"If you like subsidizing Amtrak,you'll love subsidizing Union Pacific!"
– Gov. Tricky Ricky comments on Prop 1 rail fund as it
will open the door to taxpayers paying tens of Billions in tax
and debt to subsidize private rail companies such as
Union Pacific for Perry's $200 Billion Trans Texas Corridor.
– Gov. Tricky Ricky comments on Prop 1 rail fund as it
will open the door to taxpayers paying tens of Billions in tax
and debt to subsidize private rail companies such as
Union Pacific for Perry's $200 Billion Trans Texas Corridor.
Meanwhile, Union Pacific Reports Fifth Straight Year of Revenue Growth last year and gives tens of thousands of dollars in contributions to Perry, Krusee & Staples. It's an easy big government gravy train when the editors are asleep at the wheel and the voters vote for unlimited taxes and debt on themselves, their kids and their grandkids.
PLUS...OUR FULL FAITH AND CREDIT IS SPECIAL INTERESTS INSURANCE POLICY! Texas taxpayers will also guarantee payment of our generous corporate welfare of tens of Billions to the Trans Texas Corridor land grab. That's right, when dedicated revenue is insufficient to cover the payments on the Billions in debt we incur for the private rail corporations, such as any bonds, notes, obligations, or credit agreements - we pledge the states full faith and credit to bail out the boondoggle. The money keeps flowing when you're the special interests and Gov. Perry has your back!
PLUS...OUR FULL FAITH AND CREDIT IS SPECIAL INTERESTS INSURANCE POLICY! Texas taxpayers will also guarantee payment of our generous corporate welfare of tens of Billions to the Trans Texas Corridor land grab. That's right, when dedicated revenue is insufficient to cover the payments on the Billions in debt we incur for the private rail corporations, such as any bonds, notes, obligations, or credit agreements - we pledge the states full faith and credit to bail out the boondoggle. The money keeps flowing when you're the special interests and Gov. Perry has your back!
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just got this corridor related info via email....
INTERIM STUDY CHARGES
Texas House of Representatives
79th Legislature
Issued by
Tom Craddick
Speaker of the House of Representatives
October 19, 2005
Austin, Texas
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
1. Review the regulation of utilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation relating to utility access along the edge of the road
right-of-way and placement of utility facilities along public road
rights-of-way. Recommend strategies for the Public Utility Commission and
the Department of Transportation to deliver assets of value to the state.
2. Study the relationship between Texas Department of Transportation, the
Federal Aviation Administration and other federal agencies, including the
Department of Homeland Security. Review the effectiveness and efficiency
of the funding process for airports, and capacity needs for commercial and
private demands. Examine further needs with regard to private and public
airports.
3. Examine the transportation planning and coordination of land use,
including planning for large transportation corridors.
4. Research and study the permissibility of rental car companies to sell
used rental motor vehicles on credit union premises and other locations
not continuously used for the conduct of used rental motor vehicle sales.
Analyze comparative laws from other states permitting such sales by rental
car companies on premises other than those owned by the rental car
companies.
5. Consider the rail relocation needs of the major metropolitan areas in
Texas. Identify possible funding sources.
6. Study the economic infrastructure of the state’s main trade corridors
with special emphasis on the ability to enhance trade and transportation
through increased use of technology. (Joint Interim Charge with the House
Committee on Bo rder and International Affairs)
7. Study the current border and coastal transportation infrastructure and
any enhancements needed to meet growing international trade and economic
development. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Border and
International Affairs)
8. Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
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