The City of Pflugerville, Texas has it all: connectivity via major highway access, economic development, retail opportunities, a strong school district and great recreational amenities. Located in Travis County just north of the state capital, Pflugerville is a fast-growing city, home to nearly 50,000 residents who enjoy safe streets, a beautiful trail system and share incredible community spirit. Pflugerville is committed to the environment and green industry with a future Renewable Energy Business Park and 720 acre Pflugerville Solar Farm. Pflugerville combines trails and community with business opportunities and is the place where quality meets life.

The city of Pflugerville received first place for small cities in the state of Texas for the Healthy at HEB community challenge, the signature, annual competition initiative of It?s Time Texas in which cities mobilize to generate healthy actions.

Earning 136,665 points, the City of Pflugerville completed the eight-week initiative to encourage Pflugerville residents and others to be Pflugerville Pfit declaring "Pflugerville is Pfit, are you?"

"We're excited that Pflugerville ranked first in the small city category of the Healthy at HEB Community Challenge,"  Mayor Jeff Coleman said. "This award confirms what we already know about Pflugerville, that we are a healthy, fit community focused on nutrition and exercise. The Community Challenge energized Pflugerville's focus on fitness while uniting residents through fitness and volunteering efforts to better the community. The city and school district's efforts led to Pflugerville winning the challenge."

As a winning community, Pflugerville receives a Healthy at HEB Community Challenge trophy, special recognition from leading state government officials, press support from HEB and a banner designating Pflugerville as this year's Healthy at HEB Community Challenge winning community!

Selected by Forbes magazine as one of the fastest-growing US suburban cities, Money Magazine's ranking system compared Pflugerville's connectivity, housing, financial state and quality of life to other cities nationwide. Pflugerville joins the Texas cities of Allen, Flowermound, Mansfield, and McKinney in the top 100 best small cities list.

According to the Money Magazine website, the Best Places to Live designation is based on what "American families care about most - - strong job opportunities, great schools, low crime, quality health care and plenty to do."

Money Magazine lists Pflugerville residents' short commutes, the opportunity to relax at Lake Pflugerville full with its recreational opportunities, sound city finances, and the city's commitment to sustainability demonstrated by the planned construction of the Pflugerville Solar Farm, one of the largest solar farms in the country.

Most notable Pflugerville statistics include Pflugerville's 147.94% job growth from 2000 - 2011 compared to the best places average of 25.01%. In addition, Pflugerville's personal and property crime incidents of 1 per 1000 were half the best places average of 2 per 1000, highlighting the low crime rates in Pflugerville.

Nine Texas municipalities were awarded the certification and the achievement is valid for five years, from 2012-2017.

“Scenic Texas promotes beautification of the public spaces in the state of Texas, and this is the first attempt in the United States to develop a standard of ordinances and criteria to judge a city based on its efforts to beautify itself," Girard Kinney, Scenic Texas Board Member said. "It allows Scenic Texas to applaud cities like Pflugerville that have high standards of infrastructure and development which support economic prosperity and quality of life. It's a significant achievement for your city."

Having a scenic city improves property values, attracts new business, enhances economic development efforts and further acknowledges the beautification standards in Pflugerville.

The Scenic City Certification Program recognizes Texas cities which already have strong scenic standards and provides an incentive to others to adopt and implement the kind of stringent criteria that has been proven to enhance economic development and improve quality of life. Criteria include a regulated and enforced sign code, ban on new billboards and a landscaping and tree planting program.

Pflugerville joins 28 other Texas cities certified under this program in 2010-2011.

Pflugerville Community Development Corporation, the face of business development in Pflugerville, has been named as one of the recipients of Expansion Solutions Magazine’s 2009 Awards of Excellence in the *** Warehouse/Distribution*** industry category. These awards recognize organizations who have demonstrated exceptional progress and potential in the development of their areas -- by successfully recruiting, retaining and growing businesses. Award Winners.

Pflugerville is becoming the latest growth area for Central Texas and it is a growing destination for warehouse/distribution companies. Located 16 miles northeast of downtown Austin, at the intersection of State Highways 45 and 130, it is 15 minutes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Pflugerville is in a strategic location. There is plenty of available land, a pro-business administration and a well-run municipal government working to help businesses succeed.