League of Independent Voters of Texas
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Watch your water! After you watch our “David (us) v. Goliath (Vista Ridge)” 1-minute video, share it and read the rest of this message. WATCH YOUR WATER! ►Tomorrow, Monday, March 25, at 3:30 pm., join us at the Capitol for the SB606 Water and Rural Affairs Committee hearing or watch the stream from here. This Saturday, join us in San Antonio or watch the stream from our Facebook page – while you’re at it, like us! And, please make some[…]
Read moreSAWS got a well deserved spanking yesterday at the Natural Resources Committee hearing, using public dollars for water and wallet grabs. URGENT calls needed through Friday! Both public (@SAWS) and private partners of the Vista Ridge/San Antone Hose got a wake up call yesterday at the Natural Resources Committee hearing on House Bill 1066. Judith McGeary, Milam County landowner and Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA), came to ask for these modest amendments in the bill[…]
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Thank you, Mark Cuban, shark for democracy, who retweeted Texans for Voter Choice’s tweet about Our Land, Our Water, Our Democracy Lobby Day tomorrow (Tuesday, March 5th) to 7.7 million Americans! Cuban, a business shark for democracy, provided a stark contrast to industry testimony at the eminent domain hearing today. Start watching at about 2 hours and 24 minutes and you’ll see. We hope to SEE you tomorrow (Tues., Mar. 5), but if you cannot make it, it’s being streamed[…]
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As luck would have it, our friend, Judith McGeary of Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, just gave us all one more reason to be in Austin this Tuesday at the LIV 2019 Lobby Day this Tuesday, March 5th!
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Share this 40-sec video starring Griddy from our Facebook page here! A Texas water grid to move masses of groundwater to fuel growth in areas without their own water supply — is all kinda wrong for Texas.
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I know it’s short notice but we just learned that the omnibus bill that Senator Kolkhorst authored is up in State Affairs in the Senate Chamber at 9 am this coming Monday March 4. Though it is several bills down on the list, this omnibus bill can be moved to the front of the line and be first up on Monday.
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When you disenfranchise the largest segment of America’s voters — independent, non-aligned — what does that mean for fundamentals like land and water?
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It may not surprise you that this final installment has been a challenge. I thought that perhaps I could propose a few clever ideas to put forward for consideration. But finding a chink in the duopoly’s armor is difficult.
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