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Email: president@lwvcomal.org
LWV of the Comal Area
PO Box 311324
New Braunfels, TX 78131
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Date: 12/16/2021
Subject: December VOTER
From: LWV Comal Area



DECEMBER 2021 VOTER

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
 
PRESIDENT
Jerrie Champlin
 
VP-ORGANIZATION
Connie Born
 
VP-PROGRAM
Daphne Spatizar
 
VP-VOTERS SERVICE
Laraine Henchal
 
SECRETARY
Ada Conlan
 
TREASURER
Roxanna Deane
 
DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP
Gloria Suarez Sasser
 
DIRECTOR, PUBLICITY
Montana Rindahl
 
DIRECTOR, YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
Vacant
 
CHAIR, NOMINATING 
COMITTEE
Robin Engel
 
                Calendar
 
WHAT: Voter registration and Get-Out-The-Vote
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: New Braunfels Farmers Market
VDRS needed
 
WHAT: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Rally & March
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 17 
WHERE: New Braunfels
Hosted by New Braunfels MLK Association, Inc.
VDRS needed
 
WHAT: The Business of Journalism- What Consumers Should Know 
WHEN: Wednesday, February 16, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Zoom and Facebook Live

 

 
 
 
 
Most people join the League
   because they are asked.
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 From The President
  
The candidates have filed,  precincts are redrawn and League volunteers are beginning work on VOTE411 and Get-Out-The-Vote activities for the March 1, 2022, Primary Elections.  We're looking forward to a busy mid-terms year with lots of volunteer opportunities.  Contact me or any Board member to join in the fun.  Contact Us
 
A special opportunity is scheduled April 8-10, the LWV State Convention in Austin!  At convention, you can connect and network with Leaguers from around the state, attend informative workshops; and if you serve as a delegate, vote on the Texas League's leadership, the state budget and program (position) updates.  Contact me at 830-643-4657 (text or call) if you are interested in serving as a Comal Area delegate.
 
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for health and happiness in the New Year!
 
Jerrie Champlin
by Roxanna Deane
 

You probably have not moved but beginning with the primary election on March 1, 2022, you may be voting in different races than you have before.  Comal and Guadalupe Commissioner Courts have approved precinct boundary changes. There were two reasons for the changes.  The first was to ensure that precincts within a county had approximately the same population.  The second was to ensure that the new U. S. Congressional and Texas Legislative boundaries approved by the Texas Legislature did not divide precincts.  There are numerous lawsuits stating that these maps violate the US Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.  LWV Texas has joined one of these cases.  

 

Major changes are described below.  The Texas Tribune has provided a tool to determine what Congressional and Texas Districts your address is in.  The Texas Legislative Council has maps of Districts prior to and after redistricting.

 

Comal County

Comal County is split between U. S. Congressional Districts 21 and 35 and boundaries changed for each District.  

A. Split Election Precinct 202 along boundary of Congressional Districts 21 and 35. Northern

portion is incorporated into Election Precinct 205, located in U.S. Congressional District 21 /

southern portion remains Election Precinct 202, located in U.S. Congressional District 35;

B. Election Precinct 301 maintains current boundaries, located in U.S. Congressional District 21;

C. Split Election Precinct 302 along boundary of Congressional Districts 21 and 35. Northern

portion becomes new Election Precinct 308, located in U.S. Congressional District 21 / southern

portion remains Election Precinct 302, located in U.S. Congressional District 35; and

D. Split Election Precinct 304 along boundary of Congressional Districts 21 and 35. Western

portion becomes new Election Precinct 307, located in U.S. Congressional District No. 21 / eastern

portion remains Election Precinct 304, located in U.S. Congressional District No. 35.

Though boundaries changed Comal remains in Texas Senate District 35 and Texas House District 73.  However, it is now in State Board of Education District 10.

 

Guadalupe County

Guadalupe County is now split between Congressional District 15 and 28.  The County is also split into three Texas Senate Districts: District 19, 21, and 25.  The County remains in Texas House District 44 and State Board of Education District 5.

The precinct changes approved by the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court are available here although this does not include information about which precinct boundaries were changed to accommodate the new maps drawn by the Texas legislature.  As noted above you can view the Congressional and Texas Legislature maps here.


 
 
 
Thank you 
 to our Giving Tuesday donors!
 
LWV-Comal Area raised $1305!
 
There's still time to make a
2021 tax deductible donation
to empower voters and defend democracy
here in Comal and Guadalupe Counties.  
Just click on the Donate button at lwvcomal.org.

Preservation of Honey Creek Hits a Snag

 

Updates from Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) members and the San Antonio Report are that the much-celebrated plan to preserve the pristine waters of Honey Creek  by allowing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Nature Conservancy of Texas to purchase the Honey Creek Ranch property is in peril.  


It appears that Texas Water Supply Company has not yet agreed to void a contract to supply Honey Creek Ranch with water.  Silesia, the company that planned to build 1,640 homes on 560 acres just upstream of the Honey Creek State Natural Area, stated previously that if they were not able to void the water contract, they would be forced to build out the Honey Creek Ranch development as previously planned. 


GEAA Executive Director Annalisa Peace commented, “we do not know details of negotiations between these parties but, we sincerely hope that an agreement can be reached that will allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Nature Conservancy of Texas to purchase the property. It is our heartfelt hope that 2022 will bring news of a solution that we can all celebrate. “  


For more information, go to the GEAA’s Facebook page about Honey Creek @savehoneycreek, aquiferalliance.org or sanantonioreport.org.

The LWV Texas State Convention is a chance to connect and exchange ideas with other League members from around our state. This year, the event will be in Austin giving Comal Area members a choice to drive each day or to stay overnight.  More information is at State Convention.