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I have written an extensive piece about a meeting of the Bastrop City Council on November 21st. My post of the article was removed from...

I have had nightmares trying to write this article. I cut my organizing teeth in the South Bronx 40 years ago when thugs wielding lead pipes

This note we received yesterday from Tom, a longtime LIV member from Caldwell County, made me cry with gratitude. In the same envelope...

Update 11/25/24: Carmen has withdrawn her request for a recount. Check out this KUT article here . T hank you, Carmen, for running. You...

While the Ds and Rs were at each other's throats in the national and state elections, the small city* of Bastrop with a population of...

CAUTION : We at LIV are not trying to get you to vote for a particular candidate in this election. It is your choice, a choice we...

In recent years, drones have moved from novelty to necessity in American agriculture. Among the leaders in this space, DJI drones have...

Watch this 8-second video and please share as you wish, including from our Facebook page or post on your own social media. A vote FOR...

Congratulations to Congressman Collin Allred who gave Senator Ted Cruz , well-known as a great debater, a solid boxing about the ears in...

Independent Texans PAC and the League of Independent Voters recommend the following on Bastrop Ballot Propositions.   City of Bastrop’s...

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,...

A reasonable person might think that once the DA's investigation came up with a nothingburger, the recall would be dropped by petitioners.

The great debate on war and U.S. Foreign Policy is going viral. The debate is between "offensive realism" espoused by the inimitable...

We remained till the end of Tuesday night's Bastrop City Council meeting to witness the City Manager Sylvia Carrillo 's handpicked...

September 13, 2024 : It's Friday the 13th for the Bastrop City Council Members led by John Kirkland who gathered 850 of the 1600...

The risks for big energy investors in the massive expansion of Texas gas plants is minimized off the backs of ratepayers.

Bill Bunch and Bill Aleshire teamed up as client and lawyer, respectively, to boot Austin's 13 charter amendments off the ballot.

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...

Opal Lee is much more than the symbol as grandmother of Juneteenth. She is a force, an educator and an organizer of us all.

The Bastrop City Council members who have dogged Mayor Lyle Nelson for the last year failed to correct deficiencies in their petition.