The Plastic Reduction Project gathers monthly via zoom to catch up on how projects are going, discuss upcoming actions and events, refresh who wants to be involved with which initiatives, and to get to know one another better. We aim to reduce plastic production, consumption,...
This month's Sierra Club meeting will feature a presentation from Luke Metzger of Environment Texas. Click here to join the zoom event. Clean water, clean air, open spaces with healthy lakes, rivers and forests; sources of energy that don’t pollute and never run out —...
Are you ready to help register Travis County citizens to vote? Our training team provides classes using Zoom. You must register for this event at least 24 hours in advance at https://campsite.bio/tcvdr. A Volunteer Deputy Registrar or VDR is a volunteer trained and appointed by...
Are you ready to help register Travis County citizens to vote? Our training team provides classes using Zoom. You must register for this event at least 24 hours in advance at https://campsite.bio/tcvdr. A Volunteer Deputy Registrar or VDR is a volunteer trained and appointed by...
Mark your calendars for Monday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m. for a City Budget Town Hall! This will be hosted over Zoom. I look forward to hearing your budget priorities in this process.
Join us throughout the summer for our family-fun Listening Sessions with interactive activities, free food, and a mini resource fair. Share your vision for what you want to see for the Austin/Travis County food plan. Our next sessions will be held on the following dates:...
For this session, we're bringing in Lynn Boswell (an AISD school board member) to answer all of your burning questions about the biggest portion of your property tax bill (schools), how the state funds public education, and how the heck recapture works. She'll also fill...
The Texas Legislature impacts local budgets in lots of ways. In the past few years, the Legislature has passed several laws that limit how cities can spend their money & how much money they can raise in property taxes. And just last month, the Legislature...
Daniela Silva, of Equity Action, will be joining us to talk all about the Community Investment Budget campaign. This is an effort being led by 40 local organizations to encourage City Council to prioritize making investments in community health, affordability, sustainability, & equity in their...
Where do your property taxes go? How much does the City of Austin spend on parks, libraries, police, firefighters, and more? How can you influence the future of the city's budget? We'll be going over all the basics in the first session of our Civic...
