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  • Bumpy ride for tollway plans

    04/28/2007 1:54:03 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 17 replies · 587+ views
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | April 28, 2007 | Aman Batheja
    AUSTIN -- The Texas Senate passed its second bill this session creating a two-year moratorium on privately funded toll roads Friday, a sharp rebuke of Gov. Rick Perry's plan to solve the state's transportation problems. Senators voted 27-4 to approve the bill, which would prevent the creation of toll roads made by public entities contracting with private companies. The Senate passed a similar bill earlier, but that version appears dead in the House. The version approved Friday easily passed the House this month by a vote of 137-2. The bill's Senate sponsor, Republican Tommy Williams of The Woodlands, said he...