League of Women Voters Austin Area

Austin Pet Mayor voting starts here. 🐾

Join us June 13th from 11AM–1PM at the Pflugerville Community Center for the first Paws to the Polls event.

📍 15822 Foothill Farms Loop

Cast your vote for Franklin or Gus, practice using a real voting machine before the Midterms, and enjoy a fun, hands-on community event designed to make voting feel easy and accessible.

Free swag, candidate debates, and your chance to help choose Austin’s next Pet Mayor.

I’m Gus.

While others chase chaos, I believe leadership means staying steady.

Austin is growing fast. Our parks are crowded. Our sidewalks are messier. Our communities are changing. And when a city grows, freedom without structure stops feeling like freedom, it starts feeling like disorder.

I’m running for Austin Pet Mayor because I believe rules matter.

I believe clean streets matter, safe neighborhoods matter, and clear expectations matter. A well-run city doesn’t happen by accident.

My opponent promises fewer rules, more freedom, and endless optimism. But optimism without accountability isn’t leadership.

Austin deserves better than vague promises and unleashed disorder.

This campaign is about responsibility. Standards. And in protecting shared spaces.

If you want calm over chaos, structure over scatter, and leadership that takes responsibility seriously, I’m asking for your vote.

Vote Gus.
For clean streets, clear rules, and calm leadership.

Order matters. 🐾

Do you stay informed on what's happening at the Texas Legislature, Travis County Commissioners Court, or Austin City Council?

Have experience with advocacy, public testimony, or community engagement?

Are you passionate about voter education and getting others involved in civic life?

LWV Austin is seeking a Vice President of Advocacy & Education to serve on our Board of Directors and Executive Committee, lead our Advocacy, Education, and Community Engagement directors, and help develop a vision for how our voter education and advocacy teams support League priorities at the local, state, and national levels.

If you're ready to help shape our advocacy and education work while empowering voters across Central Texas, we'd love to hear from you.

To learn more or apply, contact Gretchen Otto, Nominating Committee Chair, at [email protected].

I’m Franklin. Yes, that Franklin.

The one you’ve seen at the park. The one who believes Austin should feel a little bigger, a little friendlier, and a lot more fun.

I’m running for Austin Pet Mayor because somewhere along the way, this city forgot something important, parks are for playing, sidewalks are for sharing, and communities work best when we trust each other.

My opponent says more rules are the answer. He believes in more restrictions and more control.

But I believe Austin thrives when we lead with openness, not overregulation.

I believe in more parks, fewer barriers.
More wagging tails and fewer unnecessary fines. And more importantly, more freedom to sniff.

To me, joy is public policy.

I trust Austin to choose possibility.
So this summer, I’m asking for your vote.

Vote Franklin.

Let dogs be dogs. And unleash Austin. 🐾

A healthy democracy means everyone can live freely, safely, and with their full rights intact. That includes our LGBTQIA+ community, always.

Right now, those rights are being challenged in real ways. And when any group’s rights are chipped away, it impacts all of us. Democracy only works when it works for everyone.

This Pride Month, we’re celebrating loudly and standing firmly:
✨ We believe in equal rights under the law
✨ We believe in protecting our communities
✨ We believe trans rights are human rights

There is no true democracy without freedom, dignity, and access for all.

Keep building a future where everyone belongs. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Austin, it’s officially on. 🐾

This summer, Franklin the Dog and Gus the Cat are facing off for Austin Pet Mayor in the ultimate mock election showdown.

Join us at Paws to the Polls to cast your vote, practice using a real voting machine before the Midterms, and experience democracy in a fun, low-pressure way.

Free swag, candidate debates, community events, and one very important question:

Are you voting dogs… or cats?

It's Memorial Day and a moment to honor the past by showing up for the future.

Tomorrow is Election Day for the Runoff Primary Election, and your vote has a direct impact on your community.

Not sure what’s on your ballot?
Check vote411.org for a personalized guide.

Come say hi to us at the neighborhood festival, Connect and Give! Connect and Give will be Sunday, May 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Hill Elementary School Playground, 8601 Tallwood Dr.

Discover non-profits making a difference and learn how to get involved. And support the Neighborhood Helpers Free Food Pantry. Anyone who can bring items for our Neighborhood Helpers Free Food Pantry. Located in the Northwest Hills Neighborhood, this local food pantry asks donations of canned goods like soup, corn, black beans, chicken, tuna, Spam, Vienna sausages, refried beans, and potatoes -- along with snacks, toilet paper, laundry care items and grocery store gift cards.

There will be children's activities as well as a KONA Snow Cone Truck.