INDEPENDENT TEXAN, IT'S REDUNDANT!

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. An article in Community Impact News about the decision on Monday by the Bastrop Commissioners Court to opt-out of negotiations with Austin Water about their controversial and widely opposed Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (ASR). did not give us the real story.   Poly-ticks in Bastrop County's water entered the Bastrop Commissioners Court on Monday, October 27, with some naturally alarmed folks show

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...

Do you or your family live, work or play along Piney Creek between Camp Swift and the Colorado? The TCEQ has set the public meeting to take questions and hear comments regarding this wastewater permit.

Newly elected Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones UPDATE!  Not long after we published this article, the Mayor's life was threatened. The suspect has...

The Gallup Poll has been asking this question of voters since 1988. The responses since 1988 are all HERE for you to enjoy, especially if you're an independent. In 2024, the percentage of independents was 43% -- a strong plurality.

KVUE-TV: " Austin group nears 20,000 signatures to pause Austin Convention Center project" On or before August 18, the City of Austin is...

Click on the picture above to be taken to SaveAustinsSoul.com where you can view the documentary and a list of places to sign the...

The chair of the Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Cody Harris, has filed 4 water bills that we at LIV wholeheartedly support.