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  • Group opposes Perry's transportation plan but endorses him

    02/04/2006 2:25:04 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 10 replies · 515+ views
    Dallas Morning News ^ | February 3, 2006 | Jim Vertuno (Associated Press)
    Despite ardent opposition to Gov. Rick Perry's Trans Texas Corridor transportation plan, the political arm of the Texas Farm Bureau has decided to endorse Perry's bid for re-election. "It's not just about the corridor. We will continue to oppose it, and will kill it if we can," farm bureau spokesman Gene Hall said Friday. "(But) the farm bureau is not a single-issue organization." Perry, the son of West Texas tenant farmers, has worked well with the farm bureau on other issues such as water rights and the government seizure of private property known as eminent domain, Hall said. Officially, the...
  • Corridor critics, state officials spar over plans' secrecy (Trans-Texas Corridor)

    09/07/2005 10:05:59 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 9 replies · 374+ views
    Waco Tribune-Herald ^ | September 6, 2005 | Matt Joyce
    The Texas Department of Transportation's fight to guard the financial details of the Trans-Texas Corridor has sparked a rallying cry for corridor opponents and resulted in a court battle over open records. Corridor watchdogs argue that the state should make public its financial and development master plans with Cintra Zachry LP, the group chosen by the state to help plan and build the first section of a proposed transportation network that would criss-cross the state with roads, railways and utility infrastructure. “This is the largest land grab in Texas history, and to not let the people see the financial details...