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  • Perry signs toll road bill

    06/13/2007 7:17:02 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 14 replies · 819+ views
    Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster ^ | June 12, 2007 | Stephen Palkot
    A bill that places a two-year moratorium on private toll road agreements in Texas was signed by Gov. Rick Perry on Monday. The bill, Senate Bill 792, was pushed by opponents of the Trans Texas Corridor, which is a proposed set of privately-funded toll roads throughout Texas. The final version of the bill represents a compromise between opponents of the TTC and Perry, its main backer. Specifically, the bill prevents the Texas Department of Transportation from entering what are called comprehensive development agreements, or CDAs, which are contracts for private companies to build and profit from toll roads in Texas....
  • County not happy with I-69's direction

    05/31/2007 8:18:29 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 16 replies · 756+ views
    Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster ^ | May 28, 2007 | Stephen Palkot
    For years, Fort Bend County officials enthusiastically supported the proposed I-69 highway, which would replace what is now U.S. 59. A promise of added lanes to the highway - and international trade - has been the driving force behind this initiative. Growing discontent over the direction of the project, however, led the county last year to decide against renewing membership with the non-profit, intergovernmental group that is pushing Interstate 69. And recently that same group was dealt a major blow with Harris County's decision to withdraw. County Judge Bob Hebert said the county pulled out not because of disagreement over...