greetings_texas_0_500Time for another addition of Follow Friday! Austin is known for being tech savvy (and weird…but that’s another post). But they aren’t the only ones innovating government. Here are five other cities proving that when it comes to digital government, you don’t mess with Texas.

City of Arlington

We love MyArlingtonTX.com. An official site of the city, it reads more like an online magazine than a government website.

City of Dallas

This photo on the city’s Instagram page says it all – these Govies don’t take themselves too seriously.

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City of San Antonio

San Antonio is proud of its residents. Check out the Business Leader Profiles page, where the city posts interviews with successful business leaders who are based in San Antonio.

City of Houston

Check out the My City Maps & Apps page, Houston’s GIS online city service directory and maps request site.

City of Plano

Plano’s myConnection feature is great. Users create a profile to gather the information that is most important to them from across this website into one central hub for easy access each time they log on.

Want to learn more about Archiving your agency’s social media?

ArchiveSocial is hosting a complimentary webinar August 27th at 3pm CST to discuss social media record keeping in detail.

The webinar will cover the following:

  • How social media fits in with Texas’s Open Records Act

  • Risk factors to consider related to social media, and how your municipality can overcome them

  • A variety of approaches to record keeping, and the pros and cons of each

  • Any other questions you have about social media and public records

Register here to attend the free webinar