2 year moratorium on Trans Texas Corridor being riddled with pork

Dear Indy Texans and Friends:

        You heard the good news that the Texas House passed a 2 year  
moratorium on the Corridor.  This is a major victory.  And, you must  
know that the House (and soon the Senate) is still trying to have  
their cake and eat it too.  For now, they have exempted the N. Texas  
freeway-to-tollway conversations out of the moratorium, like the DFW  
area SH 121 -- the "most lucrative toll road in the country".  And  
the Senate bill that may hit the floor at any moment, attempts to  
exempt out N. Texas, El Paso and Bexar County.

        You see, they want just a little less corruption!  And, really more  
to the point, they want to stop the urban, suburban and rural unified  
anti-corruption uprising to stop Perry from selling off public  
infrastructure to the lowest bidders.

        So, what do we do?  Raise some cain (defined in the dictionary as a  
"disturbance") in the DFW area.  How?  By bringing together some of  
our key leaders:  David Stall of CorridorWatch.org and Dr. Pat  
Choate, from Washington, aka "Mr. Infrastructure", one of the world's  
leading experts on roads.  They will address the Dallas County  
Commission meeting next Tuesday -- set up by our friend in the fight  
against this double-tax corruption, County Commissioner, Ken  
Mayfield.  Below are the details.  Please come and bring some folks  
with you.  County Commissioners and city councilpersons from  
throughout the region are being invited too.  You should call your  
local officials and invite them -- regardless of their position --  
they can learn something at this important meeting!:

Tuesday, April 17, 9 a.m. (followed by a press conference at 11:30  
a.m., just outside)
David Stall and Dr. Pat Choate address the Dallas County Commission
Dallas County Administrative Building (the old Texas Book Repository,  
from which JFK was assassinated)
411 Elm, Dallas

        This Sunday at 6 pm we will hold a statewide conference call to  
discuss this event, the status of the moratorium bills, some bad  
bills coming out of the Elections Committee in the House and  
finalizing our endorsements on the DFW area city council and mayoral  
race.

        If you intend to join the call, please send me a note at  
[see indytexans.org website for email address] and I will send you the conference call number.

        Austin Independents are meeting NEXT Wednesday at 6:30 pm.  Check  
our calendar here for details.

Independently yours,
        
Linda Curtis
Independent Texans
http://indytexans.org