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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 (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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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