Mustang Ridge, Texas

Mustang Ridge is an incorporated City 10 miles from Bergstrom International Airport with portions of the City in both Caldwell and Travis County. The population as of the 2010 census is 861. Since the completion of the new 130 Expressway in 2013 Mustang Ridge offers easy and rapid access to the airport and all parts of Austin and most Central Texas Cities. Because of this Mustang Ridge is poised for rapid growth.

Mustang Ridge takes its name from a small line of hills in the area. A stagecoach way station on the Gonzales-to-Austin route was once located just to the east of the site. Nearby watering holes were popular stopping places for traildrivers and their herds on the way to Kansas. Ranching was the principal occupation of area residents until 1900, when cotton became the main business of the region. Tenant farming was common until ranching regained its importance after the Great Depression.

Mustang Ridge was incorporated into a City by Alton Brooks Laws Jr. and Charles Laws in 1985 in order to avoid being in The City of Austin ETJ and their regulations.