As the group says: “TransCanada’s surveying crews arrived at David Hightower’s home in Texas to set up for Keystone XL construction. They saw our big community rally and turned away! Another delay is another day that David’s home and business will be safe.”
David Hightower and his family are rallying with the community and supporters with Tar Sands Blockade in his front yard for another community cookout and rally to defend his home. We were invited back after the outpouring of support from last Friday’s rally to stop the Keystone XL pipeline from cutting 200ft from his front door and plowing through his home business, a muscadine grape vineyard. His nephew, Jerry Hightower, is happy to see the 25 supporters and affected landowners from across the area who have rallied to support his family farm.
“I heard some of TransCanada’s machinary within earshot this morning. They want to plow right through my uncle’s vineyard that he’s carefully tended by hand for the last 12 years,” said Jerry Hightower. “Now how you gunna do that to someone who’s a veteran? He served this country for 20 years and this is how they are treating him.”
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