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Date: 7/27/2026
Subject: 🗳️ The Weekly VOTER, July 27, 2026 - LWV of the Austin Area
From: LWV of the Austin Area


July 27, 2026
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Welcome to LWVAA's Weekly VOTER 
 
The Weekly VOTER is here to make sure everyone stays in the know about opportunities to empower voters and defend democracy in our community. Like what you see? Please share with your friends! 
 
Empowering Voters.
Defending Democracy.
Three things you can do for democracy this week
  1. Tell Congress to reject strict Voter ID requirements. 
  2. Email Austin City Council members on one issue impacted by the proposed budget. 
  3. Take a deep dive into how public education is financed through recapture, property taxes, and the impact on local ISDs.
Advocacy

City of Austin budget
💰 You as a voter and citizen can attend a City of Austin Board meeting to speak about budget issues that you believe in. You don’t have to be a League member to attend these meetings! All Austin board, commission, and committee meetings must be open to the public according to the The Open Meetings Act.
 
Learn more:
Watch - Austin City Council hears public comment on proposed $6.6B budget, tax hike Austin City Council hears public comment on proposed $6.6B budget, tax hike - CBS News
Watch - Behind the Wire: Austin's Budget with Kirk Watson speaking with Kerri Lang, Director of Austin’s Budget & Organizational Excellence Department
Read the City of Austin budget
 
📢 Make your voice heard on a budget issue important to you
Speak up at a budget town hall. Find meeting dates and more information here and on our calendar.
Send your comments, questions, or suggestions about the City budget here.
Email City Council members.
 
Public Education
🎒📚 🚌
Read Texas’ school finance system is controversial. This district is suing to change it. Midland ISD officials say the state’s “Robin Hood” system gives the state too much power over local taxes. The Texas Standard
Read Could Austin join ‘Robin Hood’ school funding lawsuit? Why Midland is suing. by Keri Heath. The Austin American Statesman
Read Austin ISD board to vote on immediate Paredes Middle School closure. by Jessica Mclaren. Community Impact 
 
Join the Advocacy Team: contact Jazmin Cuellar, Advocacy Director, at advocacy@lwvaustin.org.
Attend an Event
League & community events this week 
July 27:
National Constitution Center: The Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction (online) - Register
City of Austin Budget Town Hall, District 8 (online) - RSVP
July 28:
LWV of Larimer County (CO): Is Media Ruining America? Surviving the Avalanche of Fake News (online) - RSVP
July 29:
City of Austin Budget Town Hall, District 2 - RSVP
July 30:
LWVAA: Find Your Sweet Spot With the Speakers Bureau (online) - Register
July 31:
LWVAA Summer Mixer at The Brewtorium - RSVP
Aug 1: 
City of Austin Budget Town Hall: Council District 1 - RSVP 

LWVAA maintains an online event calendar for meetings, trainings,
voter outreach, and registration opportunities.
 
Volunteer
Speakers bureau
Is your sweet spot with the LWVAA Speakers Bureau?
🏘️ Are you a member looking for a way to get more involved this year? Have you thought about joining the League but wondered how you could put your skills to work? Would you like to help create and present engaging material that provides voter education and encourages participation in our democracy? Then LWVAA's Speakers Bureau might be your sweet spot!
 
Volunteers are already hard at work creating presentations, and speaker training has begun. But there's so much more work to do! If public speaking isn't for you, there are plenty of opportunities to work behind the scenes.
 
Everyone is invited to join us on Zoom at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, to Find Your Sweet Spot With the Speakers Bureau! Register here to receive a meeting link.
 
Contact Barbara Martin, Speakers Bureau Coordinator, to learn more.
 
Help us spread the word about Paws to the Polls
🐾🪧 Put up a yard sign or two in your neighborhood, or ask local businesses to post flyers. LWVAA has everything you need! Swing by our office between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, and we'll fix you up! Find more information here.
 
Want to help but can't make it during drop-in hours? Contact Joyce Jackson to arrange a pick-up time.
 
Volunteer at Paws to the Polls
🐾 Our next volunteer opportunity for Paws to the Polls will be on Thursday, August 13, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Central Health Southeast. Be on the lookout for an email inviting you to sign up for a shift.
 
Register Voters
🗳️ July 28 -  Register voters at the Hillside Concert Series
🗳️ Every Friday - Register voters at Alamo Drafthouse (Mueller and South Lamar)
🗳️ August 1 - Register voters at Open Canopy
 
🗓️ Visit our calendar to sign up for a shift.
 
Contact the LWVAA  Voters Service Team
 
Volunteer with us!
Email volunteer@lwvaustin.org to learn more about sharing your time and talents with LWVAA.
Democracy in the News
Community Impact
🗳️ Read Austin City Council candidates enter fall races with more than $1M on hand; incumbents hold financial leads by Ben Thompson
 
KUT
🗳️ Read The city of Austin will be audited. Voters will decide how this fall by Luz Moreno-Lozano
LWVUS
Take Action:
Learn more:
  • Read League joins coalition letter to Congress concerning ICE shootings in Texas and Maine
  • Read LWVUS Urges Congress Not to Interfere in DC Affair
  • Read LWVUS signs on to The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights letter opposing H.R. 700
Mark Your Calendar!
Highlighted League & community events
August 3:
City of Austin Budget Town Hall, District 10 - RSVP
August 4:
LWV of Larimer County (CO): Is Media Ruining America? AI and Its Threats to Our Democracy (online) - Register
August 5:
City of Austin Budget Town Hall, District 5 - RSVP
August 8:
Unite & Rise With LWV of the Austin Area - Paws to the Polls - RSVP
In Memoriam
Christina Little Swanson
If you've read this far, it must be worth it.
Share the LWVAA Weekly VOTER with your friends!
 
Take a moment to smile.
QUESTIOnS MounT AS THE GUS CAMPAIGN FACES ALLEGATIONS OF MISSING RECORDS
🚨 BREAKING: Another scandal is brewing in the Gus campaign...🚨
**DELETED. SHREDDED. BURIED.**
Thousands of litter box records have mysteriously disappeared, and critics are demanding answers. The campaign says there's nothing to see here, but opponents aren't buying it.
Were the records simply cleaned out... or intentionally buried? 👀🐱
Dog Boys club PAWS
🚨 BREAKING: Franklin's latest campaign stop has critics asking one question...🚨
**Is this a boys' club?** 👀
A recent event showed Franklin surrounded almost exclusively by male dogs, raising questions about representation on the campaign trail. The Franklin campaign says everyone is welcome to join the pack, but critics aren't convinced.
What do you think? Is this a real issue or just campaign drama? 🗳️👇
Watch the controversies unfold on LWV Austin Instagram!
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