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Photo finish puts Campbell in run-off with Wentworth

Wow! In an amazing feat of sheer determination bolstered by a whole lot of charisma and grassroots enthusiasm, Texas Senate District 25 candidate...
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Tolls coming to I-75

  • I-75 HOT lanes
  • May 21, 2012
Tolls are coming to an interstate near you. This time, Interstate 75 in Georgia. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal just announced re-worked plans to add...
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Another bait & switch on non-toll plans for San Antonio freeways

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that in a recent closed door meeting of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) subcommittee, the Texas...
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The NAFTA superhighway yet to be built

With the appointment of House and Senate conferees for the Federal Highway Bill this week, there’s renewed hope that Congress may be able to...
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Why public-private toll roads won’t work

It's hard to disagree with much of what a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial advocates, like making the highway fund solvent, returning...
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TxDOT increases speed limits to 80 MPH, why may surprise you

The Texas Transportation Commission recently passed a Minute Order allowing the posted speed limits on Texas highways to go up to 80 MPH, if...
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TexPIRG on the hidden costs of road privatization

I'm pleased to have a guest columnist today. Melissa Cubria, Advocate with Texas Public Interest Research Group, or TexPIRG, has worked...
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Non-toll fix to 281 & 1604 FINALLY here?

  • fix to Hwy 281 without tolls
  • March 25, 2012
After 7 years of battle, two lawsuits, advocacy at the San Antonio Bexar County MPO, the San Antonio City Council, in the Texas Legislature, and...
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Senate punts on long-term fix to federal highway program

With the next continuing resolution for the federal highway program coming to an end March 31, lawmakers in the nation’s Capitol have been...
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Where to spend the $2 billion? Fix our roads without tolls

TxDOT recently 'found' $2 billion in extra money -- $700 million anticipated from the federal government and $1.3 billion gained from '...
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