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Tea Party Texans say ‘No’ to more tolls, debt and taxes
Texans from across the state recently converged at the capitol in Austin to stress the need for Texas Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, Speaker Joe Straus, and House and Senate budget writers to prevent the most fiscally sound, long-term road funding solutions from being held hostage to more tolls, debt, and tax hikes.
Posted in Taxation, Trade & Economics, Transportation
Tagged CDAs, David Dewhurst, economic development, enhancements, Grant Thornton, Highway Trust Fund, JoAnn Fleming, Joe Straus, MPO, P3s, pay-as-you-go, public-private partnerships, Rainy Day Fund, Rick Perry, RMA, roads, Robert Nichols, State Highway Fund, State Infrastructure Bank, taxes, taxpayer bailouts, Tea Party, Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Thomas Jefferson, toll projects, toll roads, tolls, Tommy Williams, traffic, TURF, TxDOT
