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Golf Course Design By Phil Cook   The Bastrop City Council and senior staff are studying the feasibility of building a 9-hole, par-3 golf course on a 15-acre plat of dedicated park land that it owns.   The plat is adjacent to Chestnut Street and the BISD Performing Arts Center to its west, Cedar Street to its north, Farm Street to its south, and several residences with frontage on Hwy. 95 to it’s east. Gills Branch borders the park land to the east.   Building, operating and

In this Edition of LIV News: Bastrop Forum Wednesday! Y'all Come! We have three wonderful and well-prepared speakers to hone in on the city of Bastrop's governance problems that led to a game of hide and seek of their public notice to issue public debt -- in part -- for a golf course without public support. It's also to start Bastrop Independents, a nonpartisan group to do ongoing work for open government. Don't Be Jackasses, be independents . Is an independent fusion movem

Yesterday, a decommissioned power plant went up in flames in Texas City, Texas. Don't worry, it's just smoke, says ABC News.

What’s going on for Texas independent voters? Is it a Texas fusion movement or a risky fizzle? It’s probably not yet a full-blown independent breakout as seen in Ross Perot’s 1992 race when he stood a real chance of winning the presidency. But it’s at least a start.

This documentary by More Perfect Union News -- Could Texas Run Out of Water? Wall Street Is Betting Big On It -- is circulating across the nation.

Letters of support to GMA-12 to maintain current Desired Future Conditions  SAWDF urges you to write your GCD general manager and tell them that you support keeping the current DFCs for your GCD and the use of GAM run PS4-2 by GMA-12 to support that decision. 

Independents broke for Trump in 2024. We explain why and what we want as we move away from the GOP and the President.

Here's the deep dive on all 17 Amendments from the Texas Legislative Council, with pros and cons,

We're not sure Davy actually said this, but it was too good not to use. Summary : What Does This Mean For Aquifer Protection in Bastrop? At this time, no one, including Austin Water, knows whether their bosses on the Austin City Council will give them the green light to engage with a group that does not have the participation of any elected body other than Aqua Water Supply Corporation. Please note that all the politicians in this report are Republicans, so this is not a part

On Tuesday, October 21, the Bastrop City Council voted to issue $15,000,000* in certificates of obligation (CO) bonds that include a golf course. A complaint filed on the bonds with the Texas AG is awaiting review, filed by The League of Independent Voters of Texas (LIV) on Monday, October 27. (See complaint link below). Linda Curtis , a co-founder of LIV, Advisor, and chief organizer, said today, "We are challenging the City's bond issuance in a complaint filed with the At

Austin homeboy, world traveler, local commercial real estate investor, and activist extraordinaire for planet earth and all its critters, Brian Rodgers, recently hit a home run in the Boston Globe.

Update: October 24, 2025 : We are updating this original LIV article posted in February 2023. LIV is not opposed to all ASR projects, such as San Antonio's ASR. However, Austin's ASR poses particular threats to our aquifers. We rely on our water policy leaders for guidance on the complex science of groundwater, especially the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District (LPGCD) that represents Lee and Bastrop counties, and two nonprofit organizations: the Simsboro Aquifer Wa

So this techie guy in Austin by the name of Nathan McGuire, puts up this website, at the unceremonious URL, austintaxrateelection.com. The site explains in common, nonpartisan and clear language how local Austin Proposition Q, involving a significant tax hike, works against its own claims by the proponents that they "love Austin."

Are local cross-partisan uprisings against taxpayer abuse going on? We believe there are, at least in Austin and San Antonio, though we refrain from predicting outcome. That people are starting to wake up and smell the coffee about our political-economy is what we care about most.

Michele Gangnes is a retired public finance attorney and longtime pro-bono water defender for Lee and Bastrop counties. Howdy, you lovely people reading this post! If you like it and are on Facebook, please share and comment HERE . This letter , written for LIV by a founding member, Michele Gangnes, was delivered on October 21st to members of the Bastrop City Council to urge a delay in the issuance of $15,000,000 in public debt known as certificates of obligation*. It was met

We don't understand what is really happening with young men in America. However, we do know this. We do not have to blind ourselves to the many shades of gray -- or purple -- between and beyond the "truth" both parties are engaged in attempts to own. They do not own us, our thoughts, or our hearts. And, they definitely don't own the truth.

Resident next to planned facility asked important questions Piney Creek at Riverwood Drive, northern side of the city of Bastrop. On...

LEXINGTON, TEXAS – A legal challenge by Blue residents to a proposed 1,200-megawatt natural gas power plant in their community will take another step Oct. 22 during a meeting of commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ).

Don't miss this VERY important meeting at 7 pm with the TCEQ on Monday night about the wastewater permit we posted for you HERE. (Free BBQ starts at 5 pm!)

How can this 78-year old former Governor dis politicians? Read this article. SUMMARY: California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom , along...