Save a founding father from being erased from history!

Last week the Texas State Board of Education, led by Governor Rick Perry’s appointee for chair, Gail Lowe, voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from social studies textbook standards.

Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and a world-renowned scholar who advocated democratic, limited government. He was deleted from a list of historical figures who inspired political change because Governor Rick Perry provided no leadership or voice for mainstream Texans against people who decided to substitute their political agenda for the judgment of professional historians.

Please join me to send an e-mail to Governor Rick Perry today, telling him it’s time to stop playing political games with our kids future.

http://action.billwhitefortexas.com/SBOE

Thanks.

Asleep at the Wheel?

The Travis County Democratic Convention, March 20th at the Palmer Events Center on Auditorium Shores, will have music to go with all the political business --including, nine-time Grammy Award-winning "Asleep at the Wheel."After the convention, feel free to stay in the area and see more live music at the free SXSW concert on Auditorium Shores.

The County Convention is open to the public and lots of Travis County Democrats will come and be inspired by the music, the exciting speakers and the promise of victory in November. The program will include a rousing Clean Energy Rally, with special appearances by State Senator Kirk Watson and Mayor Lee Leffingwell, as well as our Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Travis County Delegation of State Representatives Elliott Naishtat, Dawnna Dukes, Eddie Rodriguez, Mark Strama, Donna Howard and Valinda Bolton, as well as other invited special guests. We’ll also have a special photo booth so you can commemorate your time with friends and elected officials at the convention.

Registration for the County Convention is from 8am to 9am on March 20.

P.S. – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the Convention! CALL the Travis County Democratic Party Office: 477-7500

2010 Precinct 463 Convention on 3/2/10

In 2008, precincts across the state were flooded with concerned citizens who wanted to ensure their voices were heard loud and clear. It didn't hurt that 1) it was a presidential primary and 2) the "Texas Two-Step" was publicized wide and far. This year it was a Gubernatorial primary but there was far less public outreach done so that voters knew to participate in the precinct convention.

After the polls closed last night, five voters from Precinct 463 participated in the 2010 Precinct 463 Convention.

But all is not lost!

Our precinct passed five resolutions that will be forwarded to the county party! I'll scan and post those resolutions on our precinct website by tonight. We also chose 3 delegates who will represent out precinct at the County Convention on March 20, 2010 at the Palmer Events Center.


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Didn't get to attend your precinct's convention?

Still interested in representing your precinct at the County Convention later this month, and possibly at the State Convention later this year?

Well, come on by (see map above) on March 20th at 10 AM! There will be live music, food, and lots of fellow Travis County voters who want to be a part of shaping our community and state! :)

For details call the Travis County Democratic Party at 512/477-7500. As more information becomes available, I'll provide updates! For those of you chosen to be delegates for our precinct, I'll contact you directly.

P.S. We actually have 50 (yes, 50) more delegate positions open for our precinct. Soooo, come by on the 20th and help us rep our precinct! :)

And if you follow this blog but belong to another precinct, contact your precinct's chair or the Travis County Democratic Party to find out how many delegate or alternate delegate positions your precinct has vacant.