so what's the problem?The taking of private property.
The private company is only being awarded a construction, operations, and maintenance contract, which can be canceled at any time by TXDOTThis would be the same "private company", at such great risk of being cancelled, finding it somehow beneficial to put up it's own money to have the state take private property ?
So you are against the state taking private property for new roads and expanding roads? How else are they supposed to build roads? You do realize that there are a quarter million new residents added each year in the DFW to San Antonio area, so in effect another Houston or DFW will be added within the next 20 years. Not building or expanding roads is not a realistic option.
The private company is simply acting as an agent of the state. Just like they already do on construction projects.
I love how you selectively cut off the rest of the sentence when quoting me, which answered the question you then asked. Not sure exactly what point you were trying to make. Care to try again?