ATTN Texans!

cactusspatz:

stoneyboboney:

jehnt:

jehnt:

You may be sad about the November elections, but there are local elections coming up ASAP!

Most of these elections are on MAY 6! Early voting begins NEXT WEEK in most of them. The remainder are on November 6.

Mad about DJT’s immigration policies and a supporter of sanctuary cities? There are a number of mayoral and city council elections coming up, including in DFW and surrounding areas, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and El Paso.

Mad about Betsey DeVos? 81 school districts are voting on school boards. Check to see if yours is among them.

Very few people vote in local elections. The school board race I’m working on is expecting 500 voters for the districts that aren’t at-large. If you’re prone to thinking your vote doesn’t matter – it matters a lot in these small elections. 

These are nonpartisan races, but it’s usually pretty easy to tell which side a candidate falls on between their policy positions and endorsements. Look up the candidates and the people or organizations that endorse them. If there are any you particularly like, there is still enough time to donate money and volunteer – and just like your vote, this goes a lot farther in these small elections than it does in the bigger ones. If you live in a major city and have representation you like, or are in an area with no elections look to surrounding areas to see if there are any progressive candidates you can donate to or volunteer for.

We can change things, and this is the first election where we have the opportunity.

@stoneyboboney @pilferingapples @urrone @flurgburgler @heathyr @literaryoblivion @emmagrant01 @itslaurastone reblog to save a life

THIS THIS THIS!!!! REBLOG. GET THE WORD OUT. And let’s be real: how Texas goes schol-wise typically informs the rest of the country. SO ANYTHING RELATED TO SCHOOL REFORM/STATE BOARDS is crucial for your participation.

THIS IS WHY WE HAVE ABSTINENCE TRAINING AND BOOKS THAT CALL SLAVES “IMMIGRANTS” and “UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.” 

BE INVOLVED. ❤

Travis County residents can look up if there’s anything on the ballot for your location here. Nothing for Austin proper, but some of the surrounding towns are having mayoral elections and such.