Fellow Democrats,

Another weekend produced another terrific event for Travis County Democrats. Our back-to-school blockwalk on Saturday was a big success!.

Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who has been fighting the good fight on behalf of public education in Texas, fired us up to start off the day with his message about the importance of fully funding our schools. Rick Perry and the Republicans, of course, have been diverting school funds and turning away federal dollars, but Doggett is working hard to turn this sorry situation around. 

We also heard from our great elected officials, including State Representatives Mark Strama, Eddie Rodriguez, Donna Howard and Elliott Naishtat. And our two candidates for State Board of Education, Judy Jennings and Rebecca Bell-Metereau, gave a short class on their races. Both are in winnable races, but they need a strong turnout in November to beat Republicans who have been holding our public education hostage for too long.

After the morning speeches, volunteers fanned out, going door-to-door to urge voters to vote for Democrats who will take public education away from right-wing politicians and return it to the control of professional educators. It was a hot day with fiery enthusiasm, and I want to thank everyone who turned out for our back-to-school event.

 I would also like to urge everyone to come by campaign headquarters tonight to phone-bank with some of our great Democratic candidates. This is important work, and it’s also fun, so I hope you will drop by.

Time is flying in this election cycle. November will be here before we know it, so I hope you have a great Labor Day weekend. I urge everyone to recommit their time and resources to working hard in the last stages of this important midterm election.

Sincerely,

Andy Brown

Travis County Democratic Party Chair