TDH: 7/19/11

The boomers are coming! The boomers are coming!

TDH: 7/19/11
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Austin: Nifty after fifty!

That's the gist of an ABC World News report on central Texas – and Austin in particular – as a "retirement hotspot." Because if there's one thing this city was lacking, it's aging boomers.

Making an appearance in the clip is our own retirement age Mayor Lee Leffingwell, no doubt thrilled at Austin's inclusion on yet another national 'bests' list.

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