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This is about YOU, Bastrop. It never was about Lyle Nelson.
How Bastrop will be "Austined" unless voters get the story clear before the May city council election.
LIV
Mar 11, 20253 min read


Citizen Lyle: You can't protect your property rights without open government
No longer Mayor, citizen Lyle Nelson is free to speak his mind. “ WHETHER YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO CONTINUE USING YOUR PROPERTY FOR ITS...
LIV
Mar 3, 20253 min read


LIV News: Deregulating Democracy
This edition of LIV News is about how those in government who want to make big changes need to ask taxpayers what they think first.
LIV
Feb 22, 20252 min read


Trump's 50% defense cuts loose Perot's crazy aunt and David Stockman
Call your member of Congress with this simple message:
No tax cuts and stop mass deportations or you'll damage the economy.
LIV
Feb 21, 20254 min read


Johnson County Land Contamination Disaster: Where's the Governor?
Rep. Helen Kerwin, Johnson County, Texas, introduced HB 1674 Johnson County recently issued a disaster declaration and asked the Governor...
LIV
Feb 21, 20252 min read


Take Community Impact News coverage with a grain of salt.
Community Impact or Distract News? You decide. We sent the following letter to Community Impact News (CIN) on January 6, 2025, about...
LIV
Feb 20, 20254 min read


Is your government open or closed? Have you ever been asked to run for office? Bastrop experiment continues.
What's the most important change as we attempt to gently round up 8 million voters who do not party salute? It's called open government.
LIV
Feb 10, 20251 min read


Have you ever been asked to run for political office? We're asking you now before the bum's rush on your property.
Ross Perot, 1992 Note: You've been put on notice by mail and signs are all over town. It appears that the City of Bastrop is rushing...

Linda Curtis
Feb 10, 20253 min read


Bastrop Independent News Compiled
Local Bastrop news is in a fix when it comes to local politics. Part of the problem has been the poor and misleading coverage of local polit
LIV
Feb 7, 20252 min read


State Senator Lois Kolkhorst: Can she make TCEQ reject the rotting bacon in Lincoln, Texas?
Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), Senate District 18 (2017) Say what you will Lois Kolkhorst , but if any Texas legislator could tell...
LIV
Jan 31, 20252 min read


LIV News, January 2025: Politics Ain't black and white, but are voters ready to reject partisan poisoning? Ride that independent pony, y'all!
Independent voters are horses of a different color. We don't drink partisan poison. Monday, January 20th, is a celebration of one of...
LIV
Jan 19, 20254 min read


From King to Trump: Living the dream of independent politics
MLK tried to lead a peaceful revolution, ending two-partyism I just turned 74. I'm still dreaming the same dream inspired in me by Martin...

Linda Curtis
Jan 19, 20254 min read


The TX Lege is in Session: Half-assed economic policy says Stockman on deportations; Abbott/Whitmire nutty water plan.
Kinda scary when made-up characters are our only salvation from partisan poisoning of water policy. The 89th Legislative Session opened...
LIV
Jan 17, 20253 min read


Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson Resigned: Community Distract News Rides Again
Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson resigned at City Hall Tuesday, January 14, 1:30 pm, Bastrop, TX : Today, we stood with Bastrop Mayor Lyle...
LIV
Jan 14, 20251 min read


A.I. Pocalypse? Is Texas bowing to data centers' demand for energy?
Is A Meltdown In Tech Stocks Nearing As Doubts Of A.I.'s Impact Mount? | Fred Hickey on Thoughtful Money, Adam Taggart Show " Men, it has...
LIV
Jan 11, 20252 min read


Farewell Jimmy, Hello, independent voters and civic duty
Andrew Young delivers the homily at President Jimmy Carter's funeral January 9, 2025. President Jimmy Carter 's lasting legacy was, for...
LIV
Jan 10, 20252 min read


'Twas the week before Christmas and throughout City Hall, City Manager Sylvia made sure to appall: The silencing of Cheryl Lee
Sylvia Carrillo and the Bastrop City Council majority thinks they can silence Cheryl Lee
LIV
Dec 23, 20247 min read


Texas House Speaker Politics for Texas independents: RINO hunting is so 1800s, Updated
Scott Braddock, Quorum Report 1/9/25 If the RINO hunters weren't screwing this up, our choice is Cook. Update, January 13, 2025: We...
LIV
Dec 14, 20243 min read


Crucial Texas captured agency TCEQ: The unintended consequences as Austin Goes Green (a good thing) making rural Lee County go brown (a terrible thing)
You have no time to waste posting a complaint to the TCEQ if you live anywhere in Texas. Do so before Jan. 2. Please take action online...
LIV
Dec 14, 20244 min read


Why Did Bastrop City Attorney Alan Bojorquez resign? Buckle Up Buttercups!
City Council Member Meyer at the "mob ruled" November 21st Meeting interrogates City Attorney at 32 minute mark. Update, Dec. 13, 2024:...
LIV
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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