The Lost Rider Podcast with Herman Brune

Matt Rice is the spokesman for the organization American Rivers. Rice's expertise concerns problems in the American West with the Colorado River that most U.S. citizens recognize. Meanwhile, American Rivers is coming to Texas, and Rice is interested in learning more about the Texas, Colorado River. Brune elaborates the loss of agriculture, and wildlife habitat as the Texas, Colorado River no longer supplies irrigation water to the Lower Colorado River Valley. The two talk about the easily confused topics as Rice explains that the western Colorado River also loses water for agriculture and wildlife as mandates sent water to the east side of the Continental Divide for Denver and Ft. Collins. 

Challenger to the HD85 state representative seat is Lt. Col. Dennis Geesaman. He says that the days of bipartisanship, as seen with George W. Bush and Bob Bullock, are gone. Geesaman feels that the Democrat left has moved so far that compromise is all but gone. He agrees that the MO of school funding should be removed from property taxes, and the homestead tax needs to be eliminated for everyone. Otherwise, the American Dream will not be available to the next generations. He recognizes that new ideas are in place to check the declining rates of education, and he relates that while he would be a freshman legislator, he desires to seek seats on agriculture related committees. One of his quotes indicates that the seemingly bloated budget is caused by spending problems. 

The Texas 2026 March primary season is heating up. But, State Representative Stan Kitzman is adamant that Austin is not Washington D. C. While many issues are decided down party lines, Kitzman says that without bipartisanship amendments and many issues high on constituents' radar would not be resolved. He also goes on to relate that "water issues" are looming larger than ever on the horizon. It is probable that precedents, such as the rule of capture, will be discussed in the next session. He also says that the burgeoning budget is due to the ever-growing population. Kitzman assures us that removing the MO school funding will provide more property tax relief while efforts are in place to "raise the bar" on public education. 

Chris Hall explains "fusion". It started, in the 1980's, with President Reagan and Premier Gorbachev at the end of the Cold War. in 2026, scientists feel that they may be within eight or nine years of producing cost effective energy from fusion. Nevertheless, don't expect to see it generating electricity until after 2039. When you hear the term think about hydrogen. Also, Hall injects the idea that what we've always known about solids, liquids, and gases didn't include plasma. Now, we're talking about lightening and fire. That's what scientists are striving to harness. Checkout Inter.org for more info. 

Another candidate for the Texas Rail Road Commission is Hawk Dunlap. He has no hard feelings towards current commissioners but feels it's time to fix a few problems. Dunlap explains more about abandoned wells and how reinjection wells may effect groundwater. He says that not all reinjection wells are 10,000 feet or deeper. His view is to awaken the public to the technology available to recycle industrial water. This is a widely accepted concept amongst water planners, engineers, and scientists. It is not so fondly viewed  by the public that has become totally acclimated to their own personal "toilet to tap" water usage; but can't seem to accept that idea for industrial recycling.