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- ↑ "ICC Austin: About ICC". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
What is ICC?
- ↑ "Directory of Members / NASCO". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
ICC Austin Active Member - Housing Co-op
- ↑ "HOUSE COMPARISON CHART". UT Intercooperative Council. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-14.