The Lake Travis Democrats are a friendly, energetic organization that meets once a month, on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings begin with a wine and cheese social from 6:30 to 7 p.m., and the program begins at 7 p.m. The meetings include speakers, elected officials, timely topic discussions and lively conversation. The Lake Travis Democrats also participate in volunteer projects, and election related activities in the community, including Travis County Democratic Party activities. New officers for the club were elected by the organization during its' February meeting.

Officers for 2009-2010 are: President - Judy Donohue; Vice President - Jill Fatzer; Secretary - Dorothy Steffano; Treasurer - Allan Hitchcock; Marketing - Dennis Hogan; Membership - Jo Ann Richmond; Public Relations - Lucy Oglesby; Historian - Mary Ellen Roche; Program Chair - Chris Wilson; Volunteers & Activity Committee - Kim Taylor; Webmaster - Cathleen McGrath.

The club has had many interesting speakers & programs during the first half of the year. For the March meeting, Bee Moorhead, Executive Director and Lobbyist for Texas Impact, provided the club with a summary of Texas Impact’s Legislative Agenda and information on the activities of the 81^st Texas Legislative Session. Texas Impact is a statewide religious network whose members include individuals, churches, and congregations, and various governing bodies of various faith traditions. Texas Impact exists to advance state public policies that are consistent with universally held social principles of the Abrahamic traditions. Texas Impact accomplishes its mission by developing grassroots networks in local communities and mobilizing them to advocate with their legislators on specific issues.

For their April meeting, the Lake Travis Democrats invited the community to attend its first ever candidates forum and questions-and-answer session for the Lake Travis Area Mayoral, City Council, and School Board. The forum was a success with many lively and informative exchanges, and over 90 people in attendance. The Democrats were pleased the majority of the Lake Travis Area candidates attended the forum. In addition, a local news Channel, News 8 sent a cameraman to film the forum. The footage was then placed for viewing on the News 8 Website as part of its’ local election coverage.

In May, the Lake Travis Democrats switched gears and heard from local author, PJ Pierce. Ms. Pierce is the author of "Let Me Tell You What I’ve Learned:" Texas Wisewomen Speak. In this collection of interviews in her book, 25 well-known Texas women, ages 53 to 93, share the wisdom they've acquired through living unconventional lives. Some people have accused PJ of including only Democratic women in the book published by the University of Texas Press. But PJ is quick to point out that, 1) the book not necessarily political, and 2), whoever interprets it that way should turn to the chapters on Kay Bailey Hutchison and "Mama" Ninfa Laurenzo to see that the author reached to both sides of the aisle. The book is now in its sixth printing. At the meeting, Ms. Pierce talked about her experiences writing her book and also read from several chapters of the book. In addition, PJ further intrigued the group by sharing some of her current project/book about Austinite and former staff of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Liz Carpenter. Specifically, PJ shared her thoughts and her writing about Ms. Carpenter’s eyewitness to history as Ms. Carpenter was in Dallas (traveling with the Johnson Administration) on November 22, the day Kennedy was assassinated. PJ’s next book is titled "Liz Carpenter: Making Things Happen," to be published by UT Press.