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Austin Civic Hackathon: Building Tools for Better Discourse
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Austin Civic Hackathon: Building Tools for Better Discourse

Sunday, May 3, 2026|Capital Factory, Austin, TX|by Austin Civic Tech

About This Event

A weekend hackathon focused on building technology tools that improve civic discourse. Teams will develop apps, platforms, or browser extensions that help people engage more productively across political divides. Prizes totaling $5,000. Mentors from local tech companies.

Topics

hackathoncivic-techtechnologydiscourseinnovation

Category

Technology

SuperDebate curates debate, discussion, and civic discourse events from across the country. This event was discovered via Google Events and complements our mission of making arguing fun again. SuperDebate is not the event host — visit the original listing for registration and details.

Date & Time

Sunday, May 3, 2026

9:00 AM UTC - 5:00 PM UTC

America/Chicago

Location

Capital Factory, Austin, TX

701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701

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Price

Free

Organizer

Austin Civic Tech

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