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Austin Annual Holiday Web Bash 2013
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Time: 7 - 9pm Location: Buffalo Billiards, 201 E 6th St, Austin, TX Event/RSVP Page: https://refreshaustin.ticketbud.com/austin-web-bash-2013 Open Austin is joining over 30 other local groups in co-hosting the Aust...
Continue Reading...VoteATX application updated for Nov 5 Election
It's election time in Texas. There are a number of state constitutional amendments on the ballot. The City of Austin is holding a referendum for an affordable housing bond. And if you live in State District 50, you'll be voting for a State Represe...
Continue Reading...Open Government Performance Audit, Wed, Aug 28
City Council Audit and Finance Committee Meeting (link) Date: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 Time: 10:00 am Location: Austin City Hall, Room 1101, 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 (link) [Aug 28 update: Exciting news -- the City of Austin has issued its long-awa...
Continue Reading...Report from the ATX Hackathon for Change
The weekend of Jun 1-2 was National Days of Civic Hacking across the nation. The local NDoCH event was the ATX Hackathon for Change, held on the St. Edward's University Campus. The event was produced by the St. Edward's Office of Information Tech...
Continue Reading...Report from the ATX Civic Tech Expo
Last Thursday, the ATX Civic Tech Expo came to City Hall. For more than a year, Open Austin has been actively reaching out to the tech community, sponsoring events such as hack nights and meetups. The expo came from our desire to begin telling th...
Continue Reading...Media advisory: Local hackers to bring civic technology to City Hall
For immediate release May 17, 2013 Local hackers to bring civic technology to City Hall The City of Austin and its community partners will host the first ATX Civic Tech Expo May 23 to demonstrate websites and apps that have been developed by this...
Continue Reading...ATX Hackathon for Change
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 through Sun, 2 Jun 2013 Location: St. Edward's University, 3001 S Congress Avenue, Austin, TX Event Page: ATX Hackathon for Change Jun 1 update: The event wiki is here: http://atxhackforchange.wikispaces.com/ Open Austin is ...
Continue Reading...ATX Civic Tech Expo
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (link) Location: Austin City Hall, Lobby, 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 (link) May 17 update: Our media advisory is here. The ATX Civic Tech Expo is an opportunity for the public to discover what c...
Continue Reading...White House Announces new Open Data Policy
Yesterday, President Obama visited Austin. Coincident with that visit, the White House issued an executive order creating a new open data policy for the Federal government. The Federal government already had an open data policy in place. It encour...
Continue Reading...KXAN: Bike Buddy website helps new bike commuters
This morning, KXAN ran a story about Bike Buddy, a new website we created as part of May Bike Month. The site helps new bike commuters find an experienced buddy to help them. Austin city leaders and bike advocacy groups have come up with a way to...
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