For mayors, councils, churches, chambers
Public service is hard enough.
Reaching your community shouldn’t be.
A direct line from you to the residents, members, and parishioners who actually want to hear from you — no algorithm deciding who sees what, no anonymous trolls, no advertising sliding in.
Textiton is built for the public servants and community leaders who need to communicate with trust. The Founding 250opens 250 lifetime spots — numbered, badged, locked-in pricing forever — to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
What we’re seeing
The communication channels you depend on are working against you.
Of all the elected officials at the local community level in the past year, we’ve seen unprecedented numbers of them step away from their roles as a result of overwhelming pressures from changing expectations — including social media scrutiny that has become more than many could take.
You’re trying to update residents about a road closure. Facebook shows it to 6% of your followers. The post that does show up gets buried under outrage about something you never even said.
You email your congregation. Half of them never see it because Gmail filed it under Promotions. The half that do get it can’t respond because no one reads email anymore.
You post to your chamber’s page. The algorithm decides your members care more about engagement bait than your monthly meeting. Three people RSVP.
The work you do matters. The way you’re forced to talk about it doesn’t reflect that.
How Textiton works
Built around how communities actually share information.
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People opt in to hear from you.
Residents, members, parishioners — they choose to subscribe. They pick which topics they care about. You never message anyone who hasn't asked to hear from you.
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You broadcast to them by topic.
Council updates. Road closures. Sunday bulletin. Meeting reminders. Each Member only gets what they opted into — no spam, no noise, no algorithm in the middle.
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They reply to step away anytime.
Reply NOT FOR ME to any message and they’re unsubscribed in seconds. No forms, no logins, no hassle. Constitutionally safer than blocking — it’s opt-out, not viewpoint discrimination.
1776 → 2026
The Founding 250.
For the community leaders rebuilding trust.
America turns 250 on July 4, 2026. To mark it, we’re opening 250 lifetime Founding spots — numbered 0001 through 0250 — to the leaders rebuilding the trust layer of their communities.
- $1,500 one time. Never another bill. Locked-in lifetime access — no annual renewal, no surprise rate hikes. Pass it through your budget once.
- 1,500 SMS per month, forever. More than 5× the entry tier. Unused texts roll over. Reply traffic is always free.
- Numbered badge. Your founder number (0001–0250) shown on your public page. A permanent record that you helped build this.
- FOIA-ready audit exports. Every broadcast, every opt-in, every NOT FOR ME — exportable on request. Public records compliance baked in.
- Quarterly founder check-ins. Direct line to the founder. Your feedback shapes the roadmap.
Closes July 4, 2026 — or when all 250 are claimed. Non-refundable.
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Who’s claiming Founding spots.
Mayors, town councils, school boards, county officials. Pastors and church boards. Chamber of commerce directors. Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions club presidents. Volunteer fire chiefs. Library directors. The people who hold communities together.
Built for the unique requirements
We thought about the parts other platforms ignore.
FOIA-ready audit trail
Every broadcast, every opt-in, every opt-out is logged with a timestamp and exportable as a single archive. When the records request comes in, you have hours of work to defend, not days.
Viewpoint-neutral by design
We default Originators to open subscription — anyone who texts your keyword gets added. You can mute, but our civic best-practices guide walks you through doing it lawfully and consistently.
Anti-anonymous
Every Member has a verified phone number. No burner accounts, no troll farms, no astroturfing. Real residents only.
Account-type defaults for civic officials
Civic_official accounts get separate guidance, different default settings, and access to the in-dashboard best-practices guide curated for the legal landscape elected officials face.
No algorithm — chronological only
Your message reaches every opted-in resident in the order you sent it. No engagement-bait sorting. No platform deciding which constituents get the road-closure notice.
Reply NOT FOR ME = instant opt-out
The universal opt-out command works from any SMS — no app, no login, no form. Constitutionally compatible with the limited public forum doctrine that applies to many official accounts.
What Founding 250 holders use it for
A few of the obvious uses.
Mayors & town councils
Council agendas, road closures, emergency notices, voter education, public hearing reminders, ribbon cuttings.
School boards
Board meeting notices, snow days, referendum information, parent updates, community engagement on policy.
Churches & faith communities
Service times, prayer requests, building maintenance, small group updates, community service days.
Chambers of commerce
Member spotlights, networking events, advocacy alerts, ribbon cuttings, economic-development updates.
Civic clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions)
Meeting reminders, project sign-ups, fundraising drives, member milestones, district updates.
County emergency management
Severe weather alerts, road conditions, shelter information, evacuation notices, post-incident updates.
The questions civic leaders actually ask
FAQ.
Is this a public record?
Can I block someone I disagree with?
What happens if a constituent texts NOT FOR ME?
What about accessibility?
How does the lifetime pricing actually work?
What if my community grows past 1,500 SMS / month?
What if I want to leave?
Who runs Textiton?
The 250 fill once
Be one of the 250 leaders rebuilding the trust layer of American community life.
$1,500 once. Lifetime access. Numbered badge. Locked-in pricing forever. Closes July 4, 2026.
Questions before you commit? Email john@textiton.com — John reads every one personally.