7/15/2005

Secretly taped Phone Call about Secret 200 pages of Trans Texas Corridor 50 year deal.


San Antonio Lightning's R.G. Griffing apparently got a hold of 200 pages of secret documents that gives some details of the 50 year Trans Texas Corridor deal and how Cintra/Zachry will fund, build, and maintain the Corridor. Zachry has threatened San Antonio Lightning with legal action, civil and criminal should they reveal any of the details.

TxDOT records indicate discussion of secrecy with Jose Lopez de Fuente, Cintra's director of operations in the United States and Latin America. Interestingly, it also included Dan Shelley, a high profile lobbyist who worked for Cintra before becoming Gov. Rick Perry's Legislative Director last year.

Attorney General Greg Abbott recently rendered an opinion that the documents are public record. Cintra Zachry and TxDOT are now suing the AG to keep the 200 pages of the proposal secret. Taxpayer dollars to the tune of $3.5 million is going to Zachry for planning. Taxpayers should be allowed to see what our money bought us.

Listen to the San Antonio Lightning taped phone call (INTERESTING AUDIO) with Zachry attorney Victoria Waddy.

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