News | League Of Independent Voters Of Texas

Sep 21, 20221 min read

A new party convention & other indy news

LIV does not endorse any political party. We work with members of all of them. But, like most Texans of all persuasions, we do want more...

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Sep 9, 20222 min read

Gerdes Sues to take Curtis off ballot

Join us at Monday night's LIV zoom forum for the details on the following LIV News! Stan Gerdes, former Texas Governor Rick Perry's...

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Water, Water on the Central Texas Brain!

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Aug 22, 20222 min read

Water, Water on the Central Texas Brain!

Non-profit water defenders at the Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund and the Central Texas Water Coalition are on the move to protect...

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Jul 25, 20222 min read

LIV News!

In this Edition: This is an incredible story developing about property tax hero, realtor Chandler Crouch. We have the luck of having...

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Happy Independents Day: We're not a day late but we're a dollar short!

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Jul 5, 20221 min read

Happy Independents Day: We're not a day late but we're a dollar short!

You're invited to our next LIV Forum -- this coming Monday, July 11, 7-8 pm. All are welcome to join us for a forum or two, but please...

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Before starting LIV, some of us gave the Austin Lobby a chance to end their dog and pony show

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Jul 5, 20221 min read

Before starting LIV, some of us gave the Austin Lobby a chance to end their dog and pony show

Before we started LIV, some of our founders gave the Austin Lobby a chance to end their dog and pony shows and give our communities a...

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Jun 30, 20222 min read

It's Official, Indys on the Ballot

It's Official! Former Bastrop County Judge, Ronnie McDonald, has been certified for the November ballot to run as an independent for...

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Tarrant Appraisal District Ouch -- Chandler Crouch!

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Jun 30, 20221 min read

Tarrant Appraisal District Ouch -- Chandler Crouch!

Don't let us spoil it for you. Click on the picture to check out this WFAA report about the hottest taxpayer revolt going on in Texas led...

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Jun 30, 20222 min read

LIV News

In this edition: Mark Cuban Bullish on Ending Duopoly. Go here. Chapter 313 subsidies to clear-cut forest in Bastrop for solar farm?! Go...

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Jun 29, 20222 min read

Mark Cuban Bullish on Ending Duopoly

Catch Mark Cuban's appearance on the CBS Mornings Show about Cost Plus Drug Company's entry into and "disruption" of the pharmaceutical...

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URGENT! Chapter 313 subsidies to clear-cut forest in Bastrop for solar farm?!

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Jun 29, 20221 min read

URGENT! Chapter 313 subsidies to clear-cut forest in Bastrop for solar farm?!

Do the people who submitted a proposal for $20 million in government subsidies for a solar farm to clear-cut a forest south of Elgin give...

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LIV

Jun 28, 20221 min read

Stinky Billionaire: Keep Bastrop Boring

There's a billionaire in the hood in Central Texas. He moved his boring company into Bastrop County but apparently so fast, he forgot to...

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Breaking! Sen. Charles Perry at Water Conference (TWCA)

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Jun 17, 20221 min read

Breaking! Sen. Charles Perry at Water Conference (TWCA)

Texas Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), who was appointed by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to chair the Senate Committee on Agriculture,...

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Subsidizing Death of a Community; Chapter 313

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Jun 17, 20222 min read

Subsidizing Death of a Community; Chapter 313

A Texas Tax Code Chapter 313 (aka the Texas Economic Development Act) creates a state tax incentive program for certain large businesses...

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Can independents win elections? If so, how?

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Jun 5, 20221 min read

Can independents win elections? If so, how?

Independent politics in Texas is blooming. Can we make it boom in 2022? Under what conditions might it happen this year? The federal...

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The real tragedy is Stan Gerdes, Not Paul Pape: Is Texas conservatism DOA?

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Jun 2, 20225 min read

The real tragedy is Stan Gerdes, Not Paul Pape: Is Texas conservatism DOA?

The Republican establishment, and every lobbyist this side of the Pecos to DC and New York City, targeted Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape...

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Landowners Score @ Senate Water Hearing; Paul Pape, and his horse, get 5-stars!

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May 12, 20222 min read

Landowners Score @ Senate Water Hearing; Paul Pape, and his horse, get 5-stars!

Volunteer at the Lee County Fair, May 19 thru 21 -- Thursday through Saturday. Join us for the parade on Saturday, 10 am. We'll be riding...

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May 8, 20225 min read

The "G" word and the Two Mr. Perrys

"No city can deal with the likes of the growth that's happening to Dripping Springs." A Vista Ridge Consultant. The "g" word isn't greed...

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Political Drunks on Notice: Indys Got Your Number!

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Apr 26, 20221 min read

Political Drunks on Notice: Indys Got Your Number!

"I came to Driftwood from California last year expecting some peace. I can't believe what is happening to us." A petition signer at...

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Who Does This? SAWS Rate Advisory Committee.

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Apr 26, 20222 min read

Who Does This? SAWS Rate Advisory Committee.

The purpose of the Rate Advisory Committee of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), San Antonio's public water utility, is to recommend a rate...

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