Folks from Farmersville, The Colony, Grapevine and Ft. Worth (rural,  
suburban, and urban!) protesting yesterday at Perry's expensive  
"celebration" in Coppell, TX, of his "double-tax" urban tolling of  
Hwy. 121.  Notice our sign about the still secret CINTRA contract to  
develop the Trans-Texas Corridor.  We'll be in Lewisville tomorrow  
with Carole at 2:00 pm for a press conference to Stop 121 Tolls.  
Reply or call for details.

                                           Join the Fight!
Dear Friends:

                We met you at a recent TxDOT hearing on the Trans-Texas Corridor.    
We work with groups across the state mounting opposition to the  
Corridor.  We call ourselves the Triple R movement for Rout Rick's  
Route.  We are the Blackland Coalition, Independent Texans, Citizens  
for a Better Waller County, and the San Antonio Toll Party.  We all  
recently endorsed Carole Keeton Strayhorn for Governor.  "The  
Grandma" attended 15 hearings with us around the state to express her  
deep opposition to the Corridor, while no other candidate for  
Governor attended even one of the 56 hearings.  And, this is only one  
of many things she has been DOING for several years with us.  We  
believe Mrs. Strayhorn is our very best choice (not to mention, the  
only viable option) to reroute Rick Perry in November.

         We invite you to a meeting in your area to discuss the  
Corridor and the Grandma as our solution in November.  Most of these  
events will feature guest speaker David Stall, co-founder of  
CorridorWatch.org.  David will answer any and all questions that  
TxDOT couldn't or wouldn't.  In addition, his  wife, Linda, will be  
on hand.  Linda is the other co-founder of Corridor Watch, and  
recently left the organization in her more-than- capable husband's  
hands, to help lead the anti-Corridor movement behind Mrs.  
Strayhorn's effort in November.

         Below are just two of the many followup meetings scheduled  
around the state.  For more meetings in your area (Bastrop, Ennis,  
Taylor, Georgetown, Manor, and soon will be Hillsboro, Clifton, Waco,  
Pearsall, McAllen and more), please check our calendar at our web  
site listed below my signature -- and keep checking back as we are  
adding meetings daily.

         Temple:  sponsored by the Blackland Coalition, this coming  
Saturday,
                            Sept. 2, 7-9 pm, Seaton Hall, 10842 State Highway 53.

         Marlin:  sponsored by Independent Texans, Saturday, 6:30 -  
9:00 pm,
                           Marlin High School, 1400 Capps St, Marlin, Texas

         SAVE THIS DATE AND WATCH FOR DETAILS COMING REAL SOON:  
Saturday,  Sept. 30, Hands
Across the Corridor!   At varying times of the day,  thousands of  
people will bring a cup of dirt to their county  courthouse to let  
Rick Perry know that is the only land he is getting  from us for his  
Corridor plan.  More details coming soon!

         Want to volunteer?  We can really use your help!  Please  
reply to  this email and let us know how and when it's best to reach  
you, or feel free to just call me whenever!

Independently yours against the Corridor,

Linda Curtis, founder
Independent Texans
http://indytexans.org
PO Box 14294
Austin, TX 78761
512-535-0989 Austin
817-921-2417 DFW
512-657-2089 cell (if you don't reach me at the other numbers.

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PS  After this election we'll be working together, with Grandma, to  
get the legislative changes we need.  We're in this for the long haul!