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A New Independent Party? Tucker Carlson caught fishing again; Krystal Ball has no crystal ball
So, you may have caught the announcement by Tucker Carlson that he has left the Republican Party and is pledging his support for a new independent party..
Linda Curtis
4 days ago2 min read


On July 4th, independents will celebrate America's 250th Birthday with Mike Collier; Save the Date for a Real Data Center Town Hall! Hop on Zoom tomorrow night @8 pm: RSVP
July 4th is the 250th birthday of the United States of America. We'll talk about how independents can celebrate it at this Monday night's meeting with Mike Collier, independent candidate for Lt. Governor.. LIV meets every Monday night at 8 pm online: RSVP now Our June 29th meeting with special guest, Mike Collier, will focus on his court battle on petition obstacles to place his name on the November ballot. Mike is running as an independent for Lt. Governor, arguably the mos

LIV Team
Jun 282 min read


Top issues in Texas, Independent Ballot Access, Data Centers and a real Town Hall aka open government
We were there with Mike Collier when he filed his petitions to run independent against Dan Patrick

LIV Team
Jun 262 min read


LIV News! The foremost duty of officials. Collier petition suit. Bastrop's data center mess. Austin's secrecy. Tuesday TX House Hearing on water and data centers!
The good news in the Bastrop big tech mess is we have met Maria Victoria Bowen of Stony Point, where 100 families live right next to EdgeConneX's first data center...with 6 more to come, so far as we know! It's no coincidence that Mike Collier filed suit to challenge the ballot access petition laws that require 81,000 signatures from voters who didn't vote in the primary....in 30 days, mind you. Our own Linda Curtis has joined a prestigious group of former officials as a plai

LIV Team
Jun 212 min read


The Governor should call an emergency special session: 2027 is too late on data center reform
Are Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick dancing with bots or do they really care about Texans, our land, our water and our democracy -- the right to public information?

LIV Team
Jun 143 min read


Dosey Doe Your Data Center Partners: Industry, Government and us, the independents!
Thanks to former State Rep. Glenn Rogers for sending this great opinion article, "Reform Ballot Access," Glenn Rogers, May 31, 2026, Dallas Morning News (DallasNews.com) Our discussion on data centers and more is rescheduled for NEXT Monday, June 15. We are way busy right now gathering signatures for independent candidates with filing deadline on June 25. If you can help, give us a contact us @512.360-8784 and/or contact@livtx.org. News! Bastrop County: Three back-to-back mee

LIV Team
Jun 82 min read


We are one world, not a world order! Thanks to the Pope, Anthropic and Hill County! No thanks, Bastrop County :(
As the world is watching AI. and whether it will serve or wreck humanity, we the people need to get a handle on reality.

LIV Team
May 312 min read


Stupidity Got Us Into this Mess: Memorial Evening Meeting Still On: Prep for Bastrop Hearing on SpaceX Subsidies
For you young'uns who may not know who Will Rogers was, you need to. His quips come in handy to know that we haven't all of a sudden gotten stupid. Human beings, rich or poor, have never been even close to perfect. Such is true for the Bastrop Commissioners Court.

LIV Team
May 242 min read


LIV Says No Kings of Any Party, Elon and Kirk Watson! No corporate welfare. Go Susanna!
As we head into Memorial Day to honor all fallen soldiers in all wars, some political leaders need know Texans want no kings of any party. The State of Texas is rich with voters of all stripes who are fed up with corporate trough-feeding via tax incentives and how water and energy is gamed to subsidize the richest people and corporations in the world. LIV is taking on Elon Musk's Space X tax incentives at the Bastrop Commissioners Court public hearing on Tuesday, May 26 at 9

LIV Team
May 221 min read


Bastrop County Calls Meeting on Election Day (Tuesday, May 26, 9 am) to Hand Tax Incentives to the World's Richest Man
This media advisory is about the funny but true story of how the Bastrop County Commissioners Court is getting bamboozled into handing over taxpayer dollars to the richest man in the world.

LIV Team
May 222 min read


Data Center Moratorium NOW. Call a Special Session, Governor. No taxpayer subsidies for data centers. Snag the runoff for Susanna! Hop on Zoom tonight!
This is a time for no subsidies for private enterprises with public money.. Those with an already lousy track record, like Tesla, need weening from our public trough. Pick your runoff candidates wisely! Susanna Ledesma-Woody is our “independent” Democratic pick as the only Travis County official (on the Del Valle School Board) to vote no in 2020 on the Tesla subsidies. Share this Facebook reel now, please. NOTICE for Bastrop County residents! On Tuesday, May 26 -- the last d

LIV Team
May 181 min read


Hill County stands as City of Austin bows to data center AI sucking sounds. Susanna Runoff starts Monday! Hop on Zoom Monday night.
On May 12, DFW area Hill County Commissioners passed a one-year pause on constructing data centers. It's a big deal and a real deal for the people of Texas.

LIV Team
May 142 min read


Susanna Ledesma-Woody, LIV pick in Democratic primary runoff for Travis County Commissioner Pct. 4. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26, 7 am to 7 pm
Please share this video from our Facebook page HERE. You can also read the article LIV Board Member, Debbie Russell, wrote about this pick in Democratic primary runoff: Why is Austin Dems’ Echo Chamber Determined to Stop Susanna Ledesma-Woody? Call, text or visit your friends in any of these Austin zips and neighborhoods. Most voters are in Precinct 4. They can vote for Susanna if they voted in the Democratic Primary in March or did not vote in the primary. Description of Sus

LIV Team
May 141 min read


Data Center Dance the same old Hustle or Paying it Forward? Petition Updates Tonight!
Tonight's LIV meeting on petitions and data centers explains what's all kinds of wrong for Texans no matter what your party

LIV Team
May 112 min read


Independent Dem Susanna Ledesma-Woody! And this Monday @8: Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance on data centers and more...
The State of Texas and local governments are using tax incentives for unsustainable energy and water demands. Everyone who lives here knows how all kinds of Texas- wrong this is.

LIV Team
May 82 min read


Why is Austin Dems’ Echo Chamber Determined to Stop Susanna Ledesma-Woody?
We've known Susanna for 20 years, since she first started organizing modest-income people in SE Travis County and then served on the Del Valle School Board -- without pay.
Linda Curtis
May 42 min read


LIV Proudly Presents the Data Center Dance...or is it the Texas Data Center Hustle? Watch, share & hop online Monday night.
Thanks to Leslie and David, we have a great 16-minute non-hyperbolic presentation of the very real problems facing Texans on how the Legislature opened the barn door to allow an industry to take advantage of our land, our water and our tax dollars.

LIV Team
May 11 min read


Report on the Extraordinary, "War is on the Menu" Event, with video of the inimitable Ron Paul!
Ron Paul Several of us from LIV attended the Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity's fundraiser in Lake Jackson, Texas, entitled, "War is on the Menu," It was informative, with a dynamic line up of a speakers including independent journalist, Brian McGlinchey, political science professor, Robert Pape, former Congresswoman, Marjorie Taylor Greene, recently resigned Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, and of course, the inimitable Ron Paul. Ron Paul,
Linda Curtis
Apr 261 min read


Earth Day in San Marcos Today! Monday 8 pm hop on Zoom, Data Centers Part 2
While warmongers seemed determined to fight the power of nature, LIV is celebrating Earth Day in San Marcos today, Saturday, April 18, in San Marcos, at the water wonderful Meadows Center. Join us 10 am to 4. Enjoy the free glass bottom boat tours. Details HERE . PS We can use some help at our booth. Look for the cowgirl trailer, pick up some swag and play the Water Grab Games and win a prize. This coming Monday night we meet as usual at 8 pm. We will have a go at Data Cente

LIV Team
Apr 181 min read


Join us tonight! Data Center Dance: Data center dudes admit spreading misinformation at last week's TX State Affairs Committee hearing!
We're here to tell you, it was a state of affairs alright, which is why LIV is joining the charge across Texas to put a stop to t

LIV Team
Apr 131 min read
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