[SouthTexas]

I've never been an enviro-whacko, but the thought of a quarter mile of asphalt and concrete running through the countryside so somebody, somewhere else can get their junk cheaper, does not appeal to me.

As I said many years ago, the only benefit Texas will see out of Nafta is one hell of a freeway, at OUR expense.

[BobL]

" As I said many years ago, the only benefit Texas will see out of Nafta is one hell of a freeway, at OUR expense."

I would reword your above statement as follows "As I said many years ago, the punishment Texas will see out of Nafta is one hell of a toll road, at OUR expense."

There are a heck of a lot of property owners who don't mind a freeway, but will fight to death against this scheme. When your right of way is 1200 feet wide, even a simple overcrossing becomes expensive and will cut off land owners.