Quanah Parker]]), native of Loyal Valley, 1927 autobiography, ''Nine Years Among the Indians''
|-
|{{sort|Lungkwitz|[[Hermann Lungkwitz]]}} || 1813 || 1891 || Romantic landscape artist and photographer, noted for first pictorial records of the Texas Hill Country
|-
| {{sort|Lyda|[[Gerald Lyda]]}} || 1923 || 2005 || General contractor and cattle rancher, born and raised in the Hill Country community of [[Marble Falls, Texas|Marble Falls]]
|-
| {{sort|Manziel|[[Johnny Manziel]]}} || 1992 || — || The first freshman to win Heisman trophy and quarterback for the Texas A&M University Aggies, from Kerrville
|-
|{{sortname|Samuel|Maverick|Samuel Maverick}}
|1803
|1870
|Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. His name is the source of the term "maverick", first cited in 1867, which means "independently minded".
|-
| {{sort|McCon|[[Matthew McConaughey]]}} || 1969 || — ||Model/Actor, raised in [[Uvalde, Texas|Uvalde]]; attended [[The University of Texas]] at [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|-
| {{sort|McKen|[[Ben McKenzie]]}} || 1978 || — ||Actor (''[[The O.C.]]'', ''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]'', ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]''), attended [[Stephen F. Austin High School (Austin, Texas)|Stephen F. Austin High School]] in Austin
|-
| {{sort|Meuseb|[[John O. Meusebach]]}} || 1812 || 1897 || Founder of [[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]] negotiated 1847 [[Meusebach-Comanche Treaty]] (unbroken to this date) with [[Comanche]] chiefs [[Buffalo Hump]], [[Santa Anna (Comanche war chief)|Santa Anna]], [[Old Owl]].  Oversaw development of [[New Braunfels]].  Elected Texas State Senator for Bexar, Comal and Medina Counties.  Buried Marschall-Meusebach Cemetery in Loyal Valley
|-
| {{sort|Nelson,Willie|[[Willie Nelson]]}} || 1933 || — || American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist.  Austin resident
|-
| {{sort|Ney,E|[[Elisabet Ney]]}} || 1833 || 1907 ||Sculptor, art pioneer, works can be found in the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]], [[Texas State Capitol]], [[U.S. Capitol]]
|-
| {{sort|Nimitz,C|[[Chester W. Nimitz]]}} || 1885 || 1966 || Commander of [[United States Naval Forces Central Command|U.S. Naval forces]] in the [[Pacific War|Pacific]] during [[World War II]] was from [[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]] and [[Kerrville]]
|-
|[[Old Owl]] || {{sort|1795|c 1795}} || 1849 || Civil Chief of the Penateka band of the [[Comanche|Comanche Indians]]
|-
| {{sort|Petsch|[[Alfred P.C. Petsch]]}} || 1887 || 1981 || Lawyer, legislator, civic leader, and philanthropist. Served in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] 1925–1941. Veteran of both World War I and World War II.<ref>{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Melanie|title=Petsch, Alfred PC|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe63|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Richards|[[Ann Richards]]}} || 1933 || 2006 ||Governor of Texas (1991–1995). Resided in Austin.
|-
| {{sort|Roddick|[[Andy Roddick]]}} || 1982 || — ||Former professional tennis player who resides in Austin.
|-
|[[Santa Anna (Comanche war chief)|Santa Anna]] || {{sort|1795|c 1795}} || 1849 || War Chief of the Penateka band of the Comanche Indians
|-
| {{sort|Seguin,J|[[Juan Nepomuceno Seguín]]}} || 1806 || 1890 || Served on both sides during the [[Texas Revolution]].  Fought with [[Sam Houston]] and organized a [[Tejano]] rear guard.  1834 Territorial Governor of Texas, 1841 Mayor of [[San Antonio]].  Suspicions of his loyalty caused him to flee to Mexico in 1842.  Served with Mexico's [[Adrian Woll|General Adrian Woll]] and participated in Woll's 1842 invasion of Texas. [[Seguin, Texas]], is named in his honor.<ref name="The Battle of Salado The Journal of James Wilson Nichols 1820-1887">{{cite web|last=McKeehan|first=Wallace L|title=The Battle of Salado The Journal of James Wilson Nichols 1820–1887|url=http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/saladonichols.htm|publisher=Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="Seguin, Juan Nepomuceno">{{cite web|last=de la Teja|first=Jesús F|title=Seguin, Juan Nepomuceno|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fse08|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="Col. Juan N. Seguin">{{cite web|title=Col. Juan N. Seguin|url=http://www.seguindescendantshp.com/jns_bio.html|publisher=Seguin Descendants Historical Preservation|access-date=13 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024195642/http://www.seguindescendantshp.com/jns_bio.html|archive-date=October 24, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sixpence None the Richer]] || 1992 || — || An alternative rock band prominent in the late 1990s with their song "[[Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer song)|Kiss Me]]"
|-
| {{sort|Van|[[Frank Van der Stucken]]}} || 1858 || 1929 ||[[Composer|Music composer]], conductor<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolz|first=Larry|title=Van Der Stucken, Frank Valentine|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fva04 |work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Vaughn|[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]}} || 1954 || 1990 || Virtuoso Blues guitar player and singer who resided in Austin.
|}

==See also==
*[[Adelsverein]]
*[[Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge]]
*[[Cherry Springs Dance Hall]]
*[[German Texan]]
*[[List of geographical regions in Texas]]
*[[Mount Bonnell]]
*[[Revolutions of 1848]]
*[[Enchanted Rock]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Texas Hill Country}}
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=ryh02|name=Hill Country}}
* [http://www.boernesearch.com/ Boerne Directory "Heart of The Hill Country"]

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[[Category:Texas Hill Country| ]]
[[Category:Regions of Texas]]
[[Category:Regions of the Southern United States]]
[[Category:Hill lands]]
[[Category:German-American history]]
[[Category:Geography of Bandera County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Bell County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Bexar County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Blanco County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Burnet County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Comal County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Coryell County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Crockett County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Edwards County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Gillespie County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Hays County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Kendall County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Kerr County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Kimble County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Lampasas County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Llano County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Mason County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of McCulloch County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Menard County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Real County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of San Saba County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Schleicher County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Sutton County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Travis County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Val Verde County, Texas]]
[[Category:Geography of Williamson County, Texas]]