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Critical water legislation alert this weekend!!! Well owners & landowners across Texas!
We need emails and/or phone calls to Senator Lois Kolkhorst & Committee Members regarding the Committee Substitute for HB 1633.
LIV
6 days ago5 min read
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LIV Alert! In it for the Long Game! • Call the Lege tomorrow! Land contamination, regenerative ag, minor parties, and kill this bill to protect aquifers.
We had a great discussion on Monday night (our weekly online meeting time) focused on two local elections -- Bastrop's and Smithville's. And, now we're calling for some major legislation action from y'all!
LIV
May 63 min read
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LIV Special Water Alert! Please join us in Austin @ 8 am Monday, May 5, or take action: Thank you, SAWDF
This is a special LIV water alert about bills pending in the Legislature.
LIV
May 21 min read
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Carol Spencer Blog Follows the Money: Serious campaign finance violations in Bastrop City Election by Harris & DeLaRosa, Kirkland's developer influence
There are serious violations of campaign finance law going on in the city election, but major media has no idea.
LIV
May 21 min read
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LIV News, April 27: TX Water Lege Action, please! Former Bastrop Mayor denied right to speak as a citizen! Move the Gas Plant Update! Join us on Zoom tomorrow night, April 28 @ 8 pm!
Closed government is no government. Get educated, folks and get to the polls. Then, get with LIV to get organized.
LIV
Apr 272 min read
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LIV News! Bastrop Bellwether • Early Voting Local Elections Ap. 22-29 • Lege Water News • Move the Plant News
A truly farcical story made up by a Bastrop City Council Member named John who's up for reelection.
LIV
Apr 222 min read
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LIV News!!! Holy Moly, let the people vote on vouchers!
Texas House Democrats and some key Republicans push for a public vote on vouchers. Let the people vote!
LIV
Apr 161 min read
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LIV News: Vouchers Could Collapse! Elon's Neighbor, Chap • Two Farm & Local Food Action Alerts! • City of Bastrop Survey on Growth
Hot off the Quorum Report 's press is this piece by Scott Braddock about House Speaker Burrows and Lt. Governor Patrick dynamics....
LIV
Apr 102 min read
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Texas is risking its water. Shush, don't tell anyone.
Few elected officials will risk their careers telling you that our state is as dysfunctional as the feds so many politicians love to bash...
LIV
Apr 42 min read
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Bastrop Growth Machine Nose Grows: Do the LIV Survey, Bastrop's homework.
On May 3rd there are local elections across the state. In some cities, there are real contests. Can you figure out who this imaginary...
LIV
Apr 42 min read
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Vista Ridge down the drain! HB 29 Speaker Priority bill. Congrats McKee, SAWDF, & Rep. Gerdes! Action, y'all.
LIV wishes to congratulate Lee County landowner Nancy McKee, SAWDF, Rep. Gerdes, and TX House Speaker Burrows. HB 29 water loss bill!
LIV
Mar 302 min read
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Forever Land Contamination Warning: Johnson County & Ft. Worth standing their ground. So far, Governor AWOL
A Texas Chernobyl is not an overstatement when it comes to the contamination of land and water posed by forever chemicals.
LIV
Mar 301 min read
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RIP One Tough Grandma Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Dallas 2006 Thanks to the Texas Tribune for this article  about Carole Keeton Strayhorn . We appreciate that they didn't write us -- the...

Linda Curtis
Mar 272 min read
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They wouldn't know populism if it bit 'em in the ass. Join us Monday night @ 8.
We love jackasses, but not the human kind. Populist: a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel...

Linda Curtis
Mar 233 min read
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This is about YOU, Bastrop. It never was about Lyle Nelson.
How Bastrop will be "Austined" unless voters get the story clear before the May city council election.
LIV
Mar 113 min read
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Citizen Lyle: You can't protect your property rights without open government
No longer Mayor, citizen Lyle Nelson is free to speak his mind. “ WHETHER YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO CONTINUE USING YOUR PROPERTY FOR ITS...
LIV
Mar 33 min read
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LIV News: Deregulating Democracy
This edition of LIV News is about how those in government who want to make big changes need to ask taxpayers what they think first.
LIV
Feb 222 min read
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Trump's 50% defense cuts loose Perot's crazy aunt and David Stockman
Call your member of Congress with this simple message:
No tax cuts and stop mass deportations or you'll damage the economy.
LIV
Feb 214 min read
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Johnson County Land Contamination Disaster: Where's the Governor?
Rep. Helen Kerwin, Johnson County, Texas, introduced HB 1674 Johnson County recently issued a disaster declaration and asked the Governor...
LIV
Feb 212 min read
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Take Community Impact News coverage with a grain of salt.
Community Impact or Distract News? You decide. We sent the following letter to Community Impact News (CIN) on January 6, 2025, about...
LIV
Feb 204 min read
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