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End Op’s Pipe Dream
End Op’s pipe dream — pun intended — to export masses of water out from under Bastrop and Lee counties has been stymied for years. We...
LIV
Feb 19, 20182 min read


Special Meeting of Lost Pines Board on End Op Permit
Please attend a Special Meeting of Lost Pines Board on End Op Permit Where: Giddings Public Library, 276 N. Orange Street When: ...
LIV
Jan 30, 20181 min read


End Op Appeals!
End Op appeals to do an end-run around Lost Pines District and Judge Carson Campbell’s recent ruling for landowners! Will landowners get...
LIV
Jan 25, 20182 min read


Last Night in Lost Pines
Last night in the Lost Pines, the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District tabled any decision to appeal Judge Carson Campbell’s...
LIV
Jan 18, 20181 min read
Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District Meeting
In all likelihood, the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District meeting is still on tonight, Wednesday, January 17, at 7 pm at...
LIV
Jan 17, 20181 min read


Water Protectors Unite in Bastrop Wednesday night!
Water protectors are uniting in Bastrop on Wednesday night having scored a VERY important court victory last week. We hope this victory...
LIV
Jan 15, 20182 min read


Judge Rules for Landowners in Groundwater Export Dispute
We are more than excited to share this long overdue news for Texas landowners and their rights to protect the aquifers beneath them —...
LIV
Jan 4, 20183 min read


Judge Hears Arguments on Landowners’ Right to Protest Groundwater Export, Ruling to Come
SIMSBORO AQUIFER WATER DEFENSE FUND (SAWDF) P.O. Box 690 Elgin, Texas 78621-0690 www.simsborowaterdefensefund.org ~~Working for a legacy...
LIV
Oct 19, 20172 min read


Landowners Get Day in Court!
Thanks to the good folks who showed up last night, including speakers, contributors and volunteers, for our Independent Pow Wow! We were...
LIV
Oct 17, 20171 min read


Wake up, Texas! Smell the coffee.
Wake up, Texas! Two mega-water deals are either about to swamp us or citizens will succeed in pulling the plug. Don’t get caught thinking...
LIV
Oct 12, 20173 min read


Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Meeting, 10-3-17, Videos
#PostOakGroundwaterConservationDistrict
LIV
Oct 6, 20171 min read


Release: Simsboro Aquifer Under Siege, Independents Pray for Abbott Intervention in Post-Harvey Wor
Bastrop, Texas, Thursday, October 5, 2017: Some would say only God and Mother Nature “own” the Simsboro — humanity only stewards it....
LIV
Oct 5, 20171 min read


In Post-Harvey Texas Will Governor Abbott Allow a Manmade Disaster?
Some would say only God and Mother Nature “own” the Simsboro — humanity only stewards it. Part 1: Post Oak Savannah Groundwater...
LIV
Oct 4, 20174 min read


RED ALERT! Stop the Vista Ridge Fast One on Tuesday — Milano, TX
This red alert signals a turning point in the Vista Ridge water project – aka the San Antone Hose.COME TO MILANO (MILAM COUNTY) THIS...
LIV
Oct 1, 20172 min read


Cedar Creek Residents Express Concerns at TCEQ — including video!
We are happy to provide a 29-minute video this portion of the TCEQ hearing held in Cedar Creek, Texas (Bastrop County) on September 18,...
LIV
Sep 28, 20171 min read


Do you really love LIV?
We know you love us, we know it’s true, but do you love us enough to pay your membership dues? Nat Love, a typical cowboy in 1907, is a...
LIV
Jul 13, 20171 min read


The Oh-So-Special Session
Rather than shoot from the hip on the special session, we provide for you the opinioin of Harvey Kronberg from the Quorum Report. We...
LIV
Jul 13, 20171 min read


HOT Taxes and the Austin Convention Center
*Austin’s hotel occupancy tax (HOT) is estimated to bring in $92 million this year and likely to cross the $100 million mark next year....
LIV
Jul 13, 20174 min read


Our Legislature Fails (Again) The Texas Railroad Commission … couldn’t they at least get the name fi
by Mark Miller The Texas Railroad Commission is perhaps the most important, and yet least transparent, agency in Texas government. Its...
LIV
Jul 13, 20174 min read


The Disappointing 85th Texas Legislature
Michele Gangnes, a longtime fighter to protect our water and land Submitted by LIV Board Members, Calvin Tillman and Michele Gangnes As...
LIV
Jul 13, 20175 min read
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