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Hands Off Central Texas is a community of organizers, volunteers, and attendees who have stepped up to empower themselves and their neighbors. We host activation events, train Texans to use their civic power, and tackle civil rights issues at the city, county, and state level.

Stay tuned for our year-end Impact Report for all the numbers - but we’ve put on more than 50 events in 2025. This includes the big NO KINGS protests in Austin, as well as civics and activism trainings, mutual aid fundraisers, book clubs, rallies, press conferences, and much more. Our events and activism is made possible by our community, who funds and organizes and volunteers to make it all happen!

If you can donate this Giving Tuesday, 100% of your donation will go to org and event costs because we’re 100% volunteer! We’re gearing up for the next NO KINGS protest, as well as fighting the potencial 287g ICE agreement with Travis County, ALPRs and mass surveillance at the city level, and much more…

Upcoming Events:

“Read For Democracy” Book Club - November 30

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Our events and civic actions are made possible by a broad coalition of Texans utilizing their personal and professional skills and resources to defend democracy.

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Our mission is to DEFEND DEMOCRACY.

We are a coalition of individuals and grassroots organizations who work together to host events and harness the power of Central Texans to defend democracy. We are a big tent of patriotic Americans, welcoming all who want to work on civic engagement and self-governance.

We will overcome. With 3.5% of the country mobilized for sustained nonviolent resistance, we are guaranteed to take back our country and rebuild a beautiful democracy reflective of labor, diversity, and community care. We’re not promising it will be quick or easy, but together we will build a beautiful future America.

Join us to #resist, take direct action, get resources, and find protective community! We are a non-partisan pro-democracy 501(c)3 nonprofit elevating the civic power of Central Texans.

Our resistance is sustainable through community and collaboration. Our 1st amendment-oriented events include rallies, marches, civic engagement, resource distribution, creative direct actions, concerts, an anti-fascist bookclub, and more. Get on our newsletter list and stay tuned for direct action, resistance resources and community events.

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