The National Park Service has the most favorable rating of any government agency, has bipartisan support, reported their highest visitation in history, and puts billions of dollars back into the economy. Nevertheless, the new administration has conducted massive firings and threatened to close visitor centers. Contact your reps to oppose these cuts.
The Texas Legislature is about a month into its every-other-year session, and they are considering quite a few awful bills, including school vouchers, but also an elimination to countywide voting and the SAVE act which requires all Americans to provide a birth certificate, passport, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote.
Texas efforts to conserve whooping cranes and Kemp's Ridley Turtles have bolstered these animals' numbers and been a great success. The author also remembers Cecile Richards, who died of brain cancer on January 20. Cecile founded the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) and was a fierce advocate for women’s rights, abortion rights, and social justice.
Laura Bray, chair of the Kendall County Democratic Party, shares inspiring quotes.
Early voting numbers are well over 50% at press time. Your last chance to vote in this critical election for the national contest and the 16 down-ballot races is November 5. If you want freedom, the choice is clear, the Democratic candidates.
The last day to register to vote is October 7. If you need to register to vote go to the Kendall County Elections Office on Fawn Valley. Texas does not allow same-day voter registration or online voter registration. Check the Kendall County Elections Office website for early and day of voting locations and times, and the Kendall County Democratic Party website for information about top-line and down-ballot races. And get out and VOTE!
Laura Bray, a Texas delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, describes the program and energy of the convention held in August in Chicago. Democrats need only flip 12 seats in the Texas House in November, so get out and vote.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have overseen more than $153 billion in private commitments and over $34 billion in public investments in Texas alone and Biden's decision to step away and support Harris has re-energized his democratic base. Join Kendall County Democratic Party volunteers to support strongly qualified Harris and the other candidates in 16 state and local races.
Project 2025 (P25) is the published plan for an “ideal” America if a conservative wins the 2024 presidential election; they call it the “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Project.” P25 is spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation and is supported by more than 80 organizations. You need to be aware of P25 because it’s a plan for how the next Republican administration plans to gut our federal institutions and remake the nation into an authoritarian state. To read more about Project 2025 and other important Democratic issues, visit our Talking Points documents on our website at www.kcdems.us.