The Libertarian Party of Travis County (LP Travis) is the Austin-area affiliate of the Libertarian Party of Texas. Monthly meetings, local candidates, and activism for a freer Travis County.https://lptravis.org/en-ushttps://lptravis.org/news/2026-02-24-libertarian-party-of-travis-county-2026-precinct-and-county-convention-announcement/https://lptravis.org/news/2026-02-24-libertarian-party-of-travis-county-2026-precinct-and-county-convention-announcement/The Libertarian Party is a convention party in Texas and does not hold a primary election. Instead, we hold a county convention to elect officers and nominate candidates for public office. This is an...Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2024-06-23-meet-the-travis-county-candidates-of-2024/https://lptravis.org/news/2024-06-23-meet-the-travis-county-candidates-of-2024/US Senate: Ted Brown Ted joined the Libertarian Party in 1979 and has been active his entire adult life. He has served as Chairman of the Libertarian Party of California and as a member of the...Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2024-03-04-conventions-2024/https://lptravis.org/news/2024-03-04-conventions-2024/While Democrats and Republicans vote in those parties’ primaries on March 5 for an array of statist candidates, Libertarians will instead nominate our candidates in a series of upcoming conventions....Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2024-01-19-reeling-in-government-overreach-how-a-fishing-company-might-overturn-40-years-of-bad-precedent/https://lptravis.org/news/2024-01-19-reeling-in-government-overreach-how-a-fishing-company-might-overturn-40-years-of-bad-precedent/In what could be a landmark decision, the SCOTUS may well be on the verge of overturning 40 years of misplaced deference to the executive branch. On Wednesday Jan 17th 2024 they heard 3.5 hours of...Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-12-05-hawk-dunlap-for-rr-commissioner-and-other-candidates/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-12-05-hawk-dunlap-for-rr-commissioner-and-other-candidates/6 th generation Texan & 4 th generation in oil and gas, Hawk is prepared for the part. Hawk Dunlap is a Stephen F Austin State University graduate with over 32 years experience in global oil & gas...Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-12-05-libertarian-candidates-needed-for-2024-election/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-12-05-libertarian-candidates-needed-for-2024-election/The filing deadline for the 2024 election is rapidly approaching: December 11, 2023. Libertarians have been announcing their candidacies for federal, state, and local offices. However, we have had...Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-11-27-holiday-party-with-chase-oliver/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-11-27-holiday-party-with-chase-oliver/It’s that wonderful & wondrous time of the year to get cozy with our compadres and welcome new folks into the fold. So come celebrate the holidays with us at one of Austin’s most iconic places, meet...Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-11-05-braver-angels-karl-schmalz/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-11-05-braver-angels-karl-schmalz/A few months ago we were fortunate to feature guest speaker Joanne Richards of Rank Choice Voting for Texas, not only for her informative words of wisdom but now for her connecting us to Braver...Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-10-01-jeramy-kitchen-mike-ter-maat/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-10-01-jeramy-kitchen-mike-ter-maat/Not one, but 2 great guests will grace our stage at this month's happy hour meeting! It may not be common knowledge, but Texas voters will go to the polls soon to cast ballots on 14 proposed Texas...Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-10-01-november-ballot-positions/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-10-01-november-ballot-positions/Texas voters will go to the polls (or at least, about 15% of them based on historical data) on November 7 to cast ballots on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Early voting is from...Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-09-02-scott-horton-on-9-11/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-09-02-scott-horton-on-9-11/Intervention and Blowback in Russia & China and the Middle East The September meeting of the Libertarian Party of Travis County is coming up on Monday, September 11, 22 years after the attacks on the...Sat, 02 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-08-03-rcv-joanne-richards/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-08-03-rcv-joanne-richards/Retired UT Austin Professor Joanne Richards is Vice Chair of Ranked Choice Voting for Texas, as well as the founder of Common Ground for Texans, and will bring that experience and her education in...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-07-05-jeff-charles-and-doni-anthony/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-07-05-jeff-charles-and-doni-anthony/This month’s meeting features a couple of country-trotting activists who’ve been making a big splash and a big difference in the liberty world: Jeff Charles & Doni Anthony “Fierce Defender of...Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-06-06-usva-travis-pinkerton/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-06-06-usva-travis-pinkerton/This month’s guest speaker is an entrepreneur and tireless freedom advocate who has taken the FDA to court, and more. Travis Pinkerton serves as the President of the United States Vaping Association...Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-04-29-may-2023-max-borders/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-04-29-may-2023-max-borders/May’s meeting will feature special guest speaker Max Borders, plus legislative updates possibly from LPTexas Legislative Coordinator Kevin Hale and/or activist & cannabis advocate Elizabeth Miller....Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-04-24-prop-a-aye-boo-for-prop-b/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-04-24-prop-a-aye-boo-for-prop-b/The Libertarian Party of Travis County is endorsing a Yes vote for Prop A, and also a No vote on Prop B here on the May 2023 ballot. It's a sordid story full of misdirection. Prop B is almost an...Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2023-02-14-outgoing-austin-city-manager-threatens-to-preemptively-nullify-police-oversight/https://lptravis.org/news/2023-02-14-outgoing-austin-city-manager-threatens-to-preemptively-nullify-police-oversight/At 9am this Wednesday, February 15, the Austin City Council will hold a special session beginning with an agenda item to approve "a resolution concerning bargaining for a meet and confer labor...Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-11-15-2022-elections-wrap-up-great-job-candidates/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-11-15-2022-elections-wrap-up-great-job-candidates/Thanks to everyone who attended the monthly meeting (11/14) for our final campaign reports and congratulations. And thanks to our special guest speaker Jim Elwood for giving us a rundown of the...Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-06-29-july-2022-institute-for-justice/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-06-29-july-2022-institute-for-justice/LPTravis is pleased to announce that Arif Panju, Managing Attorney for Institute for Justice’s Texas office, will speak at our July 11th meeting. Institute for Justice (IJ) is a nonprofit, public...Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-05-09-may-2022-jeramy-kitchen/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-05-09-may-2022-jeramy-kitchen/This month we welcome guest speaker Jeramy Kitchen, Executive Director of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, an independent educational non-profit organization seeking to illuminate the actions of...Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-03-12-2022-county-convention-followup/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-03-12-2022-county-convention-followup/Eric Guerra & Ted Brown Travis County Libertarians held our County Convention on Saturday the 12th at Pioneer Farms in Austin. Eric Guerra retired as Chair of the Libertarian Party of Travis County...Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-02-24-conventions-2022/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-02-24-conventions-2022/The Libertarian Party of Travis County will be holding three upcoming conventions to nominate candidates for the 2022 general election, as well as electing party officers and state convention...Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-02-12-february-2022-liberty-lovers-day/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-02-12-february-2022-liberty-lovers-day/February’s Monthly Happy Hour Meeting will be filled with news about the upcoming Precinct & County Conventions, along with Candidate & Communications updates. Precinct Convention Tuesday evening,...Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2022-01-09-january-2022-happy-new-year/https://lptravis.org/news/2022-01-09-january-2022-happy-new-year/NOT to be confused with "2020, too" When: Monday, January 10, 2022 @ 6:30-9PM Where: Casa Chapala Mexican Cuisine & Tequila Bar What: New Year News, Guest Speaker, Candidates, and Party LP Travis is...Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-11-27-december-2021-party-party/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-11-27-december-2021-party-party/As if Libertarians need an excuse to party, this holiday season we’ve got 2! In lieu of our Monthly Happy Hour Meeting, we’re celebrating a month of holidays and a birthday (some might say 2...Sat, 27 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-11-06-november-2021-mary-ruwart/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-11-06-november-2021-mary-ruwart/We are pleased to present special guest Dr. Mary Ruwart, Ph. D., who will speak on “Do Vaccine Mandates Protect our Health or Threaten our Freedoms?” Dr. Ruwart has a Ph. D. in biophysics. She spent...Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-09-happy-hour-meeting-oct-2021/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-09-happy-hour-meeting-oct-2021/This month we’re pleased to welcome the family of Garrett Foster as our special guests on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Mister Tramps Sports Pub & Café (note new date & place). Garrett loved & defended...Sat, 09 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-06-congressman-half-right/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-06-congressman-half-right/Rep. Chip Roy (R) represents part of Travis County in D. C., including downtown Austin. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, Roy promises to vote against the monstrous National...Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-05-atx-at-the-scotus/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-05-atx-at-the-scotus/Read more in the Cato Institute article . "The Supreme Court has long held that content‐based government regulation of speech is presumptively unconstitutional under the First Amendment." The U. S....Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-02-redistricting-plan-c2101/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-10-02-redistricting-plan-c2101/What a Mess The Texas Legislature has posted new proposed congressional district lines. The 17th District will change a bit, losing most of the Travis County portion and picking up part of Williamson...Sat, 02 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2021-09-29-tclp-votes-no-on-prop-a/https://lptravis.org/news/2021-09-29-tclp-votes-no-on-prop-a/The Travis County Libertarian Party has voted to oppose Proposition A (Prop A) on the Austin city ballot in November. This proposal would increase the number of police officers by as many as 500 to...Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lptravis.org/news/2012-06-29-welcome-to-the-tclp/https://lptravis.org/news/2012-06-29-welcome-to-the-tclp/Welcome! To learn more about the philosophy of the Libertarian Party, please visit LP.org For local contact information, visit our contact page. To stay informed about Libertarian events and...Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT