Austin is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 24,718 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Mower County. Austin is located at the intersection of Interstate Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 218 in the southeastern part of the state.
The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and it has two man-made lakes called East Side Lake and Mill pond. The town was named for Austin R. Nichols, the first settler in the area.
The Cable TV Committee oversees franchise agreements for cable TV as well as the government access channel. A term on the board is three years. The board does not meet on a regular basis.
Members
| Cable TV Committee | |||
| Gregg Gaffney | 1405 6th Avenue NW | 01/01/16 – 12/31/17 | |
| Howard Nepp | 300 1st Avenue NE | 01/01/16 – 12/31/21 | |
| Mayor Stiehm | |||
| Danielle Heiny | 815 6th Avenue SE | 12/17/01 – 12/31/19 | |
