WHY TXDOT, AN AGENCY GONE ROGUE, SHOULD BE ABOLISHED

To my faithful blog readers, I apologize.

I had promised an article giving evidence of the CTRMA's executive director misinforming and threatening a citizen to be done last week. I miscalculated how many hours my report for the Sunset Review would take (2,700 words later). The CTRMA's executive director article will come this week.

Below, you can read my whole report (with suggestions and all) submitted to the Sunset Review called:

WHY TXDOT,
AN AGENCY GONE ROGUE,
SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

PEOPLE FOR EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION
STATE of TEXAS SUNSET REVIEW OF TXDOT

JANUARY 7, 2008

TxDOT, an agency in control of Billions of tax dollars for Texas transportation, is out of control.

Under unaccountable, appointed leadership, TxDOT has thumbed it’s nose at not only Texas citizens, but elected local, state and national leaders:

VIDEO: TxDOT chair refuses to meet with chair of Texas Transportation Committee at House Transportation Committee meeting, 2/13/07

Houston Chronicle article titled, “TxDOT Directive Drives Congress' Texans into Tizzy”, states, “"Arrogant," fumed Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco. "A letter like this is not a way to build relation ships," complained Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston. Said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble: "TxDOT needs to understand the elected representatives make the decisions on what projects we do — not the bureaucrats."” 3/22/07

Bexar County commissioners threatened by TxDOT. As reported in the San Antonio Express, “TxDOT leadership has begun to take on a very different and mean-spirited tone of late," Adkisson's letter states. "This is unacceptable and will not be tolerated, especially coming from appointed officials who are unable to be held accountable by the public.".” 6/19/06

Read the rest of the report HERE.