New Voices day at the state Capitol - posted 3/13/25

Join us at the Capitol in Austin on Monday, March 17, to fight for a New Voices bill in Texas!

We expect a New Voices bill to be filed by the end of the week and now it’s time for us to demand that lawmakers pass it this year. Please fill out this Google Form as soon as possible so we know how many to expect so we can purchase donuts and lunch for our participants.

We are scheduling appointments to allow supporters to speak directly with lawmakers and their staffers, especially those on the Texas Public Education Committee. And now we’d like to share the details of when to be there, where to park and what to expect when you get to the Capitol.

We recommend getting into downtown Austin by 8:30 a.m. at the latest because of traffic and limited parking at the Capitol’s parking garage. We highly suggest that you park at the Capitol’s official Visitors Parking garage between San Jacinto Blvd. and Trinity St. It’s much cheaper than other garages and lots nearby. However, if that garage is full, here’s a website that you can use to look up other lots and garages nearby.

We ask that participants find us by 9 a.m. at our meetup spot in front of the African American Monument near the southern edge of the Capitol complex. See our website for more details about the plan for the day's schedule. After meetings with various lawmakers, we plan to finish our meetings by 2 p.m. and end the day with a debriefing by 3 p.m.

I will be there for the morning activities and will stay till lunch, and then I have to go. I would love to see some of you there if you are in town. Just show up and meet me at 9 am at the African American Monument. We will have flyers and handouts to share with you so you know what to do and I am happy to walk with anyone from Bowie to meet with legislators.