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State Rep. Jim McReynolds has sent a letter to the Texas Department of Transportation saying he thinks TxDOT should drop the idea of tying the Trans-Texas Corridor in with plans for routing Interstate 69 through East Texas. McReynolds says tremendous negative outcry from his constituents and other East Texas residents has made it clear to him no one wants infrastructure that massive and disruptive to the quality of life to be built, taking big swaths out of the Pineywoods countryside. "Within the past several weeks, I have personally attended every TxDOT hearing held in my district regarding this proposed corridor,"...

Two companies have submitted bids to construct a portion of the Trans Texas Corridor that could run through Fort Bend County. The Trans Texas Corridor is the name given to the statewide transportation master plan developed by the Texas Department of Transportation. Gov. Rick Perry and TxDOT officials have proposed several wide corridors winding through the state, with dedicated truck and car lanes, as well as rail lines and utilities running side-by-side. One of the corridors would run along what is called I-69, or the NAFTA Highway. I-69 is a proposed highway that would run through the U.S. and connect...