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?