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No Rest for the Weary Landowners and Their Advocates

As the Texas Tribune reported, we’ve started the ball rolling AGAIN asking for interim studies and public hearings on common carrier pipelines and eminent domain abuse in our state. We knew public input (pulling wisdom from the minds of men and women) would be an important element in the search for solutions to protecting private property and water while providing fertile ground for oil and gas development. There was ONE and only ONE public hearing … Continue reading →

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2013 Annual Membership Drive Begins

Janice Cookston WeTexans.com Archives originally http://wetexans.com/2013-annual-membership-drive-begins/ ========================================================== Today marks the beginning of our third annual membership drive.  The bulk of the work we do is policy work that benefits us all: there is no customer and there is no fee.  So the only revenue we receive, the revenue we need to fund our operations comes from our members.  We need and appreciate your support. And every donation helps. We grew our ranks in 2012 and look forward to growing more in 2013.  … Continue reading →

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Read more about the article CISPA Has Died in the Senate…
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CISPA Has Died in the Senate…

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) died in the Senate yesterday, according to a statement from a representative of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The bill, which had already passed the House, would have allowed the government to snoop on private emails by granting companies the right to disseminate individuals’ sensitive, private information — like medical records — without their knowledge or consent.

Although CISPA likely won’t be passed in its current form, Republicans and Democrats have a bad habit of resurrecting terrible Big Government legislation like this.

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Allodial Title, Land Patent. Here’s the question.

Some folks that run for public office, claim to be Conservatives, supporting Constitutional Laws. Ask your rep at your next public meeting , if they support property rights. Ask them if they hold an Allodial Titles. If not they are not Constitutional Conservatives. Below is a response from a reader. Thanks Debra! Below is what [...]

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Pipelines and Legislators: Partners in Plunder

While the crony capitalism prevalent in Texas made national news headlines during the 2012 presidential campaign, the practice has not been curtailed.  One need only look to the ongoing saga between private property owners and pipelines in Texas to see that the politically influential continue to script law that grants them special privilege. The ability of legislators to convince the public of their commitment to the rule of law, private property rights and free markets … Continue reading →

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Fort Knox, Texas?

March 8, the bill filing deadline for the Texas legislature, was a very good day for We Texans. In addition to the filing of our property tax elimination bill and a common carrier/eminent domain reform bill, Rep. Giovanni Capriglione filed HB 3505: The Texas State Bullion Depository Bill More about this bill from our friends at Janice Cookston WeTexans.com Archives originally http://wetexans.com/fort-knox-texas/ ====================================== Texas Sound Money: — The Depository would be a state agency under the purview of the State Comptroller. The … Continue reading →

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Eliminating the Property Tax: One Small Step. One Giant Leap.

Janice Cookston WeTexans.com Archives originally http://wetexans.com/eliminating-the-property-tax-one-small-step-one-giant-leap-2/ =========================================================================== “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.” ― Mahatma Gandhi. Friday, March 8, 2013,  Rep. George Lavender of Texarkana filed HB 3742 to eliminate the property tax in Texas! Blood, sweat, tears, more blood, more sweat, the boulder we have been pushing against for over four years has finally rolled over. We are one giant step closer to true private property ownership in our state. The … Continue reading →

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David (Landowner) vs. Goliath (Pipeline): Round Two

Landowner Julia Trigg Crawford and her attorney Wendi Hammond announced that they have filed their appeal against TransCanada with the 6th Court of Appeals in Texarkana.  The brief disputes TransCanada’s attempt at taking Crawford’s property on the basis that TransCanada has yet to prove the company is a common carrier, but is instead a private foreign company utilizing its pipeline for private gain. “Our appellate brief is now in front of the Sixth Circuit Court … Continue reading →

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Sounding the Alarm about Smart Meters Smart Grid with Curtis Bennett and David Chalk AxXiom For Liberty Live!

On Feb 1st, we will speak to these two experts who are presenting explosive information regarding health, safety and security issues surrounding the aggressive roll out of the smart grid and smart meters. Continue reading →

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How To: Influence State Law

Janice Cookston WeTexans.com Archives originally http://wetexans.com/how-to-influence-state-law/ =============================================== Introducing the second publication in our How-To Guide series: We Texans How To Guide: Influence State Law Ladies and Gents of the great state of Texas: We are off to the races! The 83rd legislative session has begun.  Now, if you, like countless other liberty-minded Texans, were sorely disappointed in the “results” we got from our state house the last time our elected representatives gathered in Austin, then the questions is: What are you going … Continue reading →

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