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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.

We at LIV believe President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran yesterday is a dangerous abuse of power that deserves a swift and concerted response from independent voters. 

KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station, did an 8-minute feature of Reta Ward. Reta is a force of nature in rural Texas east of IH-35, especially on education, water, land, and our small "d" democracy!

Austinites are petition for the right to vote on a massively expensive massive teardown and redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center. It's totally unnecessary and a waste of public funds.

Margie and Bob Raborn were always there, through the thick and thin of the independent political movement.

Congratulations to Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund for passage of important water bills as the Texas Legislature choked on water.

Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund: Andy Wier, Executive Director Just in from our friends at SAWDF!!!   Friends: We have an emergency!...

We need emails and/or phone calls to Senator Lois Kolkhorst & Committee Members regarding the Committee Substitute for HB 1633.

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!

This is a special LIV water alert about bills pending in the Legislature.

There are serious violations of campaign finance law going on in the city election, but major media has no idea.

Closed government is no government. Get educated, folks and get to the polls. Then, get with LIV to get organized.

A truly farcical story made up by a Bastrop City Council Member named John who's up for reelection.

Texas House Democrats and some key Republicans push for a public vote on vouchers. Let the people vote!