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Silona Bonewald interview at GeekAustin party
Feb 5th
Paul Terry Walhus and Kimberlie Dykeman interview folks at the Lynn Bender GeekAustin party on Sept 30, 2008 at the Union Park bar and restaurant on West 6th Street in Austin, Texas. Julie Gomoll of LaunchPad, Silona of the Transparent Federal Budget and Austin Aaron are a few of the people interviewed. Stay tuned for the entire series of interviews and some commentary on this night and on Lynn Bender’s terrific idea to start a “BarCollege”. Yes, you heard it right, BarCollege. It’s an awesome hyper extension of the BarCamp concept that Lynn hopes people will steal. They should. It’s an idea whose time has come and one that should spread like the co-working movement.
KVET’s Bucky and Bob Show comes to Baxters on Main 2
Dec 16th
This is the full 40 minute video of Bob Cole and Bucky Godbolt from KVET appearing at Baxters on Main in Bastrop, Texas on Friday, August 1, 2008. Ronnie Macdonald, Bastrop County Judge, and Terry Orr, Bastrop Mayor, stepped up to the mic on this early morning Austin radio talk show. Click on the link below to play.
Steve Box to discuss water issues Thursday in Bastrop
Dec 10th
Here is a quick final reminder of the meeting tomorrow, Thursday the 11th, at Argent Court Assisted Living, 508 Old Austin Highway, behind the HEB. We’ll start at 7 PM, as noted in the reminder I sent Monday.
Following that, take a look at the minutes from the last meeting attached to this message. We will vote to accept or amend them Thursday.
Next, a message from Steve Box about local/regional water issues. Very important! Please consider following the links and writing/calling the appropriate folks to let them know your take on the situation.
We will likely have an issues committee next year that will focus on this sort of thing, and other local, state, and national issues. They may prepare regular updates on a variety of topics. I can’t repeatedly feature one issue over another, so please sign up for these updates from Environmental Stewardship yourself. As I looked below I see I didn’t forward this in time…..the meeting we were to target happened on the 9th. I’m sure it will still help to contact them, however. Nothing is settled in a single meeting (unless it is something being railroaded through at the last minute by our fearless “leader” Geo W. Bush).
Bastrop water crisis
Dec 10th
Water Marketer Threatens Ecology of Region
Blue Water Hearing on December 9, 2008
A company that buys and sells groundwater, Blue Water Systems, is attempting to take the water that supports our quality of life in the Lost Pines region and ship it off to our western neighbors without regard to the damage that might result in Bastrop, Lee, and other counties. On December 9, Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (GCD), the District that is responsible for groundwater in Milam and Burleson counties, will consider Blue Water’s request to pump and transport up to 71,000 acre-feet of water per year … a volume that is so large it impacts the counties in our district. Environmental Stewardship has investigated this request and opposes the application. Click here for the full story.
At issue is whether the Post Oak Savannah GCD will side with Blue Water and allow irreparable harm to the ecology of our counties or will they uphold the duty granted them by the Texas Constitution and Texas Water Code … “to conserve, preserve, protect and recharge the groundwater resources.”
Post Oak Savannah GCD has not met the criteria established in the Texas Water Code that would allow it to authorize such a permit. As one of five districts responsible for protecting groundwater in our region, it has not adequately considered the impact that authorizing such a permit would have both within its own district, and on the surrounding area, including Bastrop and Lee counties. Click here for full text of our letter to Post Oak Savannah GCD.
Make your view known by calling or writing Post Oak Savannah GCD’s Board of Directors at 512-455-9900, 800-231-8196, fax 512-455-9909, posgcd@tconline.net before 5:30 on December 9, 2008. Click here for hearing notice. Click her for SAMPLE LETTER.
KVET’s Bucky and Bob Show comes to Baxters on Main
Oct 1st
Bob Cole and Bucky Godbolt brought the KVET traveling show to Bastrop, TX on August 1, 2008. We’re going to run a 5 part series on this event starting with their interview with Bastrop County Judge Ronnie Macdonald. Much more to come in the coming days.
Bastrop, Texas candidates forum – part 1
Sep 23rd
This is part 1 or a 2 part series on the Bastrop, Texas Candidates Forum on Sunday, Sept 21, 2008.
Stay tuned for the 2nd video in this series in a few days. Also, we’ll be submitting this to BCAT – Bastrop Community Access TV.
Democrats running for Texas offices meet at Mitzis
Sep 10th
The event in the YouTube series of videos (below) took place at Mitzi VanSant’s lovely home in Smithville, Texas. It was a perfect setting in a prefect town for the Democrats for US Senate in Texas, and for many other national, statewide and local offices to gather and meet.
There was an abundant potluck, drinks of all kinds, music, and plenty of shade (important in Texas). Some of the people you’ll see in the video include Chris Duggan (running for Bastrop District Judge), Rick Noriega (running for US Senate), Wayne Smith (running for Bastrop Sheriff), Susan Shelton (Democratic strategist), Mitzi VanSant (the party host), Larry Joe Doherty (running for US Congress), Linda Yanez (running for Judge statewide), Susan Strawn and many others. Best celebrity sitings since Brad and Angie left town.
Democrats gather at Mitzi VanSants in Smithville
Aug 10th
Mitzi VanSant’s charming Smithville home was the gathering place for Democratic Candidates for office for US Senate, Texas Supreme Court, US House of Representatives, Bastrop County Sheriff, and Bastrop District Judge. This is the first video in an 8 part series of videos of the event. It will feature appearances by Chris Duggan, Wayne Smith, Lloyd Doggett, Joe Doherty, Susan Shelton, Linda Yanez, Rick Noriega and Mitzi VanSant among others.
The first video in the series features Susan Shelton, a leading Democratic strategist who gives us an overview of how the Democrats will gain control of Texas in the upcoming elections.
How to Make an Electoral Revolution – Bastrop event
Aug 1st
“How to Make An Electoral Revolution”
Sponsored by Independent Texans
Sunday, June 8, 10 am to 5 pm
This event was held at the Aqua Water Coop, 415 Old Austin Highway, Bastrop, Texas Call us at 512-535-0989 or 512-657-2089 – click on any of the links below to see videos of the event, there are 21 10-minute videos in all, published to several video sharing websites such as Youtube.
12:30 Stopping Stinko Sweetheart Deals
Brian Rodgers & Paul Walhus for Stop Domain Subsidies
1 Brian Rodgers – Stop Domain Subsidies 1 of 3
YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
2 Brian Rodgers – Stop Domain Subsidies 2 of 3
YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
3 Brian Rodgers – Stop Domain Subsidies 3 of 3
YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
4 Paul Walhus – Stop Domain Subsidies 1 of 1
YouTube, Yahoo, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
1:30 Voter Contact: Where the Rubber Meets the Road!
Nancy Robbins, Ron Paul activist
5 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 1 of 4
YouTube, Yahoo, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
6 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 2 of 4
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
7 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 3 of 4
Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
8 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 4 of 4
MySpace, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
10:30 How Ron Paul Made the Revolution
Chuck Young, Ron Paul activist
9 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul Paul campaign 1 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
10 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul Paul campaign 2 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
11 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul Paul campaign 3 of 4
Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
12 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul campaign 4 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
2:30 How to Protest Perry
Merry Anne Bright & Jan Tracy, Piney Woods Alliance
3 Piney Woods 1 of 2
Yahoo, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
14 Piney Woods 2 of 2
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
2:45 Taking Power: Electoral and Electrical
David Schraub (on solar farming) & Jere Locke (on Climate 1Sky)
15 Solar Farming 1 of 3
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
16 Solar Farming 2 of 3
Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
17 Solar Farming 3 of 3
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
8 Global Warming 1 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
19 Global Warming 2 of 4
Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
20 Global Warming 3 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
21 Global Warming 4 of 4
Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
3:45 Winning Elections to Protect Your Water Rights
Marie Day, Lavaca County Taxpayers, Inc.
4:30 State Independent Convention Planning, September 6
10 Political Independence: What’s Obama, Kucinich and Paul got to do with it?!
Linda Curtis, Independent Texans
11:00 How Youth Organizes (for Arlan Foster), Arlan Foster, HD 18 Candidate
Eric Price & Clayton Scott, and other high school student activists
12:00 How Citizen’s Lobby Congress & the Texas Legislature
Ann Del Llano, Esq., Capitol City Solutions
Judith McGeary, Esq., Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
Texas Independence Birthday Party
Mar 3rd
The Bastrop County Democratic Party put on a birthday bash at Baxters in Bastrop on Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Bastrop Democrat candidates speak in Elgin
Feb 27th
Bastrop’s Democatic candidates spoke at an outside event at Elgin’s main downtown park on Sunday, Feb. 24.
The Bastrop Democrats roadmap to the election
Feb 25th
Texas Independence Birthday Party!!!
Sunday, March 2 will be the date of the Bastrop Democrats first large fundraising event for the party in 2008 at Baxters on Main in Bastrop. Tickets are $35 per person. Click here to see and print a flyer that will fill in the details for you. Sign up you, your family, your company, your neighbors and your friends to celebrate the candidates, the voters and the public servants. Congressman Lloyd Doggett will be the special guest. Bastrop Democrats are seeking your sponsorship so that they can provide year ’round support for their growing base of Democratic voters in Bastrop County.
BastropBuilder will be videotaping the event and you can see it here, on BATV (Bastrop Access TV), Austin Access TV, and on this blog. BastropBuilder will see you there!!
March 4, 2008
Texas Presidential Primary
7am – 7pm
Precinct Voting Polls
Bastrop County
Click here to see list of voting locations
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County Precinct Caucuses
7:15 pm at your
Precinct Voting Poll in
Bastrop County. Click here to see a list of Precinct Caucus Locations. They are the same as the precinct voting locations. Cast your vote again for the presidential candidate of your choice, by electing delegates pledged to him/her and likely needed to win the nomination.
Turn out may be large with long lines to vote after the polls close. The caucuses will start as soon as the last voter casts his/her ballot. Be there to support your candidate and offer your resolutions to be considered for inclusion in the party platform. See you there!
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After the caucus, come to Baxters Restaurant downtown where all Democrats are welcomed to meet for an after-election gathering to watch results at the Bastrop Advertiser (just behind the Baxter’s patio) and celebrate the election winners. Baxter’s has graciously agreed to provide grilled burgers and a bar at reasonable rates for hungry election workers. Join us to watch the returns and enjoy the company.
March 29, 2008
Bastrop County Democratic Convention
Aqua Water Conf. Rm
Bastrop, TX
June 5 – 7, 2008
Texas State Democratic Convention
Austin, TX
August 25 – 28, 2008
Democratic National
Convention
Denver, CO
November 4, 2008
U. S. Presidential Election
7am – 7pm
Precinct Voting Polls
Bastrop County
Democratic Rally in Elgin TX
Feb 25th
BastropBuilder.com attended the Democratic Rally on Sunday, February 24 from 4 to 7 pm at Veterans Park on Main Street in historic downtown Elgin, Texas. We met and interviewed candidates and campaign staff for Congressional District 10, State Representative District 17, Railroad Commissioner, State Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, 423rd District Judge and Bastrop County Sheriff.
We discussed issues of concern to BastropBuilder.com: law enforcement, domestic terrorism, subdivisions, water well regulations, home owners associations, and more. We will be doing followup interviews with all these candidates on topics of concern to Bastrop builders, realtors and developers.
Listen to the podcast we recorded at the event and find out where the candidates stand on the issues. You can also click on the play button on the podcast player just below.
Coming soon: a video podcast of the event (which we’re editing now) and more interviews on issues of concern to builders, realtors, developers and citizens of Bastrop County.
Interview – Skip Wobus running for Bastrop County Sheriff
Feb 23rd
Skip Wobus is running for Bastrop County Sheriff on the Democratic ticket. He has 23 years in law enforcement and 20 years in the Bastrop County Sheriffs office. Skip aims to keep pace with Bastrop’s rapid growth and proliferating subdivisions with expensive housing. On Saturday, Feb. 16th Rose Carter will be throwing a “meet and greet” campaign party for Skip at 1325 Hwy 304.
Skip discusses growth, manpower changes, burglary and theft, and terrorism issues in this wide ranging interview.
Click here for Skip’s interview:
Feb 24th Rally and Candidate meet up
Feb 23rd
February 24th
Precinct 4 Democratic Rally and Candidate Meet Up – 4:00 – 6:30pm at Veteran’s Park in Downtown Elgin on Depot Street. If it rains, the rally will move into Kingfisher Art Gallery. This will be a real, old-fashioned political rally with all the trimmings. The Democratic candidates on our March 4th primary ballots have been invited. Those who come will be given a chance to make short speeches. This is your opportunity to meet them, one-on-one and ask them to discuss the issues important to you. Come on down, over, up from any direction to meet these courageous folks. Click here for a printable flyer with details. See you there!
Super Tuesday has a winner
Feb 23rd
Super Tuesday rocked the airwaves last night as Hillary and Obama were in a near dead heat with Hillary racking up the big California prize. Texas looms large now for the March 5th primary with 228 delegates at stake and a scheduled Feb 28th debate between Obama and Hillary.
It was interesting to see Huckabee and Mitt Romney lighting up big victory cigars and declaring victory while they were losing.
But the big winner last night was Google Maps teamed up with Twittervision. This app filtered all the twitter posts that related to the election and posted them on a map of the world.
Check it out. It kept me in stitches all last night and was tit for tat more informative than CNN, MSNBC, Fox or any of the old media outlets. New media was the clear winner in last nights Super Tuesday.
You can also keep track of the election at @Politics (run by the Media Cynic) and at Politweets. There is also a list here of political candidates with Twitter accounts.
Google has also has added an Election news resource. In the meantime you can check the latest polls to see how pollsters like InsiderAdvantage, SurveyUSA, Zogby, Rasmussen and ARG predict the candidates are going to do today.
More coverage of the Google and Twitter mashup at TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Webware, Google LatLong, Lifehacker, SEO and Tech Daily, ReadWriteWeb, CatCubed and Twitter Blog. (via Techmeme)
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