SocraticGadfly: Perry trying to back-door Trans Texas Corridor?

June 25, 2009

Perry trying to back-door Trans Texas Corridor?

If you look at the details of Texas Gov Rick Perry's calling the Texas Lege into special session, on No. 3 below, it sounds that way:

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The special session will consider the following issues:

1. Legislation extending the existence of five state agencies that were
subject to sunset review by the 81st Legislature that would otherwise be
abolished without legislative action, and to change the review schedule for
certain state agencies to balance the Sunset Advisory Commission¹s workload.
These agencies include the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas
Department of Insurance, Texas Racing Commission, Office of Public Insurance
Counsel and Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.

3.Legislation allowing the Texas Department of Transportation to issue
general obligation bonds, which have already been approved by voters, for
highway improvement projects, and for the creation, administration,
financing and use of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund to provide
financial assistance for transportation projects.
?Legislation extending the authority of the Texas Department of
Transportation and a regional mobility authority to use comprehensive
development agreements to design, finance, build and maintain transportation
infrastructure.

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