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Community Profile: City Cast Austin

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:46:34 +0000

As part of ATA’s commitment to community education, this month we chatted with Austin’s newest podcast, City Cast Austin! Tell us a little bit about your organization! What is mission and vision for the community? City Cast strives to represent cities authentically and in all their complexity, and City Cast Austin is no exception — we’re all Austinites, working for […]

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Community Profile: Austin LGBT Coalition on Aging

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:53:52 +0000

As part of ATA’s commitment to community education, during this Pride month we chatted with the Austin LGBT Coalition on Aging! Tell us a little bit about your organization! What is the Austin LGBT Coalition on Aging’s (ALGBTCOA) mission and vision for the community? The ALGBTCOA is a coalition of community activists, service agencies, LGBTQ […]

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Community Profile: Austin Women Software Engineers

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Mon, 20 May 2024 02:38:19 +0000

As part of ATA’s commitment to community education, we chatted with Sara Ines Calderon of Austin Women Software Engineers – AWE! Tell us a little bit about your organization! What is Austin Women Software Engineers’ mission and vision for the community? We’re a collective of folks who missed the pre-pandemic community we’d built through meetups. […]

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Community Profile: Austin Free-Net

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 02:07:02 +0000

As part of ATA’s commitment to community education, we’re showcasing Austin Free-Net this month. Tell us a little bit about your organization! What is AFN’s mission and vision for the community? Austin Free-Net is a 501(c)(3) digital equity non-profit created in 1995 to empower the community through technology. Our mission is empowerment through technology for […]

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City Council Q&A: Council Member José Velásquez

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:05:59 +0000

In order to raise awareness of civics and government in Travis County, Austin Tech Alliance conducts periodic interviews with our elected officials. Up this month: City of Austin Council Member José Velásquez, District 3. What inspired your run for city council and your desire to be involved in local politics? Several reasons inspired me to run […]

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Catching up with ATA’s interns: Jada Fraser

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:35:16 +0000

Jada joined ATA in 2019 by way of The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life. She was integral in researching and writing our 2020 Census series, in addition to contributing policy and outreach materials on elections and why every vote matters! What was one thing you learned while interning for ATA that you still use […]

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City Council Q&A: Council Member Ryan Alter

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:49:32 +0000

In order to raise awareness of civics and government in Travis County, Austin Tech Alliance conducts periodic interviews with our elected officials. Up this month: City of Austin Council Member Ryan Alter, District 5. What inspired your run for city council and your desire to be involved in local politics? I’ve always known I wanted […]

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Catching up with ATA’s interns: Anjitha Nair

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:55:20 +0000

Anjitha came to ATA by way of TX Votes at UT Austin in 2021. She was integral to the formation of our #TXLegeMondays, Legislative strategy and so much more! 1. What was one thing you learned while interning for ATA that you still use in your current professional life? The skill of condensing “jargony” information […]

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ATA’s 88th legislative priorities recap

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:42:36 +0000

This past legislative session, ATA identified bills in both the state House and Senate that would affect how Texans live, and how Texas businesses operate. These bills will influence civic participation, business management, and technology. Like legislation in previous sessions, some of these bills would make life in Texas easier, and some would make it […]

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City Council Q&A: Council Member José “Chito” Vela

Sarah Ortiz Shields — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:16:52 +0000

In order to raise awareness of civics and government in Travis County, Austin Tech Alliance conducts periodic interviews with our elected officials. Up this month: City of Austin Council Member José “Chito” Vela, District 4. What inspired your run for city council and your desire to be involved in local politics? I decided to run […]

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