Roy Anderson Butler, Sr. (March 31, 1926 – November 13, 2009), was an American politician and businessman who served as the mayor of the capital city of Austin, Texas, from 1971 until 1975.
[3] Following his departure from the Navy, Butler earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1951.
[2] Butler won the rights to the Coors Beer franchise in Central Texas in 1976, beating out approximately 2,200 other applicants.
[2] Butler established some of the first, and most important commercial developments in the neighborhood, which eventually attracted new residents and businesses to the area.
[2] Butler was responsible for leasing a building he owned at the corner of Sixth and Lamar to both Whole Foods Markets and the GSD&M Idea City ad agency, both of which are headquartered in Austin.
[2] Butler served as a member of the Austin independent school District board for nine years prior to being elected to his first term as mayor in 1971.
[4] The two proposals brought Butler into political conflict with Austin's environmentalists, who had emerged as a force in the city during the 1960s and 1970s.
[2] Before Ann Butler and First Lady Johnson began their work the lake, located in Austin, was in a state of neglect and polluted with trash and overgrown weeds.
[7] On November 3, 2011, the Austin City Council, in recognition of Roy Butler's civil service and contributions to the community and City of Austin, including the revitalization and improvement of Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake), approved a resolution naming the "hike and bike trail" surrounding Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin as the "Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail."