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Action News! September 2025
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Happy Labor Day!
Today we honor generations of workers whose courage reminds us that progress comes when people unite. That same spirit fuels our fight for a fair and representative democracy.
Redistricting Update
At the urging of the Trump administration, Texas lawmakers forced through mid-cycle redistricting—despite overwhelming opposition. These mid-decade maps destabilize elections, confuse voters, and discriminate against communities of color.
The League’s position is clear: we oppose mid-cycle redistricting. However, Following Texas’s cue, several states are considering mid-cycle redistricting. In response, LWV released No Harm to Our Communities: Mapping Guidance for Elected Leaders. This guidance outlines standards for governors or redistricting bodies drawing new maps and demands protection of historically disenfranchised communities. We continue to demand transparency, fairness, and accountability so that every voter’s voice counts.
Unite & Rise
In May, the League launched Unite and Rise 8.5, a national movement to push back against authoritarianism and inequality. History proves that when women organize, we lead powerful movements for justice.
 Sign the Commitment Form and stand with us to protect fair maps, defend democracy, and show the world what we can do—together.
Join Us
The League of Women Voters of Texas is fighting every day for a democracyof the people, by the people, and for all the people.Join here
In solidarity,
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P.S. The League of Women Voters of Texas is fighting for you and your rights during this critical special legislative session, ensuring your voice matters in our democracy. Your donation today directly supports our mission of empowering voters like you and defending the democracy you deserve. When you contribute, you become an essential part of our efforts to ensure your voice and the voices of all Texans are heard!
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Stop Lawmakers from Exporting the Texas Abortion Ban!
Stop HB 7/SB 7!
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Anti-abortion lawmakers suspended the rules to push through a nationwide abortion bounty hunter bill because they want to control Texans who are still accessing care despite their bans.HB7, which bans the manufacture and distribution of abortifacient drugs by creating a civil penalty enforceable by private action.The House passed HB 7. The Senate will substitute HB 7 for their bill, SB 7, and vote on it this coming week. Contact your legislators and urge them to vote NO on HB 7/SB 7!
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Speak up on the issues that matter!
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Your Texas League in Action
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The second special session of the 89th Legislature is drawing to a close. Lawmakers pushed through the controversial mid-decade redistricting bill, which is now signed into law and already facing legal challenges. While the quorum break spotlighted the irregularities of the redistricting process on the national stage, it also appears to have energized support for measures that had previously stalled in the Legislature. Among them: passage of an expansive “Bathroom Bill,” which mandates that many public facilities—including restrooms and locker rooms—be segregated by gender as narrowly defined in the legislation. Now headed to the Senate is HB7, which will ban the manufacture and distribution of abortion-inducing medications, enforced through civil penalties brought by private citizens.There is still time to tell the Senate to vote no by using the LWVTX Action Center!
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Constitutional Amendment ElectionVoter Guides
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Get ready! PrintedVoter Guidesfor the Constitutional Amendment Election will be arriving during the first week in October, and our digitalguide will also be available atVOTE411.org. These guides provide helpful nonpartisan explanations with pros and cons for all seventeen of theConstitutional Amendments propositions.
Election Law Updates for the November 2025 Election:
- Curbside voters will need to sign an affidavit attesting that they are physically unable to enter the polling center.
- Drivers who transport voters will be asked whether they have transported 7 or more curbside voters during the entire voting period. If so, the driver needs to complete and sign a form.
- A defective carrier envelope for a ballot by mail will not be returned to the voter. If there is a defect, the voter will be notified and provided with a corrective action form. A voter with a corrective action form will use a provisional ballot. When the voter completes a cancellation form for their mail ballot, the provisional ballot will count.
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LWV Condemns Harmful Texas Gerrymandered Maps
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On August 23rd, 2025, theLeague of Women Voters of the United Statesand theLeague of Women Voters of Texasissued a statement in response to the Texas legislature passing new congressional maps:
"The Texas mid-cycle redistricting map is designed to rig elections and silence voters. This scheme was fueled by a directive from President Trump in a desperate attempt to cling to power. Governor Abbott and Texas Republicans are abusing the redistricting process to bow down to an unpopular president who has no shame in thwarting the Constitution for his own benefit.
Read the full statement here.
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Texas Voters to State Supreme Court: Governor Abbott’s Attempt to Silence Voters, Remove An Elected Representative From Office Should Be Rejected
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A coalition of organizations that represent Texans and are committed to voting interests in the state, including the League of Women Voters of Texas, have united to file a “friend of the court” brief with the Texas Supreme Court, explaining that Governor Greg Abbott’s attempt to expel State Representative Gene Wu, a sitting legislator in Texas elected by a majority of voters in his district, is unconstitutional and could set a dangerous precedent that is antithetical to our democracy. The organizations are represented by Democracy Forward and Susman Godfrey LLP.
“The League was already concerned by the legislature’s attempt to thwart the will of the voters through corrupt and discriminatory mid-cycle redistricting,” saidJoyce LeBombard, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas. “Now, the governor is attempting to circumvent our state's constitution and system of checks and balances. For the sake of voters and our democracy, the League is here to fight this nefarious power grab.”
Read the full press release here.
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Your Texas League in the News
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How Texas’ mid-decade redistricting could affect voters in one Houston community
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Natalia Contreras,Votebeat | Published on 8/19/25
Candidates for the seat (18th Congressional District) have led public town halls in the past few weeks to hear from voters, and hundreds of other voters have gathered at the Capitol to testify in front of lawmakers in opposition to the proposed maps. But lawmakershave moved quickly to approve them anyway.
That type of response to the public feedback is likely to lead to voter apathy, warned Joyce LeBombard, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, which has been mobilizing to educate the public about redistricting and how people can voice their opinions.
“We’re not taking the voters into account with this process,” LeBombard said. “We’re taking the politics into account. It can’t help but to disenfranchise communities of color.”
Read the full article here.
Note:Lombard should be spelled LeBombard in the article
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Between their Annual Meeting in May and the middle of August,LWV San Antonio wrote over 1,000 postcardsto their elected officials stating their opposition to the S.A.V.E. Actfor their "Summer of Action" initiative!The initiative was a big success, as members and friends enjoyed getting together and taking action, at events likeWrite & Wine, Socializing for a Cause (pictured).
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LWV Wichita Falls hosted "Brilliant Minds," a Women's Equality Day celebration and show at the Backdoor Theater, recognizing the thinkers, leaders, and everyday changemakers who are shaping a more equitable future.
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(Left) Members of LWV South Central Texas registered voters at the backpack giveaway today at the Wolters Park Pavilion in Schulenburg, and 31 young people participated in their Best Texas Animal Mock Election. (Right) LWV Dallas hosted a Women’s Equality Day celebration, honoring the 19th Amendment, at the Dallas Public Library. There were many special guests, including Dallas County Sheriff, Marian Brown (pictured).
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LWV-Cy-Fair was invited by Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones to speak on the importance of Women's Equality Day.
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National Voter Registration Day
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