If you want to end tolling as the primary means to fund new roads and for the MOST AFFORDABLE method of funding roads to prevail, you MUST come to the State Capitol Feb 1st to be heard! That means telling lawmakers NO to selling our roads to private, foreign corporations (in these CDA contracts), NO to raiding teacher retirement funds and public employee retirement funds to finance them, NO to ANY tax increases until they CLEAN HOUSE at TxDOT and STOP raiding the gas tax for things that don't relate to roads, and YES to the MOST AFFORDABLE way to fund roads (which is the statewide gas tax, hasn't been raised since 1991). What: Hearing on Transportation Funding When: February 1 @ 8:00 AM Where: Capitol Extension Auditorium - State Capitol - Austin, TX More details to follow. Contact Sudie Sartor at (210) 496-2997 or at sudie@texasturf.org if you're interested in carpooling from your area to the Capitol on Feb 1st. This January 3rd from 1 - 6pm, Texans for Accountable Government and Brave New Books Are Proud to Present..... EDUCATE - ACTIVATE - LIBERATE - A Day of Activist Empowerment! Join TAG @ Brave New Books for a day of enlightenment and brotherhood. This event will be the first of many "mini-seminars" on liberty and action that will take place regularly at Brave New Books.We believe that by creating a venue for activists to share strategies and best practices we will be able to further our ability to bring about positive change here in Central Texas. AGENDA: 1:00 - 1:15pm: Intro - Like Peas and Carrots: The Bookstore and Austin Liberty Activism 1:15 - 2:00 pm: Robert Butler - (Director of Texas Libertarian Party) - Crafting a Marketable Liberty Message 2:15 - 3:00 pm: Deborah Stevens and Randy Kelton - (Hosts of Rule of Law Radio/Judicial Activists) - The Joys of Judicial Activism 3:15 - 4:00pm: John Bush - (Director of Texans for Accountable Government) - Localism and City Government: The Prospects for Liberty 4:15 - 5:00pm: Catherine Bliesh - (Director of Liberty Restoration Project MO) - Understanding the Mechanics of the Police State and the Art of Guerilla Activism 5:00 - 6:00pm: Action Items/Networking/Shop! We are suggesting a $5 donation. Proceeds will be split between Brave New Books http://www.bravenewbookstore.com/ and Operation Defuse http://operationdefuse.com/. (ODF is a joint TAG and LRP nationwide effort exposing Fusion Centers and the police state and providing activists with the tools and resources necessary to combat them.) So C'mon down to Brave New Books from 1-6pm on Sunday January 3rd and Educate, Activate, and Liberate with some of Austin's finest Activists and liberty defenders! We'll be expecting ya. When: Sunday, January 3rd from 1-6pm Where: Brave New Books (1904 Guadalupe St. Suite B Downstairs) *This is part of the Operation Defuse nationwide tour. Please visit OperationDefuse.com for more info.* Your support is needed on Monday January 4th, 4PM @ the City Hall Boards and Commissions Room 1101 (301 W. 2nd St ). The Public Safety Commission will be holding their second meeting and the primary item of business will be the presentation of the Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Privacy Policy. Here is a copy of the first draft: http://aclutx.org/files/ARIC%20privacy%20policy%20090309.pdf Here is footage of the last meeting, December 7th, 2009 http://blip.tv/file/2957131 While we would all prefer Austin have no Fusion Center at all, unfortunately, we do not yet have the power to prevent one from coming to town. We do however have a wonderful opportunity to preemptively influence the development of the policies and procedures that will govern ARIC. By pushing for the creation of a citizen's privacy oversight committee, strengthening the privacy policy, and limiting the nature and amount of intelligence that can be gathered and the parties with access to said intelligence, we will drastically reduce ARIC's ability to violate our privacy and to infringe upon our rights. The significance of this particular battle cannot be understated! The fusion center monstrosity represents the epitome of Big Brother and the Police State. If we are to create a "pocket of liberty" here in Central Texas , we MUST ensure that this fusion center is the most transparent and accountable in the nation. We must send the message to our government that the people are out there, they are paying attention, and they will no longer stand for the militarization and federalization of our local police forces! So join us, take action, and together, we WILL be free! When: Monday, January 4th @ 4PM Where: Austin City Hall - Boards and Commissions Room 1101 (301 West 2nd St. Help End Water Fluoridation in Austin! 12/08/2009
On August 19, the Environmental Board issued a recommendation that the City Council “Appoint an independent task force/committee to study the impacts of the City of Austin's AWU water fluoridation program. The task force should include, but not be limited to representation from the Austin Water Utility, Watershed Protection, and Austin Travis County Health Department.” Watch TAGsters in action HERE click on item 4B The City Manager's Office has preempted any Council action by issuing its own rubber stamp report, dated 13 November. The report contains no new science or peer-reviewed literature—instead relying on the “authority” of the very institutions (Centers for Disease Control, American Dental Association, etc.) we are challenging. Here's what you can do to HELP: Action item-1: Email or telephone the City Council politely urging that they convene the independent, unbiased task force/committee the Environmental Board envisioned. Action item-2: Email or telephone the City Council politely urging an end to water fluoridation, based on mounting scientific evidence of harm, uselessness for its professed purpose of improving children's dental health, and cost issues. You can conveniently email all council members from the www.fluoridefreeaustin.com “Take Action” tab. Their phone numbers can be found under the “Council Members” tab. Action item-3: Contact Assistant City Manager Rudy Garza to politely let him know that we, the public, are the largest group of stakeholders and we demand a place at the table. Mayor Lee Leffingwell Phone: (512) 974-2250 Fax: (512) 974-2337 Chris Riley, Council Member Place 1 Phone: (512) 974-2260 Fax: (512) 974-3212 Mike Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem Phone: (512) 974-2264 Fax: (512) 974-1887 Randi Shade, Council Member Place 3 Phone: (512) 974-2255 Fax: (512) 974-1888 Laura Morrison, Council Member Place 4 Phone: (512) 974-2258 Fax: (512) 974-1886 Bill Spelman, Council Member Place 5 Phone: (512) 974-2256 Fax: (512) 974-7655 Sheryl Cole, Council Member Place 6 Phone: (512) 974-2266 Fax: (512) 974-1890 City Manager Marc Ott Phone: (512) 974-2200 Fax: (512) 974-2833 Action item-4: We'll be having a meeting to discuss strategy @ Casa de Luz on Monday December 14th @ 7pm Your support is needed this upcoming Monday December 7th, 4pm at the City Hall Boards and Commissions Room 1101 (301 W. 2nd St.). The newly formed Public Safety Commission will be having their first official meeting and on the agenda is an update from APD Chief of Staff David Carter on Central Texas' Fusion Center, The Austin Regional Intelligence Center. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2009/downloads/safety_120709.pdf We need bodies at this meeting! The fusion center monstrosity represents the epitome of Big Brother and the Police State. If we are to create a “pocket of liberty” here in Central Texas, we MUST ensure that this fusion center is the most transparent and accountable in the nation. We must send the message to our government at every opportunity that people are out there, they are paying attention, and they will no longer stand for the militarization and federalization of our local police forces! So join us, take action, and together, we WILL be free! When: Monday, December 7th @ 4PM Where: Austin City Hall Boards and Commissions Room 1101 301 West 2nd Street Texans for Accountable Government (TAG) will be meeting on Monday, November 30th. Our meetings are held on the last Monday of every month from 7PM to 9PM at Bagpipes Pub & Eatery! Bagpipes is located on the corner of highway 183 and Burnet Rd. - Our Executive Director John Bush will be discussing what went down at the Constitution Convention '09 - We'll be discussing the Fusion Center and upcoming meetings concerning the Fusion Center - Updates on our Blood Resolution and future actions will be discussed - Discuss the Vaccine Forum and future forums - Vote on endorsements Hope to see you all there! Texas Freedom & Justice Forum 11/29/2009
Join us as we welcome four distinguished speakers to discuss Freedom and Justice in Texas. Debra Medina is a nurse, business owner, political activist, and Republican candidate for Governor of Texas. She is a champion of state sovereignty, constitutional government, property rights and individual liberty. Richard Mack is a retired sheriff, author, political activist and the plaintiff who won the Supreme Court case Mack v. United States. Mack advocates for local-level control of law enforcement and travels the country educating citizens of the proper constitutional role of federal, state, and local government. Our distinguished guests will speak about the proper role of government and discuss what entities from the State of Texas down to the local sheriff can do to stand up to the overreaching arm of the federal government when it oversteps its constitutionally established powers. When: Saturday, December 5th from 2PM - 4PM Where: CD Fulkes Middle School Auditorium 300 W. Anderson Ave Round Rock, Texas Speakers will include: Debra Medina Republican Candidate for Governor http://www.medinafortexas.com Sheriff Richard Mack Retired Sheriff and Activist Plaintiff, Supreme Court Case Mack v. US http://www.sheriffmack.com John Bush Executive Director, Texans for Accountable Government http://www.tagtexas.org Nelson Ramirez Central Texas 9-12 Project http://www.centex912project.org You can win a chance to spend one on one time with Sheriff Mack and Debra Medina! For more information, go to http://www.takebacktexas.org  Join Texans for Accountable Government and our coalition partners as we protest "No Refusal" Weekends and officer administered blood draws! We'll be having a press conference in front of the BAT-Mobile @ 8:30PM at the corner of Barton Springs & 1st street. Bring your signs! Then we'll march down 6th street and hand out fliers promoting the non-profit sober ride organization Square Patrol! (SquarePatrol.org) After the protest we'll be partying at Elysium! Elysium is located on Red River St between 7th st. and 8th st. Let the door man know that you're a member of Texans for Accountable Government and your $5 cover will be donated to Square Patrol! Show up EARLY and HELP hand out Fliers!! Call 512-825-9142 to find Heather who'll be handing out fliers! We encourage you to come early and to bring as many people as you can! We NEED a large showing to let the Austin City Council and Police Chief Art Acevedo know that we won't stand for these "No Refusal" weekends any longer! Support Square Patrol! 10/29/2009
Our resolution was voted on this evening at the Travis County Democratic Party's Executive Committee meeting. The TCDP voted unanimously in favor! (save for two abstentions.) We'll be presenting our resolution once again to the Austin City Council. If passed, this resolution will act as a city ordinance and prevent police officers from being trained as phlebotomists and put an end to "No Refusal" weekends! Thanks again to everybody whose helped in this effort! | Mission Statement:
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