The first link is to a page giving details about a rally in Austin, Texas, on March 2. The group that organized this rally is opposing the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). If implemented, this system will require tracking and tracing of every animal in the U.S. and give "group discounts" to owners of large groups of animals (corporate ranching). This will drive small producers out of business, and there are lots of them in Texas, so there'll be a rally. Looks like about 10 blocks up Congress Avenue. I'll find out when I get there. If you're in the area, you couldn't spend your time in a better way.
The anti-NAIS group is allying with opponents of the Trans-Texas Corridor. Thousands of miles of toll roads (owned by private interests) are scheduled to be built in Texas. The primary group monitoring this is Corridor Watch:
Texas is the first state to be assaulted on a vast scale with this project, but it will end up affecting all the states. If it is not stopped here, a giant arterial roadway system will run from the Chinese ports on the Pacific Coast of Mexico straight up into northern Canada. Quarter-mile wide roadways, ripping through "environment" and stealing private property. Kind of regardless of the wishes of the "liberals" AND the "conservatives," wouldn't you say? This is what the Kelo Supreme Court decision in the U.S. was about. Private entities can now take your land. For this road system. And Texas is going to be hit hard with this, so opposition has begun. The rally on March 2 will have speakers on the topic, etc. Bring your placards.
Below is a link to a map of the superhighway system. Takes a while to open:
If a half-million show up at this, the roadway system is dead. And Austin is pretty safe, as far as police riots. They've been sued a lot and lost a lot, so the cops know the boundaries. Bring the family.