Note! LIV has no plans to endorse in this election.
BUT, we are encouraged by more people paying attention to national, state, and local politics.
In this edition:
=> Is your city abusing the spirit and intent of the Texas Open Meetings Act? That's what's going on in the small city of Bastrop, Texas. Curtis is on the loose showing voters who may have been misled to sign the petition to recall Mayor Lyle Nelson, how to have their signatures removed BEFORE the petition is filed and what this has to do with open government. Read, "Recalling the Recallers of Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson." If you are having similar problems with open government in your community, read this and contact us.
=> The State of Texas is moving with lightning-bolt speed to pass copious amounts of gas by planning to build 125 gas power plants all over rural Texas. For what purpose? To incentivize people moving to Texas as fast as possible, while bringing in massive energy users -- bitcoin and AI data centers! Beautiful, peaceful rural Blue (Lee County) is a community tired of having a target on its back. They are already fed up with massive water transfers for the "San Antone Hose," with more projects threatening their water supply and aquifers. Thanks to the Lexington Leader for this article, Blue residents speak out about power plant. If you live in a community expecting the same treatment, contact us. We do not have to lay back and enjoy the rape.
=> Andrew Yang's article today, Biden is Out, What's Next, is a worthwhile read if you honor the obvious -- the Election Swing by Indies. It focuses on what's going on in the Democratic Party related to their presidential nominating process. It is helpful to gain more understanding about how steps taken by the Democrats could have big implications for us independents, the voters most likely to determine who wins the Whitehouse.
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