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The Texas longhorn is known for its friendly nature, good memory and intelligence. Like Fast Park’s dependable service, covered parking and climate-controlled shuttles, this majestic animal isn’t fazed by sweltering heat or cold and rainy conditions.

A UNIQUELY AUSTIN EXPERIENCE

Fast Park & Relax, a leader in near-airport parking with 17 locations serving some of the nation’s busiest airports, brought its hospitalitycentric service model of airport parking and ground transportation to Austin in 2002. Five years later, Fast Park fenced the pastures to the east and west of its 4,800-space covered parking facility and began raising six Texas longhorn cattle — ranging from two to six years old — in the two pastures totaling 74 acres.

 

In 2011, Fast Park leadership teamed up with the Future Farmers of America club at Del Valle High School, Callahan’s General Store and veterinarian Dr. Bill Selman to launch a program to educate and build public awareness on how to raise and care for longhorn cattle.

 

Today, Fast Park’s pastures are home to 11 longhorns, including four, three-year-old “young” steers.

 

EMBRACING ITS UNOFFICIAL MASCOT

While consistency is key to maintaining the integrity of any brand, Fast Park has gone rogue in Austin as it embraces its role as a local destination for longhorn viewing. Fast Park’s fleet of recognizable shuttles, which feature larger-than-life images of travelers relaxing, were upgraded in June of 2025 to include a herd of longhorn-adorned shuttles. The herd was officially let loose to “roam” ABIA airport and can now be spotted day and night on the airport roadways and scattered throughout ground transportation. In late 2025, the longhorn shuttle design then migrated to Houston, and Fast Park’s legendary longhorns now “roam” the roadways at both Bush IAH and Hobby airports. It’s so Texas!

 

LONGHORN FAST FACTS

  • hoof-printsBoth male and female longhorns have horns.
  • hoof-printsThe longest tip-to-tip horn measurement is more than 10 ft.
  • hoof-printsThe heaviest steer recorded, Old Ben, weighed more than 4,500 lbs.
  • hoof-printsLonghorns come in a range of shades and can don an array of patterns.
  • hoof-printsThe longhorn has been the state’s official large mammal since 1995.

Fast Park & Relax has become a landmark of local pride and a snapshot of true Texas spirit, fittingly located on Spirit of Texas Drive, just north of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).

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2300 Spirit of Texas Drive, Del Valle, Texas 78617 • (512) 385-8877