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LIV
Jul 14, 20231 min read
The Texas Independent Voter Survey Semi-Final Herding of Cats
Thanks to you not-so-easily-herded independent-minded voter cats who filled out our latest Texas Independent voter survey, we now have a...
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Linda Curtis
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Guns or Butter
So there I was minding my own business doing what the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) asked of me. I called my two US Senators,...
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LIV
Jul 6, 20231 min read
Houston Sues to Defend Local Control Enshrined in Texas Constitution
Houston knows we have a problem. One of our great Texas cities, the fourth largest city in the US, stepped up to the plate to defend...
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LIV
Jul 5, 20234 min read
Climate Hawks and Peace Doves • Mearsheimer: Darkness Ahead on Ukraine • Greenwald Neo-Con Dems
John Mearsheimer, the esteemed Political Science Professor at the University of Chicago, is one of the leading scholars in the world who...
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LIV
Jul 5, 20231 min read
RIP Alan Arkin: The Russians Came and Went
Actor, comedian, and supreme ad-libber, Alan Arkin died last week. Some of us took the opportunity to celebrate his life by watching the...
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LIV
Jun 30, 20231 min read
LIV launches Texas Independent Voter Survey as the American Solidarity Party convenes in Plano
LIV launched our Texas independent Voter Survey just as the American Solidarity Party holds its national convention in Plano, Texas. Come...
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LIV
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Big News for Texas independents! Release from the Center for Competitive Democracy
LIV is tickled pink to share this release from the Center for Competitive Democracy and Shearman & Sterling! In short, Federal Judge...
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LIV
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Quincy Institute's Beebe on US destruction of Nord Stream pipeline, ending endless war
It is a great irony that George Beebe, former Advisor to Dick Cheney, serves as the Director of Grand Strategy at the cross-partisan...
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LIV
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Impeachment Blues and Reds, and assorted nuts
"The impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton is the result of the failure of one-party rule and the abuse of power by the Texas GOP....
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LIV
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Cornel West is running for President, spoiling for competitive elections.
In case you missed the media coverage, Cornel West, philosopher, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual is...
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LIV
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Paxton Impeachment Follies
One Ken Paxton impeachment prosecutor, Rusty Hardin, "respectfully" suggested in his statement to the press that Paxton's attorneys watch...
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LIV
Jun 8, 20235 min read
How the Texas GOP lit its hair -- and every Texan's local control -- on fire: Gov signs HB 2127!
<== Click on Rep. Rose's picture to watch a 5-minute excerpt of the hour presentation to LIV on June 6th by Adrian Shelley, environmental...
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LIV
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Forever hold your preemption and populism or hop on Zoom at 7!
Say what you want about the "newspaper of record", but Saturday's NY Times published this blockbuster article about HB 2127 (including...
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LIV
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Join us on Zoom Monday, 7 pm: Good, Bad, and Ugly Bills 88th Lege Session
We are delighted to host leaders from two top-notch non-partisan Texas organizations to talk with you on Monday night about the good,...
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LIV
May 27, 20234 min read
As Impeachment begins, real Texas conservative David Simpson weighs in.
Sitting here on Memorial Day weekend, good political junkies we are, watching Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment proceedings in...
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LIV
May 24, 20232 min read
Breaking News: Paxton Impeachment Afoot!
Release from Harvey Kronberg, Quorum Report: "Two hours of extraordinary testimony puts AG Ken Paxton on glide path to impeachment....
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LIV
May 19, 20231 min read
Veto One-Party Rule, HB 2127 • NO on SB 1933 • YES on local foods SB 829
Yesterday, we asked you to sign and send this letter to Governor Abbott urging him to veto HB 2127. LIV fights for the rights of ALL...
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LIV
May 18, 20232 min read
URGENT: Send this letter to Gov. Abbott, Veto HB 2127!
This special alert from LIV asks you to reach Governor Abbott to urge a veto of HB 2127. Please sign this letter to Governor Abbott...
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LIV
May 15, 20232 min read
Texas water, land, and democracy! While the big fish bite, don't forget to nibble
While the big fish in the "Texas Lobby" are taking a bite out of Texas -- like they always do -- we little fish are still fighting for...
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LIV
May 15, 20233 min read
Latest from SAWDF -- it's your water, Texans!
SAWDF Update 5/13/2023 Legislative News ** CALL TO ACTION ** SAWDF needs YOU to at the Capitol on Monday, May 15! Message to Legislators...
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