PHILADELPHIA - The Lone Star State got a lot of attention last week at the annual gatherings of the trade groups representing state transportation departments and worldwide tollway operators. "Texas has the most creative and far-reaching legislation to increase the use of toll facilities," said Ron Marino, vice president of public finance for Citigroup Global Markets. Marino said Texas has only been able to fund 37 percent of needed transportation projects in recent years, prompting the intense desire for toll revenue. The Texas Transportation Commission has issued a series of dramatic orders to its planning staff in the past year:...