We the People | Lake Travis

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2023-07-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
A couple issues coming out at LTISD that most parents are not aware of…
We started a campaign in January to bring awareness to the explicit books in the LTISD libraries. The Board put the book review process on the agenda in February and March. The District wrote new policies to address parent and Board concerns, however the process is long and committees making the decisions about whether to keep the books are decided by the District and led by the District.
Sexually explicit and trans affirming books are being retained and re-shelved into our schools. Find more information here… https://wethepeoplelaketravis.com/protectltkids/ Please join us in educating the public and communicating with the Trustees. Email leadership@ltisdschools.org and/or come to this Board meeting.
With the passing of https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB14 and https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB900 The question is why is LT dragging their feet? The law is on the side of protecting Children… Why is LT administration not?
Also… The LTISD board meeting is always less taxpayer/voter friendly. The board always votes unanimously (except one time on masks) and never listens to the taxpayer/voters.
LTISD approved an athletic bond for November 2023. The District will pay Travis County approximately $40K to place this one item on our ballot. The bond ask is $50M more than the failed bond in 2022. Find more information here… https://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib/TX01800016/Centricity/domain/889/lrfp_2023/LFRP%20Meeting%202%20presentation%20Spring%202023.pdf
At the end of school year 2023, LTISD student enrollment dropped 20 students overall. The high growth/overcrowding bond tour narrative was false and misleading. Instead of listening to the voters and re-evaluating the gold-plated athletic spend, the District is bringing the voters a bigger ask.
The District will spend another $100K convincing the voters that we were wrong and they are right. We will go into deeper debt while our schools are failing, enrollment is dropping, teachers are leaving, busses aren’t running and classroom materials persuade children to question their gender and hate their country.
Please start talking to your neighbors about our November election. Voter turnout will be very low, because there will be no candidate races on the ballot. We must turnout and tell the District AGAIN to bring us a better bond proposal.

LTISD Regular School Board Meeting
2023-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
Welcome back to School!
A couple things worth sharing as school resumes. Please pay attention to what is coming home from your Childs school. Unfortunately we have already seen our first “pronoun sheet” handed out at LTHS. There is no place for this in the Public Schools that our tax dollars pay for.
Also… House Bill 900 which will protect children from sexually vulgar and explicit books by regulating the books available in public school libraries—was passed this legislative session and will go into effect on September 1, 2023.
As we approach September 1st and see laws like HB900 take effect, it is imperative that parents stay vigilant.
Why does LTISD continue to slow-roll the removal of porn in our schools? Please consider speaking at tonight’s School Board meeting.
From the July 19th LTISD SB meeting
Read the Boardbook below…
7.19.23 Boardbook HB900 Schools OBLIGATIONS
Watch the SB discussion and lack there of… on HB 900 staring at 1:15 mark. So disappointing.
https://laketravisisdtx.new.swagit.com/videos/267387
Take a look at the list of books at LTISD libraries in link below. Remember your tax dollars are paying for it.
https://wethepeoplelaketravis.com/protectltkids/

TEACH Kids to read WEEK
2023-10-01 - 2023-10-07 | TX
Remind the crazies this week that pushing to KEEP Sexually explicit and Trans affirming books in our Public Schools is not a good look. “Banned Book Week” is in full swing, good time to pop in on your Childs librarian… Let them know, nobody is banning books!
You would think educating Children would be the goal?

Benefit Concert For Lake Travis Crisis Ministries
2023-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Lakeway Church
We can’t wait to see you at the annual Benefit Concert for Lake Travis Crisis Ministries featuring choirs from Lakeway Church, Lake Travis United Methodist Church, LTISD Middle Schools, Lake Travis High School, plus The Wildflowers community choir, and special guest guitarist, Mark Cruz.
For more than 20 years, The Love Our Neighbors concert has brought the community together with this combined choral event to raise money for our neighbors in need.
Please join us on Sunday, October 22, at 3:00 pm
In the Sanctuary at Lakeway Church
Admission is Free ~ A Love Offering will be received.
The Lake Travis Crisis Ministries is an interreligious, all-volunteer organization helping families and individuals in the Lake Travis Independent School District area in a crisis by providing food, clothing, financial assistance, and whatever is necessary for individuals in need. In addition to supporting this ministry financially, Lakeway Church invites visitors and members to drop off pantry donations in the Fellowship Center, which are delivered weekly to the Crisis Ministry pantry.

Vote NO AGAIN on the LTISD "Gold-Plated" Sports Bond
2023-10-23 07:00 - 2023-11-07 19:00 | TX
Make plans to vote and encourage all your friends to get to the polls and Vote No. The hope is that a more responsible bond would pass and that the district would focus more on education and less on a building campaign. We realize as a group, some conservatives are conflicted and although you will make your own decision at the ballot box, one question will be asked of you… Out of all the corruption in government funded agencies, why do you believe our public school system and the bureaucracy involved in running them, somehow is different??!?
Please be part of the solution, not the problem!
More info here… https://ltisdtransparency.org/
Early Voting begins Monday, October 23, 2023 and ends on Friday, November 3, 2023
Election day Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Local voting locations…
Lake Travis ISD Educational Development Center 607 Ranch Rd 620 N, Sage Rm Austin 78734
Lakeway Activity Center 105 Cross Creek, Rm A Lakeway 78734
Bee Cave City Hall 4000 Galleria Parkway, 2nd Floor Bee Cave 78738

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2023-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
Protect LT Kids Campaign
Even with an updated book review process, sexually explicit and trans affirming books are being retained and re-shelved into our schools. Find more information here https://wethepeoplelaketravis.com/protectltkids/ The District librarians argue to retain books to “challenge societal norms”. Is this what Government schools are supposed to be doing? Please join us in educating the public and communicating with the Trustees. Email leadership@ltisdschools.org and/or come to a Board meeting.

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2024-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
LTISD Bad Books Battle
LTISD, at the impetus of the new Board members, our urging and a new law (HB 900), is going through a revision of its library book policy. A vote on the new policy should be on the January Board meeting agenda.
Please email leadership@ltisdschools.org and let the Board and Superintendent know that sexually explicit and gender confusing books have no place in K-12 taxpayer funded school libraries.
There is a group of leftists and school librarians that disagree. Please watch their testimonies at the last Board meeting HERE at #4. We must stay present and engaged to win this battle. An email only takes a minute.
LTISD BAD BOOK LIST HERE…
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PEldw-d3nuFvulHcwrdq4odrfS3H-y9yQ1qh5MSkdVw/edit#gid=747579746

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2024-02-21 18:00 - 20:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
Community Impact wrote 2 stories last week about LTISD. One, the District predicts a $3.8M shortfall this budget year ending in August. Please remember, the District lowered the tax rate to entice voters to vote for the bond and never mentioned the District going into debt with less revenue.
Read the story HERE. Second, in the print version, there was an article about the new book policy under review. Please email our Trustees individually to let them know you don’t want sexually explicit and gender transition promoting books in the K-12 libraries. Their new emails can be found HERE.
Learn about We the People – Lake Travis bad books campaign here.
https://wethepeoplelaketravis.com/protectltkids/

Free Online screening of AMERICAN GROOMER
2024-04-16 19:00 - 21:00 | TX
It’s free, and it’s a must-see 36 minute film that shines light on the vulgar materials in American schools, how they got there, and the truth about how much danger our children really are in.
Save your spot today at this link:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bbe83d82-2deb-4128-8bb9-de3fe862fc3f@a77ed587-d452-4a5b-aa13-e94c4ba160b7
Want a sneak peek? Check out the trailer here:
Watch Trailer Here
The free screening of the film American Groomer is on TUESDAY April 16 at 7pm CST
You’ve heard there’s pornography in schools.
You’ve heard that pornography in schools is a conspiracy theory.
Only one of these is true.
So…
What’s really happening?
(There’s pornography in schools in all 50 states.)
Who’s behind it?
(You won’t believe it.)
How did this come to pass?
(It started way back during the Truman administration.)
Why are we so concerned?
(Groomed children easily become sexually abused children.)
On TUESDAY April 16 at 7pm CST join us online for a free screening of the film American Groomer: The Kids Are Not Alright, followed by a talk with the film’s producer, Elena Barbera and Take Back the Classroom founder Karen England.

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2024-04-17 18:00 - 19:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
Small win for Lake Travis children. Move them or remove them! #protectchildrenfromadultswhowont 🙏👏❤
Please stand up against sexually explicit and trans affirming books in our public schools.
Come to this meeting, email the board, email the librarians.
Taxpayer funded schools should never be a place of indoctrination. Our children deserve a great education without woke ideologies damaging their young minds
Learn more here…
A FIGHT TO GET HUNDREDS OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS OUT OF LTISD LIBRARIES.

Candidate Forum Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce
2024-04-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek Lakeway, TX 78734
The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce realizes it is an exciting time to be a part of the greater Lake Travis area! We continue to see both new challenges and new opportunities as economic growth around the Lake Travis area propels us forward. These times are dynamic and call for us to be more diligent in working together as we advocate for the needs of our business community.
The Lake Travis Chamber strives to be a fair, insightful and impartial resource for voters in both elections. We encourage voters to educate themselves and to know your vote.
This year we have two candidate forums for Lake Travis ISD School Board and the Lakeway City Council. The decision was made based on venue availability, moderator availability, timekeeper availability, Chamber staff availability, and in consideration of the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce event calendar. The Chamber will not host a candidate forum for uncontested races.
Advocacy is of utmost importance to the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce, the largest business association in the greater Lake Travis area. We represent nearly 400 members and thousands of jobs through our membership. Chambers of Commerce have authority under state and federal law to represent our members in public policy debates. We may lobby and take positions on actual or proposed legislation. Chambers may legally endorse candidates for public office and/or ballot propositions.
The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce has historically not endorsed political candidates and will not be using this forum to do so.

Early Voting for LTISD School Board Trustees
2024-04-22 - 2024-04-30 | TX
Please cast your VOTE for Conservative values, Conservative voices and these two amazing community members
who are the only common sense candidates ready to lead and work together with ALL students and their parents at LTISD!!
Craig Cancienne and Christy Comfort

Election Day for LTISD School Board Candidates
2024-05-04 | TX

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2024-06-19 18:00 - 19:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
LTISD Update
On June 3rd there was a special budget meeting.

Projecting a $4M deficit. (This is after LTISD cut the tax rate last year in order to persuade voters to vote for the bond and convince us the bond was NOT a tax increase)
At a 94.5 attendance, there was a discussion to increase attendance as a way of increasing the money for the budget because the state pays for attendance.
The District projects no increase in class size.
Lots of discussion about a recapture (Robinhood) initiative. There is no way of knowing where the money really goes. They resent it. Called the ‘hidden state tax’. Feeling of mistrust of state government. (The Republican party added a plank to the platform this year to audit Robinhood in an effort to hold the state government accountable.)
A mention of mobilizing parents in some way to support a meeting at the capital about funding that should be increased for education.
Custodial staff referred to as ‘those people’ who cannot afford to live in the area.
1% raise for teachers, starting teacher $57,000.
Dr. Davis wanted a 2% raise to make sure we can keep our teachers. Most employees live out of district because of the cost of living in Lake Travis. After much discussion a proposal was written to go ahead with 1% raise but if they get more money from the state, they would go up to 2 % possibly in a split raise. (We are for raising teacher pay, but not administrative pay.)
Adding Additional Instructional coaches next year.
Adding guidance and other counselors.
Adding more safety personnel.
Adding Safety Coordinator position.
Fewer substitutes next year.

***In addition, LTISD has hired a forensic accountant to specifically investigate allegations of misappropriation of funds alleged in recent open record requests. This is great news!

Second Annual Back-to-School Prayer Rally
2024-08-10 08:30 - 09:00 | Lake Travis High School
Join us in lifting up our students, parents, teachers, and staff at the 2ND ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL PRAYER RALLY! To help spread the word…
DOWNLOAD A POSTER and……print to share…print to hang at a biz or office…email to friends, family, neighbors and coworkers.https://bit.ly/24prayrally
SHARE OUR URL via email, text and social media to invite others — prayrally.com
SAVE A GRAPHIC to your phone/computer, then……email…text or…post it to social mediato invite friends, family, neighbors and more!https://bit.ly/24prayrally
WHAT — We’ll gather for 30 minutes for a short greeting, followed by a prayer led by members of our community. Afterwards, you’re encouraged to pray at other school campuses you represent.
WHERE — At Lake Travis High School’s flagpole at the main entrance/front steps (3324 Ranch Road 620 S, 78738) — 8:30am sharp. Park in the adjacent lot, directly in front of the main steps.
WHO — This event is a coordinated effort by families in our community — from different schools and different churches — who have a heart for the schools and for prayer. We can’t wait to see what God will do when we come together to pray for this very special purpose.
Please pray God does BIG THINGS in our community this year!

Early Voting for LTISD School Board Trustee Elections
2025-04-22 07:00 - 2025-04-29 19:00 | TX
This election cycle is critical—common sense, transparency and truth are on the ballot for LTISD.
In May 2024, only 50% of registered voters turned out, allowing radical leftist incumbents to stay in place to continue defending woke ideologies, calling it “free speech.” The 2025 leftist candidates are even worse—one openly cringes at the idea that “boys turn into men,” and the other claims to be a businessman while pushing overpriced “student housing” that exploits families and leaves low-income students behind and will push heavy DEI on our students.
We the People Lake Travis Endorse
these LTISD Trustee Candidates…
Place #3: Jessica Howard
Place #4: John Severance
Place #5: Craig Cancienne

LTISD is ordering Library books!! Public Comments welcome!!
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-14 | TX
Parents and Taxpayers… Let your voice be heard before the next SB meeting!
Texas Senate Bill 13: Overview and Implementation
Senate Bill 13 (SB 13) is a piece of legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature (2025–2026) that imposes new requirements on school libraries, particularly concerning the acquisition and review of library materials. The bill focuses on increasing transparency and parental oversight in the selection of books and other resources available to students.
The law requires school districts to adopt policies for the acquisition and removal of library materials that align with state guidelines.
Senate Bill 13 Public School Requirements from the TEA
https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/school-boards/sb13-guidance.pdf

The Lake Travis ISD School Library Advisory Council (SLAC) was established by the Board of Trustees to ensure that school libraries provide strong collections that support student achievement, meet state standards, and reflect community expectations. Meeting at least twice each year, the SLAC works with librarians and district staff to develop a recommended list of library materials for procurement, including donated titles. The Board reviews these recommendations, considers any proposed changes, and makes the final decision to approve or reject the materials. At least 30 days before the Board’s vote, the proposed list is made publicly available for parents and community members to review. The SLAC also recommends procedures for handling challenges to library materials and reviews challenges according to law before making recommendations to the Board. This process helps ensure transparency, parent involvement, and a strong library program that strengthens student achievement while nurturing a lifelong appreciation, habit and love of reading.

Proposed Library Materials for Review & Community Feedback

Proposed Titles for Library Procurement List
October 15, 2025: Proposed Titles for Library Procurement
Feedback form for parents and taxpayers
Proposed Titles for Library Procurement Feedback Form

For questions or additional information regarding SLAC reviews or library material challenges, please contact Tasha Barker, watersbarkert@ltisdschools.org, 512-533-6036.

2025-26 SLAC Meetings

September 18, 2025 | Agenda | Meeting minutes | Recording
October 14, 2025 | Agenda | Meeting minutes | Recording
December 16, 2025 | Agenda | Meeting minutes | Recording
February 17, 2026 | Agenda | Meeting minutes | Recording
May 19, 2026 | Agenda | Meeting minutes | Recording

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
Lots going on at LTISD…
Deficits going up (6 Million) Enrollments going down
School Board Meetings are important. Find out where your tax dollars are going!
Show up in person or watch a replay the next day.
https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/900?meeting=723314
https://www.ltisdschools.org/leadership/board-of-trustees/board-meetings/board-meeting-videos

Election Day (SATURDAY MAY 2nd) LTISD School Board and Bee Cave City Council/Mayor
2026-05-02 07:00 - 19:00 | TX
LTISD SCHOOL BOARD- BEE CAVE CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR
VOTE KEELY CANO AND ROBERT AIRD
The only conservative choices for School Board!!
Place 6: Incumbent Robert Aird is running against Tiffany Bennett.
Place 7: Incumbent Keely Cano is running against Natalie Nugent.
Where to vote locally:
Lakeway Activity Center
Bee Cave City Hall
LTISD Educational Development Center (EDC)
Find your personal Ballot here…
https://tx.omniballot.us/sites/48453/default/app/home
All voting locations listed here…
https://votetravis.gov/wp-content/uploads/EARLY-VOTING-FLYER-FINAL.pdf
