Brazos River Bottom Alliance Organizing Fight with Union Pacific & Eminent Domain Seizures
Railroad must not take beautiful agriculture land for a rail yard Last month, Union Pacific announced plans to build a 72-track,...
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Linda Curtis
- Aug 23, 2012
- 4 min
Lamar County Judge Harris Rules by IPhone — TransCanada Can Take Our Land!
Lamar County Judge Bill Harris really took the cake yesterday evening. His 15 word ruling, sent via his iPhone (and likely blind copied...
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Linda Curtis
- Aug 16, 2012
- 3 min
TransCanada Decides its Own Verdict
TransCanada Decides its Own Verdict and Demands Writ of Possession for Land along Keystone XL Pipeline Path TransCanada takes possession...
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Linda Curtis
- Aug 11, 2012
- 1 min
Julia Trigg Crawford Trial Update
Just a quick update to share with you about our trip to Paris, Texas for Julia Trigg Crawford’s hearing on TransCanada and eminent...
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Linda Curtis
- Aug 6, 2012
- 1 min
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Paris…Texas, that is
Please spread the word about this pivotal — landmark — case, involving property rights and the people versus the oil lobby (specifically...
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Linda Curtis
- Jul 26, 2012
- 1 min
Important Updates!
* We hope to see you in Paris, Texas on Friday, August 10th at 9 a.m., for Julia Trigg Crawford’s VERY important trial with TransCanada....
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Linda Curtis
- Jul 19, 2012
- 2 min
Hearing in Austin, Monday, July 23 — No Eminent Domain for Private Gain!
We now have a page up for the hearing next Monday, July 23rd, in Austin. Please COME to Austin for this hearing! We will be available...
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Linda Curtis
- Jul 13, 2012
- 2 min
A Daughter of Texas Needs Our Help
A daughter of Texas needs out help A daughter of Texas is standing up to a foreign corporation that has come to take her land by force....
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Linda Curtis
- May 9, 2012
- 1 min
Julia Trigg Crawford v. TransCanada/Keystone XL Pipeline Update!
First, take a look at this NY Times article about our friend, Julia Trigg Crawford, who continues to stand up for her private property...
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Linda Curtis
- May 9, 2012
- 2 min
Electric Coop Election Reform
I attended the Bluebonnet Electric Coop membership meeting in Giddings yesterday and was frankly appalled. Just to be clear, we have no...
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Linda Curtis
- May 6, 2012
- 2 min
Is Bluebonnet Electric doubling our base rate? – No, they’re not!
Most of you receiving this message are in Bluebonnet Electric Coop’s service area. If not, we apologize for the unnecessary email. The...
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Linda Curtis
- Apr 25, 2012
- 1 min
Dick Peterson “Mr. Conservation” does FREE Rain Harvest Workshop THIS Sunday, Bastrop Pr
Independent Texans proudly endorses Dick Peterson, “Mr. Conservation”, for the Bluebonnet Electric Coop Board. Please send in your...
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Linda Curtis
- Apr 4, 2012
- 1 min
Austinites for Geographic Representation
Austin Upheaval: Have you heard about the upheaval taking place in Austin city politics? Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without...
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Linda Curtis
- Apr 4, 2012
- 1 min
Julia Trigg Crawford v. TransCanada/Keystone Pipeline
TransCanada/Keystone XL in Texas — impacting all of East Texas: Julia Trigg Crawford’s case on eminent domain abuse may be the only...
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Linda Curtis
- Apr 4, 2012
- 1 min
Bluebonnet Electric Coop Election
Bluebonnet Electric Coop Election: Can citizens overcome the use of proxy voting (commonly used by electric power coops) — a practice...
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Linda Curtis
- Apr 4, 2012
- 2 min
The Bastrop Independent Experiment
When we asked the Commissioner’s Court to appoint independent minded Democrat and longtime community volunteer, Pati Jacobs, as Interim...
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Linda Curtis
- Mar 16, 2012
- 4 min
URGENT: Fight TransCanada’s Unfair Keystone XL Land Seizures: Stand With Julia!
“There’s no such thing as a voluntary agreement with a company or government that has the power to take your property,” – Bill Peacock,...
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Linda Curtis
- Feb 22, 2012
- 2 min
Hearing on Crawford v. TransCanada Continues this Friday!
Thanks to the many of you who moved so quickly to support Julia Trigg Crawford and family. Their efforts to maintain a temporary...
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Linda Curtis
- Feb 18, 2012
- 1 min
Sign the Petition Letter for Texas Hearings on TransCanada/Keystone XL Pipeline!
There is a growing call for public hearings from Texas landowners and residents in NE Texas who are facing potential eminent domain...
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Linda Curtis
- Feb 14, 2012
- 5 min
TransCanada Eerily Like Trans-Texas Corridor for Property Owners
Independent Texans is now part of a growing statewide coalition, along with We Texans (founded by Debra Medina), Texas TURF (founded by...
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