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Vanessa Fuentes
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💜 Your Austin Mayor Pro Tem (D2) 🕊 Public Health CMTE Chair 🤘🏽 Working for US, delivering results
…And SO much more, all made possible by the relentless efforts of our unions fighting for stronger, more empowered working families. Happy #LaborDay, y’all! 💪🏽
September 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
People need homes now, not later. We can do better. We must do better.

www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2025...
Opinion: What It Means to Be Pregnant and Homeless in Austin
It’s a daily struggle for safety, dignity, and rest
www.austinchronicle.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
✅ In-home visits being scheduled throughout the coming weeks

Real disasters show why this program matters - but it's NOT in the proposed budget for continued funding. When communities are ready to act, we need to be ready to help!
July 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Starting this week, renters now have a new tool to keep their landlords accountable.

If your AC isn’t being maintained, call 311 to report a code violation and stay safe.
July 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Please have a safe holiday with your friends, family, and loved ones.
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
So this 4th of July, I’m celebrating - not with blind optimism, but with a clear-eyed commitment to protecting the freedoms that generations have fought and died for - freedoms that we must protect at all costs, together...
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
And above all, it means being ready to stand up and defend these values whenever they’re under threat...
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
True patriotism means defending the values that define our country at its best: our diversity, our right to speak out, and our collective pursuit of freedom and justice for all. It means believing that the American dream is big enough for all of us, no matter where we come from or who we are...
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
These are, objectively, authoritarian ambitions that run opposite to the pure, unapologetic ideals of freedom, justice, and opportunity. But while the threats we face are real, so too is our resolve...
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The foundation of our democracy is being intentionally dismantled by President Donald Trump, who threatens to silence dissent, deport U.S. citizens, and use the full force of the federal government to punish anyone who challenges him...
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Austin families deserve better. Our elders built this city - now it’s our turn to build for them.

Let’s get to work. 💪
June 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We’re building an Austin where growing older doesn’t mean getting left behind - where every family has real support, not just thoughts and prayers.

That means more senior centers across our city. Better buses. Fighting scammers. And yes - putting our money where our mouth is with actual funding.
June 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM