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Advocacy & Policy 2024

Opportunity Austin is committed to tackling the most pressing issues hindering businesses, allowing you to dedicate your energy to expansion. Our focus lies in creating an environment that not only attracts businesses but also enriches the lives of the community. We actively invest in the quality of life, making the Austin region a compelling destination for both individuals and businesses.

Our Priorities:

  • Public Safety: Public safety is a cornerstone of our commitment to the community. We support regional initiatives to address public safety concerns, ensuring that our neighborhoods remain secure and resilient.
  • Affordability: We are dedicated to influencing state and local policies that foster housing development and density. By advocating for strategic policies, we aim to create a thriving ecosystem that supports sustainable growth.
  • Infrastructure: Opportunity Austin prioritizes infrastructure policies aimed at enhancing mobility, electricity availability and reliability, water development, and broadband access, with a focus on efficiency, affordability, and transparent decision-making processes.
  • Incentives: Opportunity Austin advocates for tax and incentive policies aimed at cultivating a competitive business environment both nationally and globally by offering local communities valuable tools to stimulate economic growth.
TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY
Opportunity Austin supports initiatives that increase mobility throughout the region, allowing the safe, efficient, and timely movement of people and goods. This includes new projects and expansion of existing projects. Exceptions may apply, particularly where the costs don’t make sense in conjunction with the goals and expected outcomes of the project, transparency from decision-makers is inadequate, adverse effects on other mobility projects and options are likely, and more.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Opportunity Austin supports initiatives that increase the safety of all communities in the region. These initiatives include increasing the presence of law enforcement officers in our communities, improving the effectiveness of crime deterrence and law enforcement, and increasing the efficiency of public safety efforts (such as shorter response times).

AFFORDABILITY
Opportunity Austin supports initiatives that reduce the overall cost of living and cost of housing, encourage the building of additional housing supply, promote density (where appropriate), and respect property rights (of both the property owner and surrounding property owners).
TAXES & INCENTIVES
Opportunity Austin supports tax and incentive policies fostering a business environment that is competitive on a national and global scale. Programs like the Chapter 403 JETI Act, Chapter 380 sales tax incentives, and provide valuable tools that local communities can leverage to create economic growth.
EDUCATION & WORKFORCE
Opportunity Austin supports initiatives that build a skilled and resilient workforce capable of meeting the needs of the local and global economy. We believe in the value of efforts to help students identify profitable career pathways, and programs for job training and apprenticeship opportunities.
2025 legislative priorities
2023 legislative overview