Our judicial system appears to be the only entity protecting us from a totalitarian regime bent on taking complete control of our nation. The huge number of losses in court by this administration is thanks to organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and closer to home, the Texas Freedom Network.
Our political leaders have spent years trying to convince you that your vote doesn’t matter and that the election system is corrupt; they’ve enacted unnecessary steps to make it harder to vote. All so you’ll give up and not cast your ballot. There’s plenty you can do to fight these efforts.
CEOs are now being paid 280 times that of a typical worker. This happens because the system is rigged for the wealthy. The richest 1% of our population own 34% of the nation’s wealth--more than 10 times that of the bottom 50%. The top 100 richest families gave $2.6 billion to federal elections in 2024. There are numerous things we can do to address the issues, such as enact laws that make all political contributions public with full disclosure of the donors and antitrust laws.
This article introduces Suanne Pyle, the new Democratic Chair for Kendall County. She has been a Democrat her entire life, but her career in politics started with the Wendy Davis campaign for Governor in 2014. She previously served as Treasurer for the Kendall County Democratic Party (KCDP) the last 3 ½ years, along with several other responsibilities.
Laura Bray, outgoing KCDP chair, writes about the accomplishments of her tenure and thanks all of the people who helped her over 5+ years. She names the new chair, Suanne Pyle.
Early voting begins on Tuesday and runs through February 27. Early voting is held at the KCEO office on Fawn Valley. (Unfortunately, due to changes passed by the Texas Legislature, Comfort will not have an early voting location.) Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. Kendall County will have eleven polling locations, and you can vote at any one of them.
Take a look at the Kendall County, Texas website to learn more about your county government, its structure, and the people who manage it. While all county departments are important, two critical, and often unheralded, components of county government are the County Auditor and Election Administrator. These are appointed positions versus the 18 elected positions in county government.
Texas ranks 46th in “ease of voting,” according to a 2022 study in the “Election Law Journal.” The study states, “voting still is not easy in Texas [as compared to 2020]. Implement these 4 steps to make voting easier in Texas: implement online voter registration, allow anyone to cast an absentee ballot, simplify the process for a mail-in ballot, and broaden the range of acceptable photo IDs.
The whooping crane and bald eagle are two examples of birds that have survived due to extensive conservation efforts, but the Trump administration is doing nothing to support conservation efforts, instead FWS withdrew the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in the panhandle, the oldest national wildlife refuge in Texas and the FWS lost nearly 20% of its staff. These attacks mean extinction for wildlife and habitats.
Kendall County Democratic Party (KCDP) Chair Laura Bray will conduct the 2024 Democratic Primary Ballot Draw at the KCDP office (216 E. Blanco, Suite 201, Boerne, TX 78006) on Wednesday…