Tranportation Funding Questions Loom in Texas
This morning's flashpoint in the race for the Republican nomination for governor?
Governor Rick Perry's comments in Dallas yesterday in which he said the state will need more money for roads. That sounds obvious, but how to pay for transportation infrastructure is part of an ongoing debate quagmire across the state.
"So hopefully when we come back in 2011, both the citizens and their elected officials will come to a stronger realization that we're going to have to expand our ability to raise some dollars to build the roads so that you don't have the strangulation ...
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jpt51
Do we really need to reelect Governor penny-wise and pound foolish Perry? He's created the crisis in state government by appeasing his crony pals and shortchanging taxpayers with poor or nonexistent services. Instead of again falling for promises that may or not happen in 2011, we need to vote Perry out in 2010! We need a governor who a strong leader who represents ALL Texans, instead of a few campaign contributors who freely feast at the state trough.