Texas Legislature
The 87th Texas legislature is in Session! Below are a list of bills that fall under EFF-Austin's radar of topics that reside among or impact the electronic frontier. Using a simple rating system of GOOD or BAD, you'll see where we stand on these bills. You&
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EFF-Austin had some mild but exciting success during the last legislative session. Without much of a plan in mind, we sought out bills that touched on technology topics and reached out to senators and representatives with our notes on what could be improved. They listened, and this time, we are
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Our speaker this month will be Carly Rose Jackson, State Director of Texans for Voter Choice. TVC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making sure Texas voters have meaningful choices on the ballot. Carly came to Austin in 2010 to work in Texas politics. She has worked as a legislative
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Our speaker this month will be Chris McConnell, who will offer a skillshare on how to use the Texas Legislature Online system to hack state policy. Chris McConnell, Ph.D., is a policy researcher who has been involved with Open Austin since 2009. He has worked for organizations that include
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EFF-Austin's Jon Lebkowsky and Gregory Foster were interviewed by Mark Boyden on KOOP Radio's "Reflections of Community Outreach" program on June 17, 2013. The conversation ranged across the history of EFF-Austin, the 2013 Texas Legislature session, and NSA domestic spying. http://www.koop.org/