[Tcdp_newsletter] Travis County Demcoratic Party Weekly Newsletter for July 14-21, 2006

Thu Jul 13 16:17:43 CDT 2006

Travis County Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter 
Friday, July 14 - Friday, July 21, 2006 

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IN THIS ISSUE 
- 2006 TCDP Coordinated Campaign Headquarters Grand Opening
- Meet and Greet with Chris Bell
- Federal Court Timeline to Consider Texas Redistricting 
- We Have Vacant Precinct Chair Positions Available 
- National Night Out -- Get Involved!!!
- Calendar of Upcoming Events 
- In the News 
- Contact Info for TCDP Administrative & Coordinated Campaign Offices
- Become a TCDP Sustaining Member 
- Newsletter: How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe Your E-Mail 
- To Subscribers Who Use AOL

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2006 TCDP COORDINATED CAMPAIGN GRAND OPENING

Mark your calendar for Thursday July 20th for the official opening of the 2006 Travis County Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign  Headquarters.  We are calling the campaign True Blue Travis (www.truebluetravis.com)

Our administrative office will stay at 1311-B East 6th Street and the True Blue Travis Coordinated Campaign office will be at 505 Willow St., which is off Red River one block south of Cesar Chavez, directly south of the Convention Center.  

Sandra Ramos, Campaign Coordinator: sandra at traviscountydemocrats.org 
Glen Maxey, Campaign Field Director: glen at traviscountydemocrats.org 

Phone numbers are:  
477-7500 TCDP Administrative Office
476-5100 TCDP Coordinated Campaign/True Blue Travis Headquarters
 *** all volunteers, please call the campaign number! **

Here's what we really could use this week:  someone to 'diagnose' computers that have been given to us to see if they are useable for work stations for the phone bank -- and then help us set them up if they are usable!

And here's what we still need:
-- more computers.  These will be used as phone bank stations for online phonebanking.  If you can get to the internet if they're plugged in, we can use them!  Donations or loaners through November are welcome.

-- we're building work stations for all our campaigns and volunteers, and we'll be doing lots of "tabling" for voter registration so we can use any small folding tables that can go into a trunk or back seat.  Donations or loaners are welcome.

If you're looking for some steady volunteer work and enjoy computer work, we have lots of data work you can do NOW.  

Call 476-5100!

True Blue Travis Coordinated Campaign
www.TrueBlueTravis.com 

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Meet and Greet with Chris Bell

All are invited to meet Chris Bell, our candidate for Governor.  There will be an unveiling of new online organizing tools and a major campaign announcement!  Open to All! No Admission!

DAY:  Monday, July 17
TIME:  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
PLACE:  Mother Egan's, 715 W. 6th St.

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FEDERAL COURT TIMELINE TO CONSIDER TEXAS REDISTRICTING

According to the Lone Star Project (www.lonestarproject.net), "the three-judge Federal District Court has issued an order and provided a schedule for determining a remedy in response to the recently released opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court on Texas redistricting."  The schedule is as follows:

Friday July 14, 2006 - All parties (plaintiffs and defendants) are required to file remedial proposals 
                                       including briefs and proposed maps

Friday July 21, 2006 - Responses to remedial proposals must be filed

Thursday August 3, 2006 - Oral arguments on proposals before the three-judge panel in Austin

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PRECINCT CHAIR VACANCIES

If you are a Democrat, who voted in the Democratic Primary, would like to serve the Travis County Democratic Party and are interested in working with other Democrats in your precinct, please contact TCDP at 477-7500 or info at traviscountydemocrats.org.  You can ask that an appointment by the Executive Committee of TCDP be made for you to fill an unexpired term. We promise to put you to work to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in Travis County and make our home even more BLUE. 

Below are the precincts where we need a Precinct Chair:

100's:  107  108  113  121  122  123  129  132  137  139  141  147  149  150  153  163  164  

200's:  201  204  205  211  216  226  232  239  253  254  275  279

300's:   301  304  315  316  318  324  328  329  331  334  336  338  339  345  350  351  356  360 

                  361  370  371  373  375  376  378  379                         

400's:   401  402  403  404  405  407  411  412  420  423  427  442  451  452  454  

Note: Executive Committee meetings (a.k.a. Precinct Chair Mtgs.) of the TCDP are held the last Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM at the Travis County Commissioners' Courtroom, in the Granger Building on 11th Street, between Lavaca and Guadalupe Streets.  The meetings are open to everyone. 

Find Out What Precinct You Live In
  1.. From TCDP's home page, www.traviscountydemocrats.org, click on Register to Vote from the menu on the left. 
  2.. You will be directed to the Travis County Voter Registration web site.  Under Verify Your Registration, click the "voter registration" link. 
  3.. Under Voter Verification Search, click "search for voter by name." 
  4.. Fill out fields on web page and click "Go."
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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT-- GET INVOLVED!!!

The 23rd Annual National Night Out (NNO) is Tuesday, August 1, 2006.  NNO is designed to: 
  a.. Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; 
  b.. Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs; 
  c.. Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and 
  d.. Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. 
NNO has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation. 

This is a terrific opportunity for Democrats, especially precinct chairs, to meet and get to know neighbors in a friendly, nonsectarian, nonpartisan way while serving and unifying community that can only help build your credibility and influence when issues and candidates are discussed later.  AND IT'S FUN!!!  Make it a tradition to show up with voter registration cards to welcome new residents, and invite elected officials who visit as many parties that night as they can.  Be nonpartisan and invite all candidates in the races that matter in your neighborhood.  The better voters get to know the candidates, the more likely they are to choose Democrats and the more likely they would help you in organizing your neighborhood.

Details for City of Austin residents are below.  Similar processes are available in virtually every city in the county and in the unincorporated areas through the Travis County Sheriff's Department.

Tuesday August 1 - NATIONAL NIGHT OUT! Celebrate a safe neighborhood outside with neighbors from 7 PM - 10 PM. 

CONTACT INFORMATION:
If you live in the City of Austin, see http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/nno.htm or contact Rosie Salinas at the
Community Liaison Office at (512) 974-4900 or by e-mail at nno at ci.austin.tx.us.  

The national website http://www.nno.org/nno has registration and information about events and resources for celebrations everywhere.

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS 

The TCDP Calendar changes almost daily as we receive new information, so we encourage you to check the calendar often.  Go to: http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/calendar.php 

Friday, July 14, 2006

Lewis Black performs at BookPeople 
TIME: 7:00pm
PLACE:  BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd.
CONTACT:  BookPeople at 472-5050

Lewis Black, comedian and featured commentator on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will be at BookPeople to perform from his book Nothing's Sacred. The event is free and open to the public.  Black is famous for his rants about politics, stupidity, and authority. He has had comedy specials on HBO and Comedy Central. His book, Nothing's Sacred, has just come out in paperback from Simon & Schuster.  Tickets to get Nothing's Sacred signed will be available free of charge starting at 6PM for anyone who has bought the book at BookPeople. Tickets are not required to attend the event; they are merely to reserve a place in the signing line.

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Great Hills Democratic Neighbors' Potluck & Mixer 

TIME:  6:00pm-8:00pm
PLACE:  5403 Musket Ridge
CONTACT:  Susan Szaniszlo at sszaniszlo at aol.com

You are invited to a neighborhood potluck and mixer sponsored by the Great Hills Democrats. Bring a dish and bring a friend!

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Monday, July 17, 2006   

Sarah Eckhardt's Think Tank Coffee Hour
TIME:  8:00am-9:00pm
PLACE:  Genuine Joe's, 2001 W. Anderson Ln.
CONTACT:  Loretta at 524-0037

Sarah Eckhardt, candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 2, invites you to a monthly Coffee Klatsch on Mondays in revolving coffee houses to talk specifically about regional issues.

Meet and Greet with Chris Bell
TIME:  5:00pm-8:00pm
PLACE:  Mother Egan's, 715 W. 6th St.

You are invited to meet Chris Bell, our candidate for Governor.  There will be an unveiling of new online organizing tools and a major campaign announcement!  Open to All! No Admission!

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Keep Austin Blue Meeting 
TIME:  6:30pm socializing, 7:15 speakers
PLACE:  Mother Egan's, 715 W. 6th St.
CONTACT:  info at keepaustinblue.org
Please join Keep Austin blue for the monthly meeting. Speakers include:  Attorney General candidate David Van Os and Agriculture Commissioner candidate Hank Gilbert

If you have never heard either of these candidates speak, you are in for a real treat!

Southwest Austin Democrats Meeting
TIME:  6:30pm-8:30pm
PLACE:  Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill
CONTACT:  Albert Gonzales at email4agg at yahoo.com
Please join SWAD for their monthly meeting. The library allows you to bring fast food and drinks. However, they are restricted to the meeting room only. 

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

TCDP Coordinated Campaign HQ Opening
TIME:  5:30pm-8:00pm
PLACE:  505 Willow Street which is off Red River one block south of Cesar Chavez, directly south of the
                Convention Center.

This year, the campaign is called: True Blue Travis 
Sandra Ramos, Campaign Coordinator: sandra at traviscountydemocrats.org
Glen Maxey, Campaign Field Director: glen at traviscountydemocrats.org

Phone number: 
476-5100 TCDP Coordinated Campaign/True Blue Travis Headquarters
(all volunteers, please call the campaign number!)

Come join us as we officially open the office doors!! Light refreshments will be served. 

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IN THE NEWS 

For up to date political news and commentary, please go to our web site 
at www.traviscountydemocrats.org click on "Current News" 

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Contact Info. for TCDP Administrative & Campaign Offices

Travis County Democratic Party 
Chris Elliott - Chair 
Elizabeth Yevich - Executive Director 
elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.org
Garry Brown - Assistant Director 
garry at traviscountydemocrats.org
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Ph (512) 477-7500 Fax- (512) 477-7769 
Web:  www.traviscountydemocrats.org
E-mail:  info at traviscountydemocrats.org 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE: 
1311-B East 6th Street
Austin, TX 78702 

2006 VOLUNTEER CENTER & COORDINATED CAMPAIGN OFFICE:
505 Willow Street - one block south of Cesar Chavez off Red River, directly south of the Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX 78701
Ph (512) 476 - 5100
Web: www.truebluetravis.com (coming soon!)
Sandra Ramos - Campaign Coordinator
sandra at traviscountydemocrats.org
Glen Maxey - Campaign Field Director
email: glen at traviscountydemocrats.org

MAILING ADDRESS FOR BOTH ADMIN. & CAMPAIGN OFFICES: 
P.O. Box 684263 
Austin, TX 78768-4263 

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Become a TCDP Sustaining Member 

We encourage you to support your local Democrats by becoming a sustaining member of the Travis County Democratic Party. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $10.00 per month or $120.00 annually. 

For added recognition, you can join at the Finance Council level at $84.00 per month or $1,000.00 annually. Finance Council members receive: prominent listing in our publications and website as well as at Travis County Democratic Party functions and free general admission to TCDP sponsored events. 

If you are interested in becoming a Sustaining Member or Finance Council Member of the Travis County Democratic Party, you can join online at https://secure.fmp.com/tcdp/donate.php or contact us at (512) 477-7500 or info at traviscountydemocrats.org.

Mailed donations should be made to "Travis County Democratic Party" and mailed to: 
Travis County Democratic Party 
P.O. Box 684263 
Austin, TX 78768-4263 

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