"Look, the voters have said that they don't want "pay as you go"."
Get real, you and everyone else on this thread know that the voters had NO CLUE what was coming when they agreed to dump pay as you go. I doubt 1% of Texans even know it was voted on.
For a democracy to work, you need leaders who communicate with people, rather than TRICK THEM.
Sure they knew. And they still know. Do they want the road built sooner than later. Overwhelmingly yes.