Travis County #StrongerTogether

From the 2017 Austin Bar/AYLA Leadership Academy to the event's generous sponsors, THANK YOU to everyone who made ArtFest possible.

Tomorrow, Travis County founder State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez will accept a check from the event's hosts on our behalf.

We are immensely grateful to have been chosen as a co-beneficiary of ArtFest along with The Arc of the Capital Area (pictured below: Executive Director Mary Van Haneghan, Ed. D.), a giant in the Austin community that has empowered Central Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families since 1949.

We will post a video of the presentation ceremony on our website and on social media - stay tuned!

TCST | ArtFest ArtFest, a beautiful charity gala held in July, raised funds to support The Arc of the Capital Area & Travis County . Thank you, Austin!

Governor Greg Abbott's "anti-sanctuary city" campaign is based on misinformation and lies. There are no sanctuary cities in Texas.

Greg Abbott's False claim about sheriff and immigration law Greg Abbott, who shut off about $1.5 million in grants to Travis County out of concern that the county’s Democratic officials unduly shield unauthorized immigrants, subsequently accused the local sheriff of breaking a federal law. The Republican governor said in a Feb. 6, 2017, tweet:

Watch our founder Eddie Rodriguez stand up for Travis County on The O'Reilly Factor last night:

"Bill O'Reilly is an entertainer with millions of followers. With that kind of reach, he has great power to influence the narrative on the most important issues of our time.

"That's why it's so dangerous when he misrepresents complicated issues."

O'Reilly Debates TX Dem Who Raised Funds for Sanctuary County to Offset Gov't Cuts Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced that the Justice Department plans to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities" that protect illegal immigrants from federal authorities.