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FTA

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) represents industry leaders shaping the future of finance. We champion the power of technology-centered financial services and advocate for the modernization of financial regulation to support inclusion and responsible innovation.

FTA

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) represents industry leaders shaping the future of finance. We champion the power of technology-centered financial services and advocate for the modernization of financial regulation to support inclusion and responsible innovation.

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Donna Goodison

Donna Goodison (@dgoodison) is Protocol's senior reporter focusing on enterprise infrastructure technology, from the 'Big 3' cloud computing providers to data centers. She previously covered the public cloud at CRN after 15 years as a business reporter for the Boston Herald. Based in Massachusetts, she also has worked as a Boston Globe freelancer, business reporter at the Boston Business Journal and real estate reporter at Banker & Tradesman after toiling at weekly newspapers.

Donna Goodison

Donna Goodison (@dgoodison) is Protocol's senior reporter focusing on enterprise infrastructure technology, from the 'Big 3' cloud computing providers to data centers. She previously covered the public cloud at CRN after 15 years as a business reporter for the Boston Herald. Based in Massachusetts, she also has worked as a Boston Globe freelancer, business reporter at the Boston Business Journal and real estate reporter at Banker & Tradesman after toiling at weekly newspapers.

Bennett Richardson

Bennett Richardson ( @bennettrich) is the president of Protocol. Prior to joining Protocol in 2019, Bennett was executive director of global strategic partnerships at POLITICO, where he led strategic growth efforts including POLITICO's European expansion in Brussels and POLITICO's creative agency POLITICO Focus during his six years with the company. Prior to POLITICO, Bennett was co-founder and CMO of Hinge, the mobile dating company recently acquired by Match Group. Bennett began his career in digital and social brand marketing working with major brands across tech, energy, and health care at leading marketing and communications agencies including Edelman and GMMB. Bennett is originally from Portland, Maine, and received his bachelor's degree from Colgate University.

Jamie Condliffe

Jamie Condliffe ( @jme_c) is the executive editor at Protocol, based in London. Prior to joining Protocol in 2019, he worked on the business desk at The New York Times, where he edited the DealBook newsletter and wrote Bits, the weekly tech newsletter. He has previously worked at MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, and New Scientist, and has held lectureships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. He also holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Oxford.

Bennett Richardson

Bennett Richardson ( @bennettrich) is the president of Protocol. Prior to joining Protocol in 2019, Bennett was executive director of global strategic partnerships at POLITICO, where he led strategic growth efforts including POLITICO's European expansion in Brussels and POLITICO's creative agency POLITICO Focus during his six years with the company. Prior to POLITICO, Bennett was co-founder and CMO of Hinge, the mobile dating company recently acquired by Match Group. Bennett began his career in digital and social brand marketing working with major brands across tech, energy, and health care at leading marketing and communications agencies including Edelman and GMMB. Bennett is originally from Portland, Maine, and received his bachelor's degree from Colgate University.

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The injustice of Tesla's Austin Gigafactory

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Climate Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images Photo: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images FTA The Financial Technology Association (FTA) represents industry leaders shaping the future of finance. We champion the power of technology-centered financial services and advocate for the modernization of financial regulation to support inclusion and responsible innovation.

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Fair Fare: Ensuring Transportation Equity

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Fair Fare: Ensuring Transportation Equity

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Fair Fare: Ensuring Transportation Equity

As part of the equity committee we are working to ensure that Project Connect actively centers equity. Specifically by addressing displacement due to the construction of the light rails and demanding they lower the fare prices.

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Fair Fare: Ensuring Transportation Equity As part of the equity committee we are working to ensure that Project Connect actively centers equity. Specifically by addressing displacement due to the construction of the light rails and demanding they lower the fare prices.

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Clean and Affordable Water

PODER is organizing in solidarity with the Hornsby Bend/Austin Colony Neighborhood to ensure they have access to clean and affordable water. More details coming soon! (image from March 2023)

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Clean and Affordable Water PODER is organizing in solidarity with the Hornsby Bend/Austin Colony Neighborhood to ensure they have access to clean and affordable water. More details coming soon! (image from March 2023) More Information/Más Información

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Explore the EJ Webquest to research these terms!

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I think I need to become more familiar with the term "Nimby." This is the first time that I've heard of it.

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NIMBY, I'm familiar with the concept but, I'd never heard of the acronym before today.

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PODER Austin, Raasin in the sun, Creative Action, Sierra Club

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"not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called nimbys, and their viewpoint is called nimbyism. The opposite movement is known as YIMBY for "yes in my back yard".

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When looking at what groups of people have access to healthy/affordable food, and the zoning of neighborhoods with accessible grocery stores

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https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/illegal-dumping-issues-central-texas/269-75723276-f74b-4154-80ee-1d31635bb2bb

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Not only is illegal dumping a problem for local law enforcement, but the burden of actually getting the mess cleaned up falls on taxpayers.

TAYLOR, Texas - Illegal dumping has continued to prove to be an issue many Texas communities are facing, including here in Central Texas.

It's a problem the Williamson County Constable's Office, specifically Precinct 4, is dealing with daily.

"There's so much space in between mailboxes here, and so there's a lot of room to just pull over on the side of the road, dump it where no one's watching anything," said Lt. Mike Pendley with the Precinct 4 office.

Precinct 4 is the largest precinct in Williamson County. This proves to be a challenge for the department as there is plenty of land to cover and not enough help.

Pendley said that, for them, it's all about education.

"We're trying to gain compliance. We're trying to use some of these videos that we put out and the contacts that we make as an educational experience," he said.

Not only is dumping a problem for them, but the burden of actually getting the mess cleaned up falls on taxpayers.

"I think the last number that I heard is about $500,000 a year, and 99% of it's getting spent in our precinct," Pendley said.

Deputy Rashad Smith said this also poses major dangers, with some people dumping trailers of trash in the middle of the road at night.

"It was a backcountry road. No streetlights, nothing like that. So, God forbid, if someone had been driving down that road and didn't see at the last minute, that could have resulted in a very serious accident," Smith said.

When it comes to dumping, officers say your local landfill is where you need to take your items. By doing so, you will save more money and a lot of trouble for yourself in the long run.

KVUE caught up with the operators of the Williamson County landfill. They said they actually have some of the cheapest rates in Central Texas, estimating each ton of trash to only cost around $50.

Although that can add up, Smith said it is still the cheaper - and legal - route you should go.

"You're looking at, instead of paying $400, now you're looking at maybe a night or two in jail, your legal costs if you got an attorney, if you are going to have to bond out, have to pay that," Smith said.

Pendley said a lot of this dumping comes from construction work, so be sure to vet anyone you hire.

"If someone bids like, a cleanup or a remodel and they say, 'Hey, I can do it for 500 bucks,' and they load it up, they go to the dump and the dumps that can cost 300 bucks. Like, well, 'I'll just, you know, make more money on this,' and it ends up on the side of the road," he said.

Both Smith and Pendley made it clear that their office is here to help, not to get you in trouble.

"If you live in Travis County or Bastrop County or Bell County, I'm more than happy to give you an address to an approved landfill," Smith said.

Most counties have multiple options for dumping. Here is a list of at least one local landfill in your area:

Travis County: 9600 FM 812, Austin, TX, 78719-9734

Williamson County: 600 County Road 128. Hutto, TX, 78634

Hays County: 3016 FM1327, Creedmoor, TX, 78610

Bastrop County: 601 Cool Water Drive Bastrop, TX, 78602

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Illegal dumping continues causing issues across Central Texas

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Not only is illegal dumping a problem for local law enforcement, but the burden of actually getting the mess cleaned up falls on taxpayers. TAYLOR, Texas - Illegal dumping has continued to prove to be an issue many Texas communities are facing, including here in Central Texas.

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Austin Trail Foundation