This is NOT new information to ANYONE who has been following the proliferation of toll roads in Texas or to the communities on the receiving end of them. TxDOT leaders are bullies, they’re proven liars, and the Legislature had the golden opportunity to rein them in but FAILED to override the Governor’s veto of HB [...]

The Need For Gubernatorial Impeachment Legislation
posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 @ Texas Monthly blog
The Need For Gubernatorial Impeachment Legislation In Texas. Why Gov. Rick “39-percent of the votes” Perry Should Teach Political Science 104: “How to Lie to Texas Voters.”
From the “git-go” Gov. Rick Perry has lied to Texas voters and has pushed the [...]

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Another multi-billion dollar deal dies for Cintra. They’re not faring too well in Texas…let’s keep it that way!
Dallas agency wins toll road
By Pat Driscoll
Express-News
June 28, 2007
The Texas Transportation Commission voted 4-1 today to let a local agency develop the Texas 121 tollway in North Texas rather than give it to Cintra of [...]

NOT TOO LATE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS!
You know the highway lobby WHO IS PAID TO OPPOSE US is getting their pro-toll comments in, continue to flood these guys with all the evidence of the public uprising against the highest possible tolls using “market valuation” by sending your comments in to: Loop1604@hntb.com or by fax (210) 349-2101 [...]

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Public sounds off on Loop 1604 tolls
Patrick Driscoll
Express-News
06/27/2007
Hundreds of people, many buzzing with anger, packed a hearing Tuesday to listen to the state’s latest pitch on why toll lanes should be added to Loop 1604.
The Texas Department of Transportation said rebuilding North Loop 1604 to add four to six toll [...]

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Get the impression TxDOT is just begging for a lawsuit or for the Legislature to stop them from continuing work on the Trans Texas Corridor TTC-35? The legislative intent was clear…it was to halt the TTC pending further study. The people of Texas are in an ALL OUT WAR against this Governor [...]

JUNE 25, 2007
IDEAS — OUTSIDE SHOT
By Eugene Linden
Businessweek
From Peak Oil To Dark Age?
Oil output has stalled, and it’s not clear the capacity exists to raise production
With global oil production virtually stalled in recent years, controversial predictions that the world [...]

An article in this month’s issue of Manufacturing News tells of Giuliani’s ties to Cintra and Macquarie (partners and two of the largest, most expensive toll companies in the world), and, hence, his connection to the Trans Texas Corridor. We’ve been shouting this from the rooftops and now it’s starting to get traction.
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We’ve been connecting these dots since the gas price hike after Katrina. We’ve also noted the negative savings rate gripping our Nation for over a year (not seen since the Great Depression and even then the negative savings rate didn’t last this long). Lastly, we’ve also noted the growing backlash to our [...]

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I wouldn’t exactly get giddy over this, but it’s a MAJOR step in the right direction. Senator Florence Shapiro fought to give public tolling entities (versus private, foreign companies like Cintra) the first dibs on toll projects, but the problem is, now they’re using up front concession fees (as was added last [...]