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Date: 9/22/2025
Subject: The Weekly VOTER for September 22, 2025 - LWV of the Austin Area
From: League of Women Voters of the Austin Area

September 22, 2025

Welcome to LWVAA's Weekly VOTER

The Weekly VOTER is here to make sure you stay in the know about opportunities for you to empower voters and defend democracy in your community.

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!

Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, celebramos a las generaciones de comunidades hispanas y latinas cuyas voces, activismo y liderazgo han dado forma a nuestra democracia.

🎉 Honremos el pasado, celebremos el presente y construyamos un futuro en el que cada voz cuente.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

From September 15 - October 15, we celebrate the generations of Hispanic and Latinx communities whose voices, activism, and leadership have shaped our democracy.

🎉 Let’s honor the past, celebrate the present, and build a future where every voice counts.

🗳️ Representation matters. Civic power matters. You matter.

Read the Barbed Wire article, I Learned a Whitewashed Version of Texas History in School. Journalism Taught Me the Stories That Got Left Out.

Recap of the 2024 Fall Kickoff - Your Vote: Use it or Lose It

👀 Watch the powerful video created by Laura Ts'ao, LWVAA's Director of Social Media, "Recap of the 2024Fall Kickoff - Your Vote: Use it or Lose it" and take a look at our photo album.

👏 Review slides from Dyana Limon-Mercado's presentation and the Super VDR training.

👕 Buy a Your Vote: Use It or Lose It t-shirt.

💡 What a day! Our 2025 Fall Kickoff was our biggest in years, and it’s thanks to YOU.

🙏 Huge gratitude to Celia Israel and Dyana Limon-Mercado for sharing how their offices protect our elections, and to Valerie DeBill, LWVAA's own VP of Voters Service, for leading an energizing Super VDR Training.

🙌 And to our guests: thank you for showing up with thoughtful questions and an eagerness to engage.

This is where the work begins: getting people out to vote, ensuring safe and fair elections, and fighting for democracy while we can.

Ready to take the next step?

Become a member of LWVAA.
Get involved by volunteering with us : LWVAustin.org/Volunteer.
Share with five friends and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok, or subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Empowering Voters

Looking for an event to support democracy this week?

The LWVAA calendar is here to help!

Sept 22: City of Austin - Get to Know Your Commission (online)
Sept 23:
- Texas Civil Rights Project - All About Voting Machines
- Travis County - Road Upgrades Virtual Open House Events - final day
Sept 24: National Constitution Center - Our Fragile Freedoms
Sept 25: LWV Texas - DEI Program - Environmental Justice & Community Health
Sept 27: Hands Off Central Texas - Loteria & Conoce Sus Derechos Community Event
Sept 28: Hands Off Central Texas - Read for Democracy - The Trouble With Reality

Volunteer with LWVAA!

Sept 24: Train to be a First Vote! volunteer at the next First Vote! Workshop. First Vote! Is a free, nonpartisan, high school voter education and registration program which helps young voters become energized and ready to make their voices heard! Learn more about First Vote!
Sept 26: Register voters at Alamo Draft House South Lamar
Sept 27: Register voters at Alamo Draft House Lakeline

Find More Events & Volunteer Opportunities

Defending Democracy

Austin ISD School Consolidation

Austin ISD created a School Consolidation Data Rubric and is inviting community members to share their thoughts by completing a short survey that includes an opportunity to share open-ended feedback about schools and the consolidation process. Available through September 26.

Speak Up Austin

Take the City of Austin Transportation Research Study.
Find more opportunities to share your opinion at Speak Up Austin.

Take action with LWVUS

Tell Congress to oppose federal interference in DC
Tell Congress to guarantee the right to vote
Hold Congress accountable for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Tell Your Senators to oppose the SAVE Act

LWVUS and LWV Texas News

Read: LWV and Partners File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map

LWVUS Newsroom LWVUS Blog Take Action With LWV

Democracy in the news

Partner for Democracy

Celebrate partnerships

🎉 Longtime community partner KOOP Community Radio DJs reached out to have LWVAA volunteers share information on the upcoming election at their event at Long Play Lounge on October 9.

Make a commitment to democracy by becoming a partner!

Is your nonpartisan organization, church, or business interested in making a commitment to democracy?
Contact LWVAA co-president Debbi Voss to find out how we can support democracy together.

Empower voters and support democracy at your events!

Is an organization or business you know hosting a concert, picnic, panel, or party? Help your community get vote-ready! Request a nonpartisan LWVAA voter registration table. Email tablingrequest@lwvaustin.org.
Fill out this form to request a speaker from LWVAA. Co-president Debbi Voss will reach out to help you find the best speaker for your event.
We show up anywhere people gather with clipboards, answers, and nonpartisan energy.

Mark Your Calendar!

Highlighted League & community events

Sept 30:
- Texas Civil Rights Project - Defending the Vote. Advancing Justice
- Texas Civil Rights Project - Uniformed & Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
Oct 11: LWVAA - League 101
Oct 18:
- LWVAA - Behind the Ballot: Know Before You Vote (morning event)
- No Kings Rally #2 (afternoon event - save the date)
Nov 13 - 15: The Texas Tribune Festival
Nov 15: Open Congress -- free street fest sponsored by The Texas Tribune

Find More Events on Our Calendar

The constitutional amendment election is coming up!

Oct 6: Last day to register to vote in the November 4 election
Oct 20: Early voting period begins
Oct 24: Application to Vote by Mail due
Oct 31: Early voting period ends
Nov 4: Constitutional Amendment Election Day

Give to Support the League of Women Voters Austin Area!

The League shall not support or oppose any political party or candidates. It may take action on governmental measures and policies in the public interest after significant study and consensus is reached.

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