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LIV wishes to congratulate Lee County landowner Nancy McKee, SAWDF, Rep. Gerdes, and TX House Speaker Burrows. HB 29 water loss bill!

A Texas Chernobyl is not an overstatement when it comes to the contamination of land and water posed by forever chemicals.

Dallas 2006 Thanks to the Texas Tribune for this article  about Carole Keeton Strayhorn . We appreciate that they didn't write us -- the...

We love jackasses, but not the human kind. Populist: a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel...

How Bastrop will be "Austined" unless voters get the story clear before the May city council election.

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...

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.

Call your member of Congress with this simple message: No tax cuts and stop mass deportations or you'll damage the economy.

Rep. Helen Kerwin, Johnson County, Texas, introduced HB 1674 Johnson County recently issued a disaster declaration and asked the Governor...

Community Impact or Distract News? You decide. We sent the following letter to Community Impact News (CIN) on January 6, 2025, about...

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.

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...

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

Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), Senate District 18 (2017) Say what you will Lois Kolkhorst , but if any Texas legislator could tell...

Independent voters are horses of a different color. We don't drink partisan poison. Monday, January 20th, is a celebration of one of...

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...

Kinda scary when made-up characters are our only salvation from partisan poisoning of water policy. The 89th Legislative Session opened...

Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson resigned at City Hall Tuesday, January 14, 1:30 pm, Bastrop, TX : Today, we stood with Bastrop Mayor Lyle...

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...

Andrew Young delivers the homily at President Jimmy Carter's funeral January 9, 2025. President Jimmy Carter 's lasting legacy was, for...