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rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF   Last Seen: 1 Minute Ago 11.31 PM Member Since: Jul 2007 Trucker? Trucking Industry Posts: 5,019 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked: 1,955 Times My Truckers Blog : 2

Texas lawmakers say ‘no’ to toll roads Texas lawmakers say ‘no’ to toll roads Quote: The Texas Legislature wrapped up a two-day special session Thursday, July 2, by authorizing $2 billion in highway bonds and extending the operations of five state agencies, including the Texas Department of Transportation. But lawmakers are likely to get a hearty thumbs up from constituents for a decision made on toll roads. They turned down an attempt to extend the authority of TxDOT and regional mobility authorities to sign long-term toll road leases with private companies. Despite pleas from Gov. Rick Perry to authorize public-private toll roads around the state, House and Senate lawmakers turned a cold shoulder to the plan to authorize so-called comprehensive development agreements for another two years. Texas law now mandates that authority to enter long-term contracts with private toll-road developers go away by Sept. 1, with the exception of a short list of proposed roads that have until 2011. more here>> Texas lawmakers say ‘no’ to toll roads __________________

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gearjammer-2000 Clutch User   Last Seen: 14 Minutes Ago 11.17 PM Member Since: Dec 2007 Location: columbus Ohio Trucker? 20 Years Posts: 752 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 166 Thanked: 159 Times

once again God blessed Texas!! I sure wish the polititions in D.C. had the same common sense!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ KILL the caribou FEED the hungry DRILL the oil

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Quote: Originally Posted by gearjammer-2000 once again God blessed Texas!! I sure wish the polititions in D.C. had the same common sense!!!!!!!!!!!!! Common sense is something you grow from the ground up...so until they grow some "cajones" there won't be any common sense in Washington D.C.! __________________ When every boat has sailed away, And every path is marked and paid, When every road has had it's say, Then I'll be bringing me back home to stay. When every town looks just the same, And every choice gets hard to make, When every map is put away, Then I'll be bringing me back home to stay. Reach out to me, Call out my name, And I will bring you back again today. Last edited by otherhalftw; 07.06.2009 at 10.15 PM..

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