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Linda Curtis
May 1, 20231 min read
Bastrop & Elgin Independent School District Elections
ELECTION DAY IS THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6TH! We REALLY like these two candidates for Bastrop Independent School District Board. They are...
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Linda Curtis
Jul 19, 20174 min read
Democratic Populist Who Ran Against Congressman Lamar Smith in 2016 Announces He is Running for Tex
For Immediate Release Press Conference Scheduled for: Saturday, July 22nd Where: Bexar County Democratic Party Headquarters, 3000...
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Linda Curtis
Jun 18, 20172 min read
Congrats to Lyle Nelson and all of Bastrop!
Tom & Kelly Dawson with newly elected Bastrop City Councilman, Lyle Nelson, all residents of Hunters Crossing Yesterday’s historic runoff...
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Linda Curtis
Jun 15, 20172 min read
Another dump in Cedar Creek? Vote for Lyle!
Reminder for you city of Bastrop Voters. Early voting in the historic Place 3 runoff for Bastrop City Council ended Lyle and Jennifer...
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Linda Curtis
Jun 1, 20171 min read
Bastrop Runoff Voting Starts Monday!
The long awaited runoff for the Bastrop City Council, Place 3 is coming with Early Voting starting Monday, June 5th and Election Day on...
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Linda Curtis
May 18, 20171 min read
Enjoy this Bastrop Update…get ready for the runoff!
We took some snippets of the swearing in ceremony of newly elected Bastrop See for yourselves – in these short clips. (Apologies for the...
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Linda Curtis
May 15, 20171 min read
Welcome the New Bastrop Council!
It starts at 6:30 pm at Bastrop City Hall, 1311 Chestnut. Come on over and greet the new Mayor and Council! Agenda here. Please note that...
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Linda Curtis
May 7, 20172 min read
Victory Smells Sweet, But It Ain’t Over Yet!
In case you didn’t get the great victory news, the Bastrop NOT “good ol’ boys” (and gals) were handed a big setback last night! Bastrop’s...
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Linda Curtis
May 5, 20171 min read
Election Day Tomorrow. Clean Out the Barn!
Give the ‘good ol boys’ the boot! Election Day is tomorrow, Saturday, May 6. Polls are open from 7 am to 7 pm. Thank goodness early...
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Linda Curtis
May 2, 20171 min read
Waking up, Smelling the Coffee!
Today, Tuesday, May 2, is the last day to vote early in local municipal and All elections are important. We have focused on the city of...
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Linda Curtis
Aug 1, 20163 min read
Release: Charter Amendment Petition Filed in Bastrop
For Immediate Release August 1, 2016 Charter Amendment Petition...
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Linda Curtis
May 8, 20163 min read
Reading the Tea Leaves…Happy Mother’s Day
We will be discussing what follows or anything else you want to talk about tomorrow night at 8 pm The BIG news is about Laura Thompson —...
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Linda Curtis
Dec 10, 20142 min read
Breaking: First Vista Ridge Councilmember defeated!
For Immediate Release: Remember Vista Ridge Coalition Gave Warrick a Hand Alan Warrick, newly elected San Antonio City Councilman,...
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Linda Curtis
Feb 17, 20142 min read
Urgent Water Alert!
Believe it or not, this Wednesday night at 7 pm, at the Giddings American Legion (map here – 1502 Hwy 77, Giddings, Texas), Forestar Real...
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Linda Curtis
Nov 2, 20132 min read
Election day is Tuesday! Bastrop Meeting on Monday! Election night party Tuesday night!
Tuesday is election day. Polls are open from 7 to 7. Please consider voting No on Proposition 6. Here’s our webpage dedicated to this...
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Linda Curtis
Apr 4, 20121 min read
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, 20122 min read
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
Dec 20, 20112 min read
Pre-Holiday Quick Things To Do & Good Tidings!
* After hearing your input, we have decided to join with We Texans, TURF (Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom) and TAG (Texans for...
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Linda Curtis
May 18, 20111 min read
Galveston Recall or Rethink?
Galveston Mayor, Joe Jaworski has requested that Galveston residents weigh in on a petition circulating for his recall. We met Joe when...
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Linda Curtis
Mar 5, 20113 min read
Where Our School Tax Dollars Really Went: The Texas Growth Machine
The recent “Save Our Schools” rally at the Capitol, with 12,000 attendees from across Texas, was a different kind of education rally....
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