Austin State Hospital legends

Austin State Hospital is the state psychiatric hospital in Austin with historic origins dating to the 19th century and a long institutional history in the city. Over decades, the campus and some of its older buildings have been the subject of ghost stories, urban legends, and anecdotal reports by staff and visitors that appear in local media and books on haunted Texas. Preservation and historical accounts document the facility's institutional past, while the paranormal accounts remain part of local folklore and are not verified by official records. Some of the stories are disputed or vary between sources.