And our own Shannon Wolfson is there:

“Hundreds of people have started to arrive for the inaugural ball at the Four Seasons. The ball is sold out at $80/ticket. We’ve spoken with former Austin mayor Bruce Todd, Travis County Commissioner Ron Davis, and Austin activist Willie Mae Kirk, mother of President Obama’s nominee for Trade Secretary, Ron Kirk.

Commissioner Davis has an amazing story. His ancestors were slaves on a plantation in Travis County. He told us he never thought he would see an African-American elected president in his lifetime.  His description of today- “awesome.”

At 8:30pm, a live feed from one of Washington’s DC’s inaugural balls will play on two large screens in the Four Seasons ballroom.  The guests are eagerly anticipating that!”