2 YEAR MORATORIUM ON CDA SECRET DEALS AND TTC KEEP GAINING STEAM!

81% of Senate and 52% of State Reps (77) are now signed on! We need 66% plus of each to keep Gov Perry from being able to veto!

TUESDAY
Update 12:45: 54% of State Reps (81) are now signed on!
Update 1:30: 55% of State Reps (82) are now signed on!
Update 1:50: 55% of State Reps (83) are now signed on!
Update 2:20: 56% of State Reps (84) are now signed on!
Update 2:45: 57% of State Reps (85) are now signed on!

WEDNESDAY
Update 11:00: 58% of State Reps (87) are now signed on!
Update 2:00: 62% of State Reps (93) are now signed on!

THURSDAY
Update 10:15: 63% of State Reps (94) are now signed on!
Update 10:30: 63% of State Reps (95) are now signed on!
Update 11:00: 64% of State Reps (96) are now signed on!
Update 1:05: 65% of State Reps (98) are now signed on!

FRIDAY
Update 5:00: 65% of State Reps (99) are now signed on!

FOLKS, KEEP PICKING UP THE
PHONE AND DO THOSE CALLS.
LETS PASS THAT MAGIC 66%!

Find your State Rep. HERE. The updated Scorecard is HERE! Pick up the phone and call your State Rep today!

OF SPECIAL NOTE:

FRANK CORTE REFUSES TO SIGN ON - CORTE OFFICE STAFF RUDE TO CONSTITUENTS

A couple of my favorite local tollers, Rep. Mark Strama and Rep. Patrick Rose have failed to sign on. Rep. Mark Strama, who as a member of CAMPO voted to toll roads that were already 100% paid for, has yet to step up and sign on. Did Craddick tell him to stand down?

After one of the CAMPO meetings in 2005 in the parking lot, I asked Strama, why he would break the written promise he made to our AustinTollParty.com group, and vote FOR freeway toll bills every time with Rep. Mike Krusee.

Strama told myself and a witness that he voted with House Transportation Chair Mike Krusee on the freeway toll bills because:

"I'm a Democrat in a Republican house.
It's kind of like being in prison and
I've got to be someone's bitch."

STRAMA NEWS: Late Wednesday - Strama signs on (a little pressure does a lot)

NEW ADMISSION FROM SENATOR ROBERT NICHOLS (Former TxDOT Commissioner):

"the state is enacting a policy that forces
Texans to drive on a toll road with
very few alternatives"

2005 Top 10 Looter-Toller-Weasel Awards for Texas.

This was difficult, so many are deserving - but only 10 slots for those FREEway tollers and Trans Texas Corridor pushers. What to do? What to do?

These folks went the extra step to go out of their way to deceive us.

Sure there's Round Rock's Mayor Maxwell (We are boycotting his Maxwell car dealerships in Central Texas), Sonleitner, Daugherty, Bisco, Gattis and many others could have easily make it. But this is kind of a statewide top 10 list (in my opinion).

Please use the comment section and tell us who you think should've made the list below - I want to hear from you. Know your Weasels - and please get folks to run against them.

Drum roll please....

10. Mayor Will Wynn - Just looking at him, you can tell he doesn't feel comfortable in his own skin. And who can blame him. He promised affordability when he ran for office, and then he turns around and votes to toll freeways we've already paid for - after 93% of the public feedback HE asked for opposed the plan.
9. Patrick Rose - Hays County Representative that PET PAC endorsed in the last election because he promised to fight freeway tolls. Except when you look at his transportation votes that would effect freeway tolls, he voted with Krusee just about every time, as if he was Krusee's bitch.
8. Dawnna Dukes - East Austin Representative Duke's sister, Stacy Dukes-Rhone, received a subcontract with the CTRMA (toll authority) on July 13, 2004, the morning after Dawnna Dukes voted YES for the FREEway toll plan on July 12, 2004.
7. Gonzalo Barrientos - He Chairs CAMPO and works for RMA toll authority vice chair Lowell Lebberman's Centex Beverage. But, he'll tell you it's not a conflict. He's been pushing freeway tolls ever since he's been getting greased.
6. Carter Casteel - This old politician is either senile or hopes you are. She's a Comal County Representative who voted with Krusee very time on Transportation bills this session, as she sat on the Transportation Committee, but she'll tell you she's against freeway tolls. Trust her as far as you can throw her.
5. Mark Strama - West Austin Representative newby voted with Krusee every time on Transportation bills this session. He promised to vote against freeway tolls before he was elected, but he lied and voted for Freeway tolls in Central Texas as a member of CAMPO just weeks ago.
4. Robert Nichols - Nichols just resigned as one of Perry's appointed highway henchman on the Texas Transportation Commission He'll run for Todd Staples East Texas Senate seat.
3. Todd Staples - Authored HB 2702. He trumpets 2702 as bill that helps us. He's a liar and hopes that we don't know better. He's trying to move from the Senate to the statewide seat of Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. Among many other things (complete summery coming soon) HB 2702 immediately shifted $51 million dollars more on to Austin taxpayers for only 3 sections of freeway toll utility relocation - remember the city council /TxDOT contracts? Thank Staples for that - read more below.
2. Mike Krusee - Perry's errand boy authored HB 3588. It's what started this mess.
1. Rick Perry - He's the head of this snake. And, it's hollow. Perry seeks: reelection as Governor, freeway tolls and the Trans Texas Corridor. We get 2 bites at this apple.

FYI: The whole House of Representatives - Looter Roundup list is complete! - see it here.