We the People | Lake Travis

LTISD School Board Meeting
2023-06-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
Protect LT Kids Campaign
Join us as we work to remove hundreds of sexually explicit and trans affirming books from our Taxpayer funded Public Schools!
Find the landing page HERE. Please join us in educating the public and communicating with the Trustees. Email leadership@ltisdschools.org and/or come to the next Board meeting Wednesday, June 21st at 6pm.

LTISD 2023 Bond
LTISD will be bringing back Prop C in November 2023. In 2022, LTISD voters voted against Prop C for athletic facilities totaling $93,799,560. The long-range committee approved $143,593,994 this time. A $50 million dollar increase over the failed bond proposed last year.
Find more information HERE.

Movie Debut "The Sound Of Freedom"
2023-07-04 | Texas
Tickets on sale now! 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 begins in theaters on July 4th. Don’t miss this unique theatrical experience.

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 is based on the true story of a former US government agent, who quits his job to devote his life to rescuing children.

After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, he learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her.

https://www.angel.com/tickets/sound-of-freedom?utm_source=meta-ads-manager&utm_medium=shared&utm_campaign=none&utm_content=image_theatrical-poster&fbclid=IwAR0P9Ry7RSGh5QGTqAv7MOYSoY4di1Z5MPQJUwtDYKOR716g1b6fxEMtvPY&zip=78669&date=2023-07-04

City of Lakeway 4th of July Parade
2023-07-04 08:00 - 10:00 | Texas
Come walk with us TOMORROW!
We the People Lake Travis are participating in the annual Lakeway Parade as part of the Lakeway July 4th Celebration this Tuesday. Whether it’s your 48th parade or you’re new to the community, this event is a MUST ATTEND TRUE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN HERITAGE right here in our own backyard. Our float entry is designed with kid-friendly patriotic inflatables and we’ll be handing out pocket U.S. Constitutions along with American flags. Join us, walking TOGETHER IN NUMBERS escorting our float, and showing our community that conservative values are alive and well in Lakeway and that we love and are proud of these United States of America. Most importantly let’s show our neighbors that We the People are the Majority!
We’ll see you at the Live Oak Driving Range (Staging Area) by 8:00ish, parade starts at 8:30 AM. #AmericanPrideMonth
Find more information here… https://www.lakeway-tx.gov/718/July-4th-Celebration
SCHEDULE
• 6:30 a.m. Parade staging begins
• 7:00 a.m. Lakeway Drive becomes one-way traffic
• 7:45 a.m. Parade Judging begins
• 8:30 a.m. Parade begins
• 9:30 a.m. Hot dog Reception at the Lakeway
Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek
Parade Route: Lakeway Drive from the Live
Oak Driving Range to the Lakeway Activity
Center. Distance: 1.0 mile (approximately)

TTP Meeting "Self Evident Ministry"
2023-07-10 18:30 - 20:00 | VFW Post 4443 Meeting Hall, 7614 Thomas Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78736, United States

LTISD Monthly School Board Meeting
2023-07-19 18:00 - 20:00 | 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.

We the People hosts Rep. Ellen Troxclair
2023-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | River in the Hills Church, 1310 Ranch Road 620 S, Unit C10, Lakeway, Texas, 78734
We the People Lake Travis welcomes Ellen Troxclair to discuss the 87th legislative session followed by the special session and the bills she has filed. Q & A are welcomed after her talk.
What is the special session and why is it happening in Texas?
In the Legislature, a special session is when lawmakers convene outside the regular session usually to complete unfinished tasks for the year, or address special topics and emergencies. In Texas, special sessions are only to be called by the governor.
Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature, which started July 8 and is set to last up to 30 days, to address bills that died at the end of the regular legislative session like the election and bail bills. This comes after the regular 87th legislative session, which ended on May 31.

Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Event
2023-07-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery, 101 Co Rd 409, Spicewood, 78669
Bo Luna live at Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery | Saturday, July 29th from 2-5pm | FREE SHOW, ALL AGES!
Bo is a singer & songwriter based in Austin, TX. Check out the official music video for his latest single, “Heartbreak” – https://youtu.be/ooEuMMHKucE
Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery is located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country and offers 15 acres of views, bold spirits, good eats from our rotating food partners, yard games and more! Try our unique and award-winning lineup of seven different spirits ranging from a refreshing modern citrus Gin to our pack favorite sweet & spicy Hotscotch flavored whiskey. We also have mocktails and a playground for our younger pack members. There’s something for everyone at Iron Wolf!

Let Women Speak ATX
2023-08-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Texas
Location TBA, FREE EVENT!!!
WE WON’T BE CANCELED – REGISTER HERE: https://getgroupibackup.sitehome.co/letwomenspeakatxv2
“It’s also no shock that Eventbrite employees and related PACs give almost exclusively to Democrats and progressive causes.
In fact, last year 100% of Eventbrite employee donations to congressional candidates went to Democrats.”
https://nypost.com/…/eventbrite-canceled-our-let-women…/
Come show your support, and exercise your First Amendment right, for women speaking out about the harms of gender ideology,the erasure of women, the mutilation of healthy bodies,and the protection of our sex-based rights.
After Party for those that can make it!

The Counter-Culture Movement
2023-08-14 18:30 - 20:00 | VFW Post 4443 Meeting Hall, 7614 Thomas Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78736, United States
The Counter-Culture Movement: Protecting Our Children from Radical Progressive Indoctrination

One thing we can ALWAYS use more of is parental rights. This is also one thing that seems to be under attack at this critical moment in our country. Our speaker this month will be talking about parental rights in academics, as well as corporate liberal indoctrination. The latest attacks on our children by the radical progressive Left have ignited a national movement of mothers who are using their voices – and their votes – to ensure our faith and our values are protected. Randan Steinhauser will discuss the many ways that parents are getting involved in this movement and the importance of fighting back against the radical progressive indoctrination that is happening in America today.

Speaker: Randan Steinhauser
Monday, August 14th
7614 Thomas Springs Rd Austin, TX 78736
5:45pm – Prayer gathering (open to all), 6:30-8:00pm – meeting
No dues. No fees. No memberships. No RSVPs
About Randan Steinhauser:
A Christian conservative homeschooling mother of 4 with more than a decade of experience fighting to protect parental freedom and push back on big government policies. She has worked in more than 30 states on issue advocacy and political campaigns and has worked on Capitol Hill for South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint. Randan assists clients with media relations, coalition development, strategic communications, and government affairs.
Originally from South Carolina, Randan is a graduate of The University of South Carolina. She attended The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University and has her Master’s in Communication from Johns Hopkins University. She is the proud mother of four including a set of identical twins.

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/

Spicewood Overwatch Meeting
2023-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Briarcliff Community Center, 22801 Briarcliff Drive, Spicewood, TX, 78669
Spicewood Overwatch is a local group focused on emergency preparedness and a neighborhood watch group. They meet most Wednesdays at 6pm. At this week’s meeting, the speaker will brain trauma, dementia care and Alzheimer’s.
Briarcliff Community Center
22801 Briarcliff Drive Spicewood, Texas
We look forward to seeing you there!
Bring a friend!
Find more information here… https://spicewoodoverwatch.com/

Austin Republican Women (ARW) August Luncheon with Speakers
2023-08-17 11:15 - 13:00 | The Hills Country Club, 26 Club Estates Parkway, The Hills, Texas, 78738
Welcome back! We’d love to have a sea of red so are asking you to wear red, if possible.
Please note the venue…We are back at The Hills CC.
Join Us For Our
August Luncheon
TOPIC: HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Thursday, August 17, 2023
11:15 am -1:00 pm
(Check-in at 11:15, program begins at 11:45)
The Hills Country Club
26 Club Estates Parkway
Austin (Lakeway), TX 78738
Cost: $42
Speaker: Brooke Crowder, Founder & CEO, The Refuge
The Refuge is a long-term, residential, therapeutic community on 50 acres outside of Austin for girls ages 14 through 19 who have been recovered from sex traffickers. The Refuge Ranch provides trauma-informed, holistic on-site care for the girls. https://therefugedmst.org/the-refuge-ranch
The Refuge has asked for needed items to be donated. A list follows this announcement.
Speaker: Carmalene Churba, International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission(IJM) is the largest international anti-slavery organization in the world. It includes more than 920 lawyers, investigators, social workers, community activists and other professionals. We partner with local authorities in 29 field offices in 17 countries to combat trafficking and slavery, violence against women and children and police abuse of power. IJM’s mission is to protect people in poverty from violence by rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts. https://ijm.org
Speaker: Ellen Troxclair, Texas House Representative (TX219)
Ellen Troxclair is an American small business owner who was elected as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 19 in 2022 where she is a member of the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committees. She is a former member of the Austin City Council and was the youngest woman ever elected to the Austin City Council. She served on the Council from 2014 until 2018. Ellen is also the author of the book, Step Up! How to Advocate Like A Woman.
RSVP by Friday, August 11 https://austinrepublicanwomen.org/rsvp/

Citizens Response in Active Shooter Events (CRASE) Training
2023-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 | One Shot Distillery & Brewery, 31610 Ranch Rd 12, Dripping Springs, Texas, 78620
Great event and a really cool Venue if you haven’t been!

City of Lakeway Council Meeting
2023-08-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Lakeway City Hall, 1102 Lohmans Crossing Road, Lakeway, TX, 78734, United States
Louis Mastrangelo- “Please join your Lakeway City Council at 6:30 PM on 8/21/2023 at Lakeway City Hall when we discuss potential new or revised ordinances on xeriscaping and other water saving ideas. I requested a review of city ordinances to make xeriscaping and other potential water-saving measures easier for residents to implement.
I also asked the General Managers of the Lakeway MUD and WCID 17 to join us and give presentations on current restrictions, future outlook, and conservation ideas. Learn and share your concerns about water usage”

Central Texas Water Collation Hosts their "Annual Water Townhall"
2023-08-24 18:30 - 20:30 | The Oasis, 6550 Comanche Trail, AUSTIN, TX, 78732, United States

Fire Prevention Meeting
2023-08-24 19:00 - 20:00 | One Shot Distillery & Brewery, 31610 Ranch Rd 12, Dripping Springs, Texas, 78620
Good info… And Great Venue, if you haven’t been!

We the People will host Laura Bartlett and Greta Crawford with OurPatientRights.com
2023-08-29 18:00 - 20:00 | River in the Hills Church, 1310 Ranch Road 620 S, Unit C10, Lakeway, Texas, 78734
To ensure all attendees are as “bullet proof’ in hospitals as possible Patient Caregiver and Consent forms will be provided and you will leave with documents in hand, completed, signed, and notarized.

Laura Bartlett and Greta Crawford have been fierce patient advocates in their own right since the Covid Pandemic, but when they came together, they found a strategy for patients to advocate for themselves and protect themselves before they ever go into a hospital. Covid revealed the hidden truth about how hospital doctors do not respect or honor patients’ decisions which lead to over a million deaths in America alone. Bartlett and Crawford founded OurPatientRights.com and have been sharing this information for free and have even had the documents translated to Spanish to expand the reach of saving lives. The strategy and documents are so revolutionary that leaders like Dr. Joseph Mercola and G. Edward Griffin say this information needs to be shared with everyone everywhere.

In addition, Jenna Burns, who is a Lakeway resident will update us on her litigation against the hospitals and makers of Remdesivir in the wrongful death of her husband during Covid.

Spicewood Overwatch Meeting
2023-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Grace Outreach Family Church, 20808 Highway 71, Spicewood, Texas, 78669
Spicewood Overwatch is a local group focused on emergency preparedness and a neighborhood watch group. They will host Lee Jackson who is a West Point graduate and a former Infantry Officer of the US Army. Lee is also a Wall Street Journal best-selling author with several historically accurate fiction series to his credit. He is graciously taking time off from his writing to help us understand an incredibly important book written by General Michael Flynn, The Citizen’s Guide to Fifth Generation Warfare. This book explains humanity’s fight against globalism.
If you haven’t had a chance to read this book, you will definitely want to read it after this session. You will not want to miss this important book report and great discussion! We look forward to seeing you there! Find more information https://spicewoodoverwatch.com/ As always, all are welcome and bring a friend!

True Texas Project- Hill Country: The Real Immigration Crisis
2023-09-11 18:30 - 20:00 | VFW Post 4443 Meeting Hall, 7614 Thomas Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78736, United States
This month at TTP – Hill Country, we are honored to be hosting Todd Bensman, an immigration and counter-terrorism expert. He is a reporter, an expert witness, an author, and an overall wealth of knowledge on the effects that immigration have on our nation, as well as the threat of jihadist infiltration via our southern border. Come and learn from someone with real experience and first-hand knowledge. Bring a pen, some paper, and a friend who needs to know more on this subject as well!
About Todd Bensman:
Todd Bensman is the author of America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration (Posthill Press/Bombardier Books, February 23, 2021). He currently serves as the Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington, D.C. policy institute for which he writes, speaks, and grants media interviews about the nexus between immigration and national security. He frequently reports from the southern border, in Mexico and in Latin America. He has testified before Congress as an expert witness and regularly appears on radio and television outlets to discuss illegal immigration and border security matters. Separately, he has written about homeland security and terrorism subjects for Homeland Security Today, Townhall, The Federalist, the Investigative Project on Terrorism, SpyTalk, The Daily Wire, The National Pulse, The National Interest, and other publications. He serves as a Writing Fellow for the Middle East Forum and also teaches terrorism, intelligence analysis, and journalism as a university adjunct lecturer. (Sign up for his newsletter to receive alerts when new columns and reports publish.)
For nearly a decade prior to joining CIS in August 2018, Bensman led counterterrorism intelligence for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division and its multi-agency fusion center. Before his homeland security service, Bensman was a journalist for 23 years, covering national security after 9/11 as a staff writer for major newspapers.
Purchase Todd’s book at the link below, and bring your copy to have it signed!
https://www.toddbensman.com/overrun-book/
Speaker: Todd Bensman
How To Video Series – September: How To Start and Utilize a PAC
Monday, September 11th
7614 Thomas Springs Rd Austin, TX 78736
5:45pm – Prayer gathering (open to all), 6:30-8:00pm – meeting
No dues. No fees. No memberships. No RSVPs

Happy Constitution Day!
2023-09-17 | VENUE: AMERICA
Why is Constitution Day important to teach? Constitution Day, on September 17 is an opportunity to engage children in the Constitution’s continued relevance. Use this day to teach children about the Constitution’s history, the rights we have, how those rights are protected, and how understanding their rights can help them make their voices heard.
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day), is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Article. I.

Section. 1.

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Section. 2.

The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Section. 3.

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

Section. 4.

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.

Section. 5.

Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.

Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Section. 6.

The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.

Section. 7.

All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.

Section. 8.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;–And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section. 9.

The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.

No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.

No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Section. 10.

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it’s inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

Article. II.

Section. 1.

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.

The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.

The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:–“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Section. 2.

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section. 3.

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

Section. 4.

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Article III.

Section. 1.

The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

Section. 2.

The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;–to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;–to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;–to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;–to Controversies between two or more States;– between a State and Citizens of another State,–between Citizens of different States,–between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.

Section. 3.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

Article. IV.

Section. 1.

Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.

Section. 2.

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.

No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.

Section. 3.

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

Section. 4.

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.

Article. V.

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Article. VI.

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

Article. VII.

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

The Word, “the,” being interlined between the seventh and eighth Lines of the first Page, the Word “Thirty” being partly written on an Erazure in the fifteenth Line of the first Page, The Words “is tried” being interlined between the thirty second and thirty third Lines of the first Page and the Word “the” being interlined between the forty third and forty fourth Lines of the second Page.

Attest William Jackson Secretary

Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names,
G°. Washington
Presidt and deputy from Virginia

Patriot Academy Constitution Day Event
2023-09-17 18:00 - 20:00 | The Arch Bay Resort, 312 Schmidtzinsky Rd, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624, United States
Mark your calendars to join us as we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th!
236 years ago the greatest civil government the world has known was established in the United States Constitution.
We would like to personally invite you to our 3rd annual Constitution Day celebration!
The evening will be hosted by Patriot Academy President and Founder, Rick Green. He will be joined by Comedian Brad Stine and Actor and Film maker Kirk Cameron.
You don’t want to miss this evening of fun and fellowship. The event takes place Sept 17th at the Arch Ray Resort in Fredericksburg, TX.
Bring your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the show for only $10, or come early and join a select, intimate group by purchasing a VIP ticket for $500 and enjoy dinner with with Rick and Kara Green, Kirk Cameron, and Brad Stine. Seats are limited!
Secure your ticket today to enjoy Comedy, Constitution, and Revival.
https://patriotacademy.tofinoauctions.com/september17event/register/ticket_sales

Spicewood Overwatch weekly meeting
2023-09-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Grace Outreach Family Church, 20808 Highway 71, Spicewood, Texas, 78669
Get To Know Your Neighbors (Team Building)
September 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
In our community, our strongest resiliency asset is you our Spicewood overwatch family members! This week we have a facilitated session planned out specifically for you to get to know more about each other.
Come ready to meet the audience, we will be playing a few
“get to know you” games, as we build our relationships here within this extended family. It’s about time you know more about who is sitting in the row next to you. I’m sure you’ll learn something great and unexpected from this meeting!

LTISD School Board Meeting
2023-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | LTISD Educational Development Center, 607 RR 620 N., Austin, TX, 78734, United States
https://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib/TX01800016/Centricity/Domain/40/Agenda%20September%2020%202023.pdf
https://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib/TX01800016/Centricity/Domain/40/Boardbook%20September%2020%202023.pdf
Protect LT Kids Campaign
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 reshelved 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 week’s Board meeting.

We will continue to expose the filth in our libraries. Books like these are still available to 11 year old’s… We need parents to stand up for innocent Children.
http://booklooks.org/data/files/Book%20Looks%20Reports/G/Grown.pdf

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in Austin September 23rd
2023-09-23 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, 2309 Euclid Ave., AUSTIN, TX, 78704, United States
https://www.austindiocese.org/red-mass
Associate Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, of the U.S Supreme Court will be an amazing speaker.

Spicewood Overwatch Meeting
2023-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Grace Outreach Family Church, 20808 Highway 71, Spicewood, Texas, 78669
Spicewood Overwatch is a local group focused on emergency preparedness and a neighborhood watch group. This week a mom explains how she cured her son’s autism.
As always, all are welcome and bring a friend!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Find more information https://spicewoodoverwatch.com/

LTISD Bond Presentation at High 5
2023-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 | HIGH FIVE ARCADE, 1502 Ranch Rd 620, Lakeway, TX, 78734
Sign up here.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094BABAC22AAF85-44337712-ltisd#/
LTISD 2023 Bond
Please start talking to your neighbors about our November election. Voter turnout will be very low. There will be no candidate races on the ballot. We must turnout and tell the District AGAIN to bring us a more fiscally responsible bond proposal.

LTISD Voters:
63% of Voters turned away the $93M Proposition C in the November 2022 election. The new Bond is $143M!!!

58% of eligible registered voters voted on the Propositions. We will need voters to turn out for the re-vote. At the December 2022 Board Meeting, the Board said they needed to “continue the education process” of voters. “They don’t understand…” “I’m pretty confident that 99% of the people that voted didn’t understand…” (Side bar: they had the same general reaction to the Lakeway City Council when they voted down the proposal to build the Sweetwater elementary in Lakeway – topic for a different day, but noted here as a potential habit.)
So the question to the voters for this vote: Were you ignorant when you turned away the $93,799,563 Proposition C which contained the $900K Baseball Concession Stand, $16M Cavalier Stadium Renovations, $1.4M LTHS Athletic Facilities Restroom Renovations, $1.2M Outdoor Golf Amenities, etc., etc.?
They think “we didn’t understand.”
Because THIS bond has $88.7M in EXACT same line items in it (description and $ allocation match 1 for 1).
Another $5.1M are same line items but the cost estimates are either included in the next additive category OR the estimates have gone up (e.g., Baseball Concession $900K in 2022 vs. Baseball Concession Stand and Restrooms and Press Box $1.034M in 2023).
And then $1.2M for Bee Cave Middle School turf, $46.3M more for HS#2 AND Bond Closing costs of ½ Million which they previously collected as part of Prop A in 2022.
Bond Summary: Proposition C $93.8M, plus an additional $1.78M on these items, Bee Cave Middle School turf $1.2M, more HS#2 add-ons of $46.3M and another $500K in Bond Closing Costs.
That’s the upcoming bond proposition. So what say you: Were you uninformed on Prop C and ready to give them a 53% increase in bond money and more tax liability? Or do you just say No and tell them they are the ones needing the education?
It’s OK to Vote No. We deserve a better bond and better fiscal management.

Vote4Hays hosts Robert West and Lara Logan
2023-09-28 16:00 - 20:00 | Old Glory Ranch, 3633 River Road, Wimberly, TX, 78676, United States
Click here for more information and to RSVP https://www.hcpwt.com/

TEACH Kids to read WEEK
2023-10-01 - 2023-10-07 | Texas
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?

Lakeway Police Foundation hosts its 14th Annual Back the Blue Gala
2023-10-07 18:00 - 22:00 | Sonesta Hotel, 12525 Bee Cave Parkway Bee Cave, TX 78737, Bee Cave, Texas, 78738
https://www.lakewaypolicefoundation.org/

Spicewood Overwatch Hosts Curtis Bowers
2023-10-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Grace Outreach Family Church, 20808 Highway 71, Spicewood, Texas, 78669
