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 […]

Guest Post: Austin Abdicates Innovation

This is a guest post from ATA advisory board member Chelsea Collier. It is cross-posted on Austin Startups. Sometimes saying, “I told you so” feels smugly satisfying. This is not […]

ATA releases local policy agenda

Austin Tech Alliance’s mission is to promote civic engagement in Austin’s tech sector. Part of that work involves an advocacy focus aimed at using tech as a tool to help […]

Austin’s Smart Mobility Roadmap

Last month, the City of Austin and CapMetro jointly released a draft of their Smart Mobility Roadmap, which examines Austin’s approach to shared, electric, and autonomous vehicle technologies. Let’s take […]

Interim charges at the Texas Legislature

Recently, the Texas House of Representatives and Senate released their interim charges — issues that legislative committees are tasked with studying leading up to next session. To be specific, they were issued […]