Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
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Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (Mueller is "miller") served the Austin, Texas
, United States
, area until it was replaced by the Austin Bergstrom International Airport and subsequently closed in 1999. Whether the aging Mueller should be relocated to Manor, Texas
, was a perennial issue in Austin politics, until the closure of Bergstrom Air Force Base
opened another possibility.
The 711 acres (287.7 ha) area that once housed the airport sat dormant for more than half a decade until the city finally approved a planned urban development. The new Mueller Community
broke ground in 2007, and is expected to take at least ten years to be fully developed.
For a number of years, the Texas Army National Guard
had facilities there.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, area until it was replaced by the Austin Bergstrom International Airport and subsequently closed in 1999. Whether the aging Mueller should be relocated to Manor, Texas
Manor, Texas
Manor is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census; it was 1,877 in the 2005 census estimate. The approximate population for the City of Manor is 5,500, which is calculated from the number of...
, was a perennial issue in Austin politics, until the closure of Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bergstrom Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located seven miles southeast of downtown Austin, Texas. It was activated during World War II as a troop carrier training airfield, and was a front-line Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War...
opened another possibility.
The 711 acres (287.7 ha) area that once housed the airport sat dormant for more than half a decade until the city finally approved a planned urban development. The new Mueller Community
Mueller Community
The Mueller Community is a Planned Unit Development in the northeast central portion of the city of Austin, Texas, USA. The project is being developed on the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, which was closed in 1999 upon the opening of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport...
broke ground in 2007, and is expected to take at least ten years to be fully developed.
For a number of years, the Texas Army National Guard
Texas Army National Guard
The Texas Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, the United States National Guard and the Texas Military Forces . Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support...
had facilities there.