City of Austin launches GenATX to ‘make Austin the best place in America to be a kid’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin launched its “Generation ATX” initiative to “make Austin the best place in America to be a kid” on Wednesday.

The initiative has three main pillars to accomplish:

  • Ensuring kids are healthy
  • Creating safe environment for kids
  • Making sure kids are happy and successful

“This is not just an initiative, and it’s not a project of city hall,” said Austin Mayor Kirk Watson. “This is movement.”

Watson emphasized that Austin is rich in resources, but lacks a framework to unify various “efforts, track progress, and close gaps.” He hopes to achieve that unity through this initiative…

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