P.S. The League of Women Voters of Texas is working tirelessly to advocate for all Texans this holiday season and beyond. Donate today to support our mission of empowering voters and defending democracy!

2024has been a transformative year for LWV Texas, marked by growth, resilience, and impactful progress. We’ve championed voter rights, empowered communities, and advanced a more inclusive democracy. From expanding our nonpartisan

Voters Guide and VOTE411 platform to supporting local Leagues in voter outreach, we’ve made strides toward a stronger, more inclusive democracy.

Key highlights:

• We distributed over 175,000 printed Voters Guides and almost 34,000 bookmarks to over 275 libraries and community locations. Plus, the Voters Guide was available again on VOTE411.org in four languages—English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Simplified Chinese—and was accessed over 940,000 times!
• Leveraging a special grant and collaborating with local Leagues in the Houston area, more than 800,000Voters Guides were mailed directly to potential voters’ homes or distributed through community centers.
• In a hard-fought victory, the court ruled in favor of the League and other plaintiffs, striking down a provision of SB1 that restricted compensated canvassers from engaging in voter advocacy near mail-in ballots. (The defendants have filed a notice of appeal.)
• Awarded 41 grants totaling $50,000 to support local Leagues with their voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.
• Our LWV Texas website appeared in organic Google search results over 2 million times, and we had over half a million views across our social media channels!

View the full report here.

Save the date! Our Making Democracy Work® Dinner will be held on Monday, February 24th, 2025 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Central Branch of the Austin Public Library, located at 710 West Cesar Chavez Street in Austin, Texas.

Our keynote speaker will be Texas Secretary of State, Jane Nelson! We will be announcing the three special honorees soon, so stay tuned for more information!

To buy tickets and/or sponsor this exciting event, visit the dinner registration page.

LWV Texas will host Lobby Days on February 24th and 25th with training and to advocate for our priority issues. More details for members will be shared soon. LWVTX Lobby Days is only for members, so the perfect time to join us is NOW!

Thank you to all of our Election Protection volunteers and poll monitors! LWV Texas and our local Leagues recruited 117 volunteers in 24 counties, surpassing our commitment to the Election Protection Coalition. Way to go!

LWV Texas is collecting stories from voters about their experiences during the November 5th General Election. We invite you to share your story and, if you’re comfortable, complete a separate survey to include any experiences shared by your friends or family.

Your input will help the League understand how new voting procedures affected Texans and identify any challenges voters faced. By completing this survey, you agree that we may use the general information you provide as part of a collection of stories without including any personally identifying details. This information will support our voter education efforts and guide our advocacy for voting improvements at the Texas Capitol.

Providing your name and contact information is optional. If you do share your contact details, we may contact you to learn more about your experience.

Share your story here.

In the United States, women are still not guaranteed equal rights. We have seen the devastating consequences of this reality. Yet, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex, can be added to the Constitution with one action. With just months left in office, we are urging President Biden to act to ensure that the ERA is published.

Urge President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA in the Constitution! Equality cannot wait!

As we stand on the cusp of a new era, you have an essential role to playas a defender of democracy. Voting victories don’t come quickly or easily. Your tax-deductible gift to the League helps ensure voters are empowered, people are educated, and the rights countless advocates and supporters have fought to secure are upheld. We haven’t stopped for 105 years, and we won’t stop now!

Be on the lookout for our "Meet Myrtle" story on social media and in your inbox!

Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and the Texas Tribune, and Blaise Glaney, Texas Newsroom | Published on 11/25/24

“'You’re guaranteed a secret ballot. That is something that you take into the polling place with you. And if you can’t count on that, then our concern would be that folks who might otherwise vote, may not due to fear,' said Elisabeth MacNamara, vice president of advocacy for the League of Women Voters of Texas."

Read the full article here.

LWV Williamson  were recognized by the Williamson County Commissioners Court and the Williamson County Elections Department as Election Heroes! The County also proclaimed this week as Election Heroes week. More here.

LWV Cy-Fair along with LSC-CyFair Library hosted a #DemocracyRocks scavenger hunt and educated voters and future voters. More here.

LWV Houston volunteers ran the nonpartisan KPRC2 / Click2Houstonhelpline in both English and Spanish on Election Day. More here and here.

LWV Denton hosted an informative discussion about book bans and censorship on Nov. 9th with panelists Jennifer Bekker, Director of the Denton Public Library and Laney Hawes, Co-Founder of the Texas Freedom to Read Project. More here.

LWV Fort Bend was recently invited to join Girl Scout Troop 127151 to support their work to earn the Junior Democracy badge. More here.

LWV Wichita Falls held their November meeting at The Loft at Pickers with guest speaker Air Force Veteran Marsha Krotky. More here.

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