INDEPENDENT TEXAN, IT'S REDUNDANT!

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.

Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino is using taxpayer dollars to promote herself as if she is the leader of the city of Bastrop. She is not an elected official. She is an employee who is paid the highest salary in the city at $242,000 per year.

Special Legislative Session started, Monday, July 21st. Special Sessions have a shelf life of 30 days. The Governor was reluctant to place redistricting (the ultimate partisan sword) on the "Call" (the session's agenda). Redistricting is not required by law until 2030. But the Governor changed his mind, having received a call from the President to do so.

There are terrible disasters and there are disasters that don't have to be so terrible.

Charmin could do the right thing and use other materials than the Boreal Forest for toilet paper!

LIV News offers you news from international to local on the developing movement away from bombs, political and otherwise.

Bring it, Cody! State Representatives Cody Harris and Trent Ashby are joined by Senator Nichols in opposing the project. Representative Harris is Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee [HNCR]. He has called for a HNRC public hearing on July 15 in Austin.

A huge win for enforcement of the open meetings act is sent to the Bastrop City Council as a warning about their own violation on June 10th.