Are You Ready for the Austin Council District 4 Special Election?
It’s the new year and today, January 10th is the first day of early voting for Austin’s special election for District 4 residents! No worries if you’re not caught up […]
Interview with Selina Yee, Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioner
Austin has a process for residents to redraw the boundaries of the council districts every ten years. The boundaries of the council districts greatly impact Austin’s government, including our 10 […]
Interview with Luis Gonzalez, Vice Chair Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Austin has a process for residents to redraw the boundaries of the council districts every ten years. The boundaries of the council districts greatly impact Austin’s government, including our 10 […]
Interview with Sara Inés Calderón: Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioner
Austin has a process for residents to redraw the boundaries of the council districts every ten years. The boundaries of the council districts greatly impact Austin’s government, including our 10 […]
Interview with District 6 Councilmember Jimmy Flannigan
In order to raise awareness of civics and government in Travis County, Austin Tech Alliance conducts periodic interviews with our elected officials. ATA sat down with Council Member Jimmy Flannigan […]
Interview with District 5 Councilmember Ann Kitchen
In order to raise awareness of civics and government in Travis County, Austin Tech Alliance conducts periodic interviews with our elected officials. Our first interview was with District 5 Councilmember […]
Learn where City of Austin candidates stand on issues important to tech
To help Austin’s tech sector learn more about the candidates running for Austin Mayor and City Council, Austin Tech Alliance sent each candidate a questionnaire. The results are now live on […]
Why Austin lags in race to a 5G future
This op-ed by ATA’s executive director, David Edmonson, originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday, September 27, 2018. I read the Statesman’s article about the slow pace of small […]
What Happened: $100k Smart Cities Challenge
Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, expanding by an average of 159 people per day from 2016-17. This explosive growth can lead to challenges, as Austin and […]
ATA sends tech community letter supporting 5G
Earlier this week, Austin Tech Alliance sent letters to the Austin Mayor and City Council regarding the City’s permitting of small cells, technology that will bring 5G – the next […]