Data Center Dance the same old Hustle or Paying it Forward? Petition Updates Tonight!

The Hustle, a dance for Boomers needs a big update -- Pay it Forward -- with old and new dance partners.

As you might know, the major party primary runoffs start on May 18. We are supporting one local candidate, Susanna Ledesma-Woody for Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 4. Then, we will move quickly to help independents petition to get on the November ballot. If you live near or in the unincorporated area of SE Travis County or parts of Del Valle, reach out to us at contact@livtx.org or our new phone number at 512.360.8754.

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Susanna's ties as a longtime volunteer in the Del Valle Community can make "paying it forward" meaningful for our incoming generations. More from LIV HERE.

Tonight's LIV Meeting on Petitions & Data Centers: RSVP HERE Review at least the first 4 pages of the GEAA Report before 8 pm: HERE

At 8 pm, we will focus on petition efforts for independents.

At 8:30 pm Rachel Hanes, Policy Director for the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) will be on the line to review their dynamite 62-page policy review of data centers.

Wet your whistle with this paragraph pulled from page 23:

In 2023, the Texas State Comptroller estimated that a state sales and use tax exemption program for property used by certain data centers would cost the state $130 million in Fiscal Year 2025. Instead, this program cost the state an estimated $1.016 billion in Fiscal Year 2025, “making it one of the most expensive subsidy programs for any industry in any state” [107] (see Figure 8). Data center subsidies are now predicted by the Texas Comptroller to cost the state at least $9 billion combined between 2025 and 2030 and at least $1.3 to $1.75 billion annually [109]. This projection is likely to be an underestimate as well."

And then there's the water and energy data center dance hustle.

In Texas, this us unforgivable. Water consumption has been largely confused and hidden from Texans. We'll talk about it tonight.

Have you become a member of the all-volunteer LIV this year? You can still vote in the primaries or be active in a minor party. What might you be waiting for to join LIV? Dues start at just $10 for the year. The door is open for all those weary of the same old hustle who prefer to pay it forward.