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LBJ Birthday Party 2019
Join us for the annual celebration of LBJ’s birthday and raise money for the Hays County Democratic Party. Candidates in attendance will include Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilbert Hinojosa, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Wendy Davis, Julie Oliver, Rep. Erin Zwiener, Judge Darlene Byrn, Jennie Lou Leeder, and MJ Hegar This annual fundraiser features…
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Ellen B Show – Conversations Around Hays County
Hays County Democratic Precinct Chair Ellen Braverman hosts the Ellen B Show on the anchor.fm network at https://anchor.fm/theellenbshow. The podcast highlights a variety of topics from poetry to music to art to politics, and Ellen's interviews with community leaders and recently-elected Democratic candidates can be found on her podcast website.…
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HAYS COUNTY JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra Putting People First
Judge Ruben Becerra held a special "First 100 Days in Hays County" event in late June of this year, but has not stopped on his mission to make Hays County more accessible and responsive. From criminal justice reform to County partnerships…
REP. ERIN ZWIENER - TX HOUSE DISTRICT 45
Rep. Erin Zwiener Sums Up 86th Legislative Session
Rep. Erin Zwiener (TX House District 45) highlighted her accomplishments and initiatives during the 86th legislative session. Representing both Hays and Blanco counties, Rep. Zwiener advocated strongly for issues important to the Hill…
Representative Erin Zwiener Introduces Rural Broadband Bill
3/20/2019 Representative Erin Zwiener introduced a bill that would allow public-private partnerships to help provide broadband access to rural Texans. Lack of broadband holds rural communities back from achieving their full educational and…
Representative Erin Zwiener Files Three Bills Aimed at Improving Elections and Ballot Access
3/18/19 Representative Erin Zwiener Erin Zwiener has filed three bills aimed at improving elections and ballot access in Texas. HB 2276 is a reaction to Hays County’s difficulties during early voting in 2018, while the other two bills are…
State Representative Erin Zwiener Files Eleven Bills Related to Pipeline Oversight
3/11/2019 State Representative Erin Zwiener filed eleven bills designed to bring public oversight to the common carrier pipeline routing and eminent domain processes. These bills were inspired by the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline, which…
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Help Hays County Dems Build the Base
It’s summertime so that means it’s time to get deputized! Yes, that’s right. You, too, can register voters in Hays County, and we’ll need as many Volunteer Deputy Registrars as we can find to build a voter base that will keep Hays County…
Helping those in Need
Here’s how to help migrants at the border
Austin-American Statesman, Letters to the Editor, July 8, 2019 https://www.statesman.com/opinion/20190708/letters-to-editor-july-8-2019 Letter to the Editor by Kate McCarty Here’s how to help migrants at the border The situation at the…
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Hays Democrats Food Drive Challenge
On Monday, members of the Hays County Democratic Party delivered food items and monetary contributions to the Hays County Food Bank collected by area Democrats. The volunteers brought in a total of 366 pounds of food and $1,008 in monetary donations to help further the food bank's mission of keeping…
