Drone bills in the Texas Legislature
You might assume that public policy related to drones — or “unmanned aircraft systems” — is strictly limited to the Federal Aviation Administration, but a number of bills were filed during 2017 Texas legislative […]
Digital solutions for the streets of Austin
Austin is growing into its own as a smart city. City Council will soon learn about the results of the Smart City Strategic Roadmap it tasked staff with creating last November. […]
City Council to consider delivery bots in Austin
Update (10:29 am): City Council passed the resolution unanimously. Today, Austin City Council will debate a resolution to create a pilot project for delivery bots. Aimed at taking cars off […]
Help shape the City of Austin’s Smart City Roadmap
Last November, the Austin City Council passed a resolution requiring the creation of a Smart City Strategic Roadmap by the end of this May. The goal, per the resolution, is to […]
Designing for the 100%: three takeaways from ATA’s lunch-and-learn with Austin’s Innovation Office
On Monday, April 24, Austin Tech Alliance hosted its first lunch-and-learn. Joined by Kerry O’Connor and Ben Guhin from the City of Austin’s Innovation Office, the topic was designing for […]
Recapping “Adelante: How Immigration Drives Austin Tech”
On Wednesday evening, innovators and entrepreneurs gathered at Capital Factory to learn more about the recent shift in the immigration policy landscape and what to expect next. Here’s a quick […]
Tech’s input needed on the future of Austin high-capacity transit
Project Connect, Capital Metro’s long-range transit plan, is currently being updated, and they need your help. Project Connect’s goal is to identify high-capacity transit solutions that offer options for travel into, […]
Pitching America’s mayors
At SXSW, seven startups had the opportunity to pitch a group of mayors and tech leaders on their unique approaches to addressing civic challenges. Hosted by the U.S. Conference of […]
Will Austin build transformative high-bandwidth applications?
Last Thursday, Austin City Council voted unanimously to accept $145,000 in grant funding as part of US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities Program. This is an exciting development — one that can lead […]
Guest post: Recapping SXSW’s Crowdsourcing Justice panel
The following is a guest post from Todd Hendricks, an Austin Tech Alliance professional member. There was no escaping politics this year. Erroneous rumors of SXSW conference officials threatening to […]