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Chad Swiatecki is a 20-year journalist who relocated to Austin from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.
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Kopser joins CleanTX
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Joseph Kopser, the Austin technology entrepreneur and Army veteran who lost the race for the TX-21 congressional seat in November, has joined the advisory board of the clean technology advocacy group CleanTX. Kopser brings a background in transportation, smart cities technology, urban mobility, energy and national security issues to the group, which looks to foster the growth of clean technology industries in Central Texas. In a prepared statement, Kopser said, “I look forward to expanding CleanTX’s reach across the State of Texas and beyond to further its mission of creating new clean-tech jobs, innovation and solutions to facilitate a new energy economy.”
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