The Future of Redistricting in Texas
On June 27, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Rucho v. Common Cause, a case challenging the legality of partisan gerrymandering. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme […]
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 […]
Three takeaways from ATA’s lunch-and-learn with Sen. Kirk Watson
Last week, Austin Tech Alliance hosted Sen. Kirk Watson at a lunch-and-learn for ATA members. Watson is the former mayor of Austin and was elected to the Texas Senate in […]
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 […]
Autonomous vehicles: an update on state and federal legislation
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been driving through the country’s mind, and Texas is no exception. With the technology already deployed on Austin streets and Texas getting named a national testing […]
How Austin’s tech sector helped kill the “bathroom bill”
This week, the Texas Legislature formally gaveled out of the special session called earlier this summer by Gov. Greg Abbott. Of the twenty items placed on the call — i.e., issues eligible […]
How to testify against the bathroom bill in three easy steps
This Friday morning at 9 am, the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will consider the “bathroom bills” — SB 3 and SB 91 — in a public hearing. The two bills are effectively […]
Austin Tech Alliance delivers letter to state leaders in opposition to bathroom bills
(Austin, TX) // Today, Austin Tech Alliance delivered a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, Speaker Joe Straus, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on behalf of 433 members of Austin’s tech […]
ATA Action Alert: Texas’ bathroom bill
On July 18, the Texas Legislature will begin a special session, and one of the topics they’ll consider is the “bathroom bill” — proposed legislation to restrict where transgender Texans can use […]
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 […]
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