January 2023

Voter Suppression In Pflugerville

Unelected Travis County ESD 2 denies valid petition with 7,000 signatures.

A citizen group, exercising their democratic right to petition their government, is attempting to transfer sales tax to the City of Pflugerville to help fund ambulance services now provided by the City after ESD quit ambulance services in January 2022.

Why did the unelected Travis County ESD2 commissioners reject a petition calling for an election with 7,000 signatures?

In 2021, when Travis County wanted to double tax us? This is what they thought of voting.

Now, when the unelected Travis County ESD 2 doesn’t like what the petition says, they suppress the vote.

Why did Travis County ESD 2 deny the rights of over 7,000 voters?

They only want people to vote if it’s to increase taxes.

What happened to letting the people decide?

Travis County ESD2 Denies Petitioners Right To Vote

Travis County ESD2 commissioners’ decision to deny the community the right to vote was not totally unexpected. We anticipated that the commissioners would try to find any reason to deny the district the right to vote, but no specific reason was given.

What can we expect from a board that has threatened our public safety in the past by using scare tactics to discontinue ambulance services unless the city pays millions of dollars. This decision by Travis County ESD2 is consistent with their history of using aggressive tactics to get what they want. We are disappointed by the ESD2 actions and will explore all legal remedies.