30. Texas environmentalists AND conservatives oppose the plan.
Governor (Good Hair) Perry has been pushing the Trans Texas Corridor, our own part of the plan. Lots of Texans aren't happy about the projected massive use of Eminent Domain. Chris Bell, Kinky Friedman & Carol Strayhorn have all come out against it. From Chris Bell's site:
www.chrisbell.com/insights/toll_road_boondoggle
A Spanish company will build it & "own" it as a toll road--although some of the route has been/will be built with our taxes. And bad results are expected for communities & the environment--although there aren't many wetlands in central Texas.
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