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LPBexar Social: Local Candidates and Business Meeting

The cooler weather is here! Come join us as we relax on the patio with some of our local candidates ahead of the November election.  We’ll also hold a short Business Meeting with the following agenda item, “Meet Austen Hoogen and vote on his nomination to to fill a vacancy in LPTexas’s State Libertarian Executive Committee for District 26.” 

Chuy’s, 15639 Interstate 10, San Antonio, TX, 78249

Tue, Oct 18, 2022 7:00 PM

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Press Release: Texas Supreme Court Once Again Denies GOP Attempts to Remove Libertarians from Ballot

San Antonio, TX, August, 26th – After failing to remove Libertarians from the 2020 ballot, the Texas Supreme Court delivered more bad news for the Texas GOP, who once again attempted to limit voter choice and obstruct elections in 2022.

On August 8th, Republican candidates filed a Writ of Mandamus with the Texas Supreme Court to remove 23 Libertarian candidates who would appear on ballots this Fall, claiming they did not meet eligibility requirements.  

The eligibility requirements in question are based on HB 2504, which was passed in 2019, requiring candidates nominated in convention (Libertarians and Greens) to pay filing fees.  While this law may not seem offensive on its face, it becomes quite insidious once understood that these filing fees go to offset the costs of the Primary Parties only. 

This law forces Libertarians and Greens to effectively subsidize Republicans and Democrats, while at the same time representing a financial barrier to possible political challengers.

Stephanie Berlin, Libertarian for Texas House District 122 and plaintiff in the ongoing legal battle, is one Candidate that many Bexar County Voters would have lost as a choice on their ballot. 

Stephanie notes, “This is a win for voters everywhere to ensure all politicians have to work to earn your vote.   Without competition, egregious monopolies form to the extreme detriment of the public.   Hopefully, both the Republicans and the Democrats will learn to embrace both diversity of thought and competition”.

LPTexas continues to fight the underlying unconstitutional filing fee law in Federal Court (Bilyeu v. Scott).  The Federal case is ongoing and we need your help to fund its litigation. See https://lptexas.org/2022/07/07/legal-fund-drive/ for more information.  

“The Supreme Court got it right again. Voters will now have more opportunities to vote for small-government Libertarians instead of big-government Republicans.”

Arthur DiBianca, State Senate, District 21 Candidate

“The court made the correct decision. This was nothing more than a blatant attempt to remove the only consistently pro-freedom party from the ballot. Voters are tired of milquetoast defenders of freedom and liberty. The Libertarian Party is proud to offer this choice to voters in November.” 

Edgar Coyle, Bexar County Judge Candidate

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About Us

The Libertarian Party of Bexar County is an Affiliate for the 3rd largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. LPBexar seeks to elect Libertarians and influence legislation that focuses on individual rights, self ownership, and limited government.

For more information on this matter, contact JR Haseloff at 904-962-9922 or email at JR@LPBexar.org

VIDEO: Texas Republicans Are Fighting to Keep Libertarians Off The Ballot

LIST: 23 Libertarian Candidates Threatened with Removall

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2022 LPBexar Conventions

Convention season is soon upon us. Save the following dates. You view the list of people seeking nomination in LPBexar.

Precinct Convention (Event Link)
Tuesday, 8 March 2022 @ 7pm
IHG Hotel, 91 NE Interstate 410 Loop, San Antonio, TX 78216 (map)

County Convention (Event Link)
Saturday, 12 March 2022 @ 10am
IHG Hotel, 91 NE Interstate 410 Loop, San Antonio, TX 78216 (map)

District Conventions
Saturday, 19 March 2022 at 12pm
State Senate, SD 21 and US Representative, CD 35
Brookhollow Branch Library
530 Heimer Rd
San Antonio, TX 78232

State Convention (Event Link)
8-10 April 2022
Westin Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas

Tickets on sale NOW!

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Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, July 20th, 7pm
7000 E Loop 1604 N, San Antonio, TX 78266 (map)

We are having our monthly social meeting at Jim’s restaurant. You can come by and bring a friend to meet members of the party in the San Antonio area. Come by if you have questions and want to learn more. Some people arrive earlier to order food and chat as well.

This is a great way to come and learn more and meet like minded people in the area. If you cannot make it and still would like to be involved feel free to reach out. You can contact the officers at officers@lpbexar.org. You can also sign up for our newsletter (link above) to stay up to date on LPBexar events and information.

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HB1535 – Texas Therapeutic Use Update

Today HB1535 was referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee!

HB1535 would expand the Texas Therapeutic Use Program (TCUP) to people suffering from chronic pain and PTSD and would raise the THC cap from 0.5% (hemp is therapeutically indistinguishable at 0.3%) to a still-low but potentially therapeutic 5%. This would FINALLY make TCUP a genuine medical cannabis access program! Text of the engrossed bill below for reference: capitol.texas.gov/…/billtext/pdf/HB01535E.pdf

CALL TO ACTION
The following members of the Senate State Affairs Committee want to hear from you on HB1535. Please email or call the following Senators:
Sen. Bryan Hughes
Sen. Brian Birdwell
Sen. Donna Campbell
Sen. Bob Hall
Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr.
Sen. Jane Nelson
Sen. Beverly Powell
Sen. Charles Schwertner
Sen. Judith Zaffarini

Here is all of their contact information: capitol.texas.gov/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=S As always, be respectful and brief when calling or writing our elected officials but make sure they know we support HB1535 and are encouraging them to pass this bill favorably out of committee.

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