VOTER GUIDE for Election 2024, and upcoming LP events
AustinLiberator
Chase Oliver for President/Mike ter Maat for Vice President
STATE-WIDE:
Ted Brown for U. S. Senator
Hawk Dunlap for Railroad Commissioner
J. David Roberson for State Supreme Court, Place 6
Christine Weems* for State Supreme Court, Place 4
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL - DISTRICT SPECIFIC:
Jeff Miller for U. S. House, District 10
Bob King for U. S. House, District 21
Girish Altekar for U. S. House, District 37
STATE CONGRESSIONAL - DISTRICT SPECIFIC:
Daniel Jerome McCarthy for State House, District 48
*Christine Weems is the sitting judge of the 281st civil district court in Harris County. She is double board certified in Personal injury and Civil Trial Law, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates - an invitation only, honorary organization for trial lawyers who believe in the seventh amendment right to a jury trial in civil cases and civility in the practice of law. Judge Weems is the Director of Mock Trial at the University of Houston Law Center where she is also an adjunct professor teaching Trial Advocacy and Jury Selection. She routinely is among the top five of civil district court judges in Harris County in the Houston Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Poll. She is married to a playwright, the mother of three boys and an extra in the movie Office Space. Judge Weems is currently the Democratic nominee for the Texas Supreme Court Place 4.
The Austin Liberator recommends voting "No" on these tax provisions. Check your sample ballot at https://votetravis.gov/wp-content/uploads/G24-Bedsheet-Ballot-1.pdf
Travis County & ISDs:
Travis County Prop. A – Property tax hike for childcare
Austin ISD Prop A – Property tax hike for operations
Manor ISD Prop A – Property tax hike for operations
Round Rock ISD:
Prop. A - $798,305,000 bond for school buildings
Prop. B - $125,300,000 bond for technology upgrades
Prop. C - $8,620,000 bond for arts facilities
Prop. D - $65,910,000 bond for athletic stadium expansion
Lakeway MUD:
Prop. A - $18,657,000 bond for sewers and drainage
Prop. B - $13,207,000 bond for recreational facilities
UPCOMING LP EVENTS:
LPTravis Election Night Watch Party
Location: Nomadic Outpost, 3505 Country White Ln, Austin, TX 78749
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 5 @ 7 pm CST
*We will be ordering pizzas for dinner