The ATXelerator

The ATXelerator The ATXelerator's mission is to actively promote the next generation of future-focused municipal political leaders.

The ATXelerator recruits and trains community leaders interested in advocating for future-focused city policy, serving on a city board or commission or, in some instances, running for city council. Similar to a tech accelerator, the three-month program trains class members on the nuts and bolts of city government, matches each member of the 25-person cohort with a mentor — most of whom are current

or former elected officials — and ends with a competition, known as The Pitch, which enables each participant to put forward a policy platform that they would advocate in a hypothetical race.

Stars were born last night! Congrats to Hannah Garcia .14 (first), Reilly Shelton (second) and Vicky Kidder .kidder (t...
05/15/2026

Stars were born last night! Congrats to Hannah Garcia .14 (first), Reilly Shelton (second) and Vicky Kidder .kidder (third) for taking the top three positions in the 2026 ATXL Live Event. Huge thanks to Jeff Hahn for allowing us to use his beautiful patio for the event and his space for all the class sessions. Will start next week getting ready for 2027. Visit us at atxelerator.org.

And then there were six. Congrats to our six finalists for the May 14 ATXL Live event: Jared Bethke, Matthew Dang, Hanna...
05/14/2026

And then there were six. Congrats to our six finalists for the May 14 ATXL Live event: Jared Bethke, Matthew Dang, Hannah Garcia, Vicky Kidder, Neha Shah and Reilly Shelton.

The 2026 ATXelerator Class, the 8th cohort, concluded its last weekly session last night with an informative overview of...
05/07/2026

The 2026 ATXelerator Class, the 8th cohort, concluded its last weekly session last night with an informative overview of the Austin nonprofit community from Jeremy Martin of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, Collin Wallis of the Austin Parks Foundation and Mike Nellis of the Austin Community Foundation. It was the sixth Wednesday evening weekly session and 15th overall of the program which kicked off with nine separate sessions over the March 27-28 weekend, including Mayor Watson’s 10 rules of governing, a scooter tour of the mixed used West campus neighborhood, a talk on the History of Austin from the Austin American Statesman’s Michael Barnes and, of course, a festive outing at East 6th Street’s Esther’s Follies, where each cohort always gets its start. Now we’re on to ATXL Live on May 14 to formally end the program. Click here to attend: https://www.evite.com/event/039AIIAE4SKDAAPA6EPRG5OFEGB4ZA.

Please join the 2026 ATXelerator class as it concludes the 2026 program with a finalist Pitch Competition covering impor...
04/15/2026

Please join the 2026 ATXelerator class as it concludes the 2026 program with a finalist Pitch Competition covering important Austin public policy ideas. Join the class, family, friends, alumni and others for food and beverages in the spacious and shady Hahn outside patio. Interested applicants for the 2027 class should also attend. A donation of $20 would be appreciated to defray event costs. Please click here: https://tinyurl.com/yc6s6jra.

Please join the 2026 ATXelerator class as it concludes the 2026 program with a finalist Pitch Competition covering impor...
04/15/2026

Please join the 2026 ATXelerator class as it concludes the 2026 program with a finalist Pitch Competition covering important Austin public policy ideas. Join the class, family, friends, alumni and others for food and beverages in the spacious and shady Hahn outside patio. A donation of $20 would be appreciated to defray event costs. Please click here: https://tinyurl.com/yc6s6jra

The 2026 ATXelerator class spent an immersive Saturday, over 12 hours, learning about the History of Austin (Michael Bar...
03/30/2026

The 2026 ATXelerator class spent an immersive Saturday, over 12 hours, learning about the History of Austin (Michael Barnes of the Austin American States), the future look of Austin from a demographic perspective (Michael Santulli, City of Austin Planning), what it’s like to run for city council (D5 CM Ryan Alter, Pflugerville CM Rudy Metayer, D7 candidate Adam Powell), 10 Rules of Governing (Mayor Kirk Watson), Lime Scooter Campus Tour (led by Dan Keshet, Austin on Your Feet and Class of '19); Red Line ride to Domain (Cap Metro's Peter Breton, Class of '24). This is another great class of talented and committed Austinites who share our love for Austin, Texas.

And they're off! The 2026 ATXelerator class kicked off this year's program at its traditional opening - Esther's Follies...
03/28/2026

And they're off! The 2026 ATXelerator class kicked off this year's program at its traditional opening - Esther's Follies. Busy day today with Austin's history, future demographics, city council panel, Mayor Watson, downtown/west campus scooter tour, and the Cap Metro Redline to domain for a day ending dinner.

Tonight is the deadline (11:59 pm CT) to apply to the ATXelerator at atxelerator.org. With seven cohorts and 184 amazing...
03/02/2026

Tonight is the deadline (11:59 pm CT) to apply to the ATXelerator at atxelerator.org. With seven cohorts and 184 amazing alumni filtered throughout the Austin community (and beyond), you'll learn so much about the city, have fun doing it, make great friends and - who knows - it may inspire you to run for office as have at least seven graduates. https://www.atxelerator.org/application

Great turnout Wednesday night at Smart City Policy Group's "New Leaders Reception" featuring the . We had alumni from ...
02/27/2026

Great turnout Wednesday night at Smart City Policy Group's "New Leaders Reception" featuring the . We had alumni from all, or nearly all, of our previous seven cohorts. Interested applicants for the 2026 cohort have until Monday, March 2 to submit their application at atxelerator.org. Join us!

Our thanks to Matt Curtis of Smart City Policy Group for hosting a reception for the ATXelerator as we are recruiting fo...
02/24/2026

Our thanks to Matt Curtis of Smart City Policy Group for hosting a reception for the ATXelerator as we are recruiting for the 2026 class which starts March 28. Interested applicants can apply at atxelerator.org. Application deadline is March 2. To attend the February 25 reception, RSVP here: https://forms.gle/9bYPMBRYnSmBEQCV7

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