Link to article here. We all knew why Via suddenly did a 180 and began voting with TxDOT FOR tolls rather with the PEOPLE and voting against…TxDOT’s bullying tactics and promises for a piece of the private sector pie got them to sell out the citizens real fast. Shouldn’t surprise us that government teams up [...]

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PHONE: (210) 275-0640
EMAIL: terri@satollparty.com / terri@texasturf.org
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TxDOT’s Dirty Trick
Closes popular bypass used by Timberwood Park residents to eliminate free alternative to 281 toll road
(San Antonio, TX, January 29, 2008) As if US 281 traffic snarls aren’t bad enough due to TxDOT’s man-made congestion through [...]

Link to news clip courtesy of Sal Costello, Texas Toll Party here.
Hope Andrade Named Interim Chair of TxDOT
Hope Andrade, who has served on the commission since 2003, has been appointed to a term to expire “at the pleasure of the Governor”.
According to the Governor’s Office, Gov. Rick “39-percent” Perry appointed San Antonio’s Hope Andrade as [...]

Link to article here.
Drivers to See Major Toll Hikes
By Dennis Cauchon
USA Today
01-28-08
(Jan. 28) — From the Golden Gate Bridge to the New Jersey Turnpike, the nation’s toll booths are getting dramatically more expensive to drive through.The sharp increases come as states endure financially lean times triggered by the housing and credit crunch and struggle [...]

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Toll Party not shy about Corte’s record
Corte voted for Governor’s market-based tolls, the highest possible toll tax
(San Antonio, TX, January 27, 2008) At Tony Kosub’s campaign kick-off yesterday, San Antonio Toll Party Founder, Terri Hall reminded supporters of the many toll tax hikes Frank Corte loaded onto his constituents, market-based tolls among [...]

Jan. 27, 2008, 10:51PM
Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor plan is a hard sell
Officials pitch his proposed road network in packed, skeptical area meetings
By RAD SALLEE and ERIC HANSON
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Gov. Rick Perry’s ambitious Trans-Texas Corridor plan, and his advocacy of toll funding [...]

The House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said this today…
“The American people believe Washington is broken. Middle class families see the cost of living rising. They see more and more of their hard earned dollars being eaten up by college costs, health care costs, housing costs, food costs.”
“With all this happening in their daily [...]

Kens5 News, a CBS affiliate, did a fantastic story on TxDOT’s illegal hiring of lobbyists. Greg Abbott happened to be in San Antonio yesterday, so perfect timing to get face time with the Texas Attorney General. TxDOT is now on notice with the highest law enforcement officer in the state of Texas. Sadly, Abbott chose [...]

Link to article here.
Proposal to build new I-35 bridge becomes entangled in toll road debate
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
By David Doerr
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Real-estate developer Rick Sheldon wowed Waco residents in November when he unveiled drawings of an iconic version of the Interstate 35 Brazos River bridge designed to look like the city’s landmark Suspension Bridge.
The [...]

Link to article here.
Fort Bend folks don’t care for Trans-Texas Corridor either
Friday, January 25, 2008
By Vicente Arenas / KHOU 11 News
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TxDOT is finding few supporters for the plan as they conduct a series [...]