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I do think that something this big and that effects so many Texans and so much land should go to a vote of the people of this state.

It did. Twice. On November 6, 2001 WE approved SJR-16 which is now a Texas Constitutional amendment. Specifically Article 3, Section 49-k. The link has been provided, yet here is some of the text:

(b) The Texas Mobility Fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the commission as a revolving fund to provide a method of financing the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, and expansion of state highways, including costs of any necessary design and costs of acquisition of rights-of-way, as determined by the commission in accordance with standards and procedures established by law.
(c) Money in the fund may also be used to provide participation by the state in the payment of a portion of the costs of constructing and providing publicly owned toll roads and other public transportation projects in accordance with the procedures, standards, and limitations established by law.

On November 8, 2005 Texans also overwhelmingly approved HJR 54 from the 79th Legislature. It was phrased ""The constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, rehabilitation, and expansion of rail facilities."

This became Article 3, Section 49-o of the Texas Constitution.
By your own admission, the Governorship of the State of Texas is a "weak" position. The Legislature, and the voters have amendmended the Constitution to improve our infrastructure. There has been NO challenge presented to the Texas Supreme Court. Each County Commissioners Court has the ability to act. The fact that not one CCC has fought this should be noted. Your stance is obstructionist, and in complete defiance to the will of the Legislature and the voters. I dare call it a socialist stance.

With all due respect to this native son a specific proposal was not on the ballot nor was the transfer of state assets (roads) to the myrid local transportation politburos. I guess I'm just stupid but I thought I was voting for more money for roads. Stupid me.

But I guess that's what Texas want. I pretty much figured that we didn't care the day the 1/4 percent sales tax went into effect with the promise that "we'll never, ever have to raise it and it'll generate so much money that we will never had to raise property taxes".

Yep, that sure worked out just like they said and based on 60 years of them urinating on my boot and telling me it's raining I feel just great letting them to get into my pocket so much deeper.

Goobermint lovers must be in hog heaven.