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LIV
Oct 18, 20244 min read
LIV News: Split Your Ticket! • Allred Boxes Ted's Ears as Israel Lobby Looms • Don't forget local and other candidate options & measures and more!
Congratulations to Congressman Collin Allred who gave Senator Ted Cruz , well-known as a great debater, a solid boxing about the ears in...
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LIV
Oct 17, 20244 min read
Bastrop Ballot Propositions: Good deals A thru K, Bad deals L & M, No deal ESD#3
Independent Texans PAC and the League of Independent Voters recommend the following on Bastrop Ballot Propositions. City of Bastrop’s...
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LIV
Sep 28, 20241 min read
Why 50% of the electorate has no power: It's war and economy, stupid. RFK off Texas ballot
Wouldn't the country benefit if we could figure out why 50% of the electorate has no power and what we can do about it? LIV co-founder,...
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LIV
Sep 24, 20244 min read
Breaking: Nelson finally filed suit on recall: Sylvia Carrillo's Inside Job
A reasonable person might think that once the DA's investigation came up with a nothingburger, the recall would be dropped by petitioners.
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LIV
Sep 19, 20243 min read
LIV News: THE great debate on war: Realism v. Idealism in Foreign Policy • Energy Tales Update • FARM Action! • Curtis at Independent Political Report • Bastrop Recall Enabler Sylvia Carrillo
The great debate on war and U.S. Foreign Policy is going viral. The debate is between "offensive realism" espoused by the inimitable...
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LIV
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Bastrop Recall enabled by top management, City Manager Sylvia Carrillo and her handpicked Interim City Secretary Irma Parker: Special thanks to Council Member Cheryl Lee
We remained till the end of Tuesday night's Bastrop City Council meeting to witness the City Manager Sylvia Carrillo 's handpicked...
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LIV
Sep 13, 20245 min read
BREAKING NEWS! Bastrop Recaller's House of Cards in Collapse! NO BILL, No Charges, No Case
September 13, 2024 : It's Friday the 13th for the Bastrop City Council Members led by John Kirkland who gathered 850 of the 1600...
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LIV
Sep 3, 20245 min read
The Tale Wagging the Texas Energy Fund Dog: Weenie dogs are far more inventive
The risks for big energy investors in the massive expansion of Texas gas plants is minimized off the backs of ratepayers.
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LIV
Sep 1, 20242 min read
Two Attorneys Named Bill Strike Again for Open Government in Texas: Austin's tricky charter amendments taken off the ballot.
Bill Bunch and Bill Aleshire teamed up as client and lawyer, respectively, to boot Austin's 13 charter amendments off the ballot.
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LIV
Sep 1, 20241 min read
Dauntless Taxpayer Advocates: Aleshire & Robbins could save multi-millions for taxpayers and ratepayers
Bill Aleshire has been a very busy man! Friday's big win against the City of Austin's violation of the Texas Open Meeting Act in...
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LIV
Sep 1, 20241 min read
Opal Lee Honored Bastrop bidding Harriet Tubman sculpture farewell.
Opal Lee is much more than the symbol as grandmother of Juneteenth. She is a force, an educator and an organizer of us all.
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LIV
Sep 1, 20243 min read
Bastrop Politician's Recall Update
The Bastrop City Council members who have dogged Mayor Lyle Nelson for the last year failed to correct deficiencies in their petition.
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LIV
Aug 19, 20242 min read
The Right to Petition in Texas is not for politicians. Open government laws are.
We are sharing this blog post by Carol Spencer , a respected Republican in Bastrop County. We don't always agree on things, but LIV...
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LIV
Aug 12, 20242 min read
LIV News! Mob Rule or Citizen's Petitions. West TX Stogner makes NY Times. Do corporations need tax abatements in Texas? LIV Forum, Sept 9.
The story of how the gold rush on development and water in Texas can also bring in bad political actors is laid out in this article about...
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LIV
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Election Swing by Indies! • Growth lobby passes gas on rural Texas • Recalling the Recallers of Mayor Lyle Nelson!
Note! LIV has no plans to endorse in this election. BUT, we are encouraged by more people paying attention to national, state, and local...
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LIV
Jul 16, 20241 min read
Don't Bog Transparency Down Bastrop!
Bastropians for Open Government (BOG) Don’t Bog Transparency Down! Please visit the BastropBOG.com website for lots more! Mission...
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LIV
Jul 15, 20244 min read
Message to Donald and Joe: Cut the incendiary crap: Independents will decide this election, we're watching.
We're glad former President Donald Trump is OK. We're not OK with fist-pumping for us to fight, fight, fight.
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LIV
Jul 15, 20241 min read
LIV Forums Survey: Bucking the Status Quo
Bucking the status quo entails knowing what you're talking about. LIV wants to hold many more and better-organized educational forums on...
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LIV
Jul 10, 20242 min read
Battle for Simsboro Water Boils Again! Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund Report
SAWDF (the nonprofit Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund) is not known to engage in hyperbole. So, their news is alarming. Read the full...
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Linda Curtis
Jun 27, 20243 min read
“You've got to find what you love and let it kill you,” a farewell to Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman’s death today at age 79 is well-covered in the Texas Tribune and on Kinky’s Wikipedia page. LIV sends its condolences to...
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