Protesters surrounded a busy intersection in Burnet on Oct. 11 in objection to a massive state transmission line project that would erect dozens of 15-story towers across rural ranchland in northern Burnet County. All had the same question on their minds: Why is this happening?

The group of around 20-30 residents stood on the corners of Texas 29 and U.S. 281 on Saturday morning, written messages in hand, to call for a halt to the proposed 765-kilovolt lines , the largest power line project in state history. The lines would stretch between power stations in Bell and Schleicher counties, roughly 200 miles apart, to supply reliable power to the Permian Basin, a vast oil- and natural gas-producing region in West Texas.

While the exact route has not yet been determined, all possible paths c

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