Kinky / Bell oppose The Trans-Texas Corridor

As most of you probably already know, Rick Perry is proposing to let a foreign company build a massive tollway from the Mexican border to the Oklahoma border. For the next fifty years, this foreign company will receive all the proceeds from this tollway, even though Texas will lose millions of acres of valuable agricultural land. This tollway is a ridiculous boondoggle, and opposition to it is growing all over Texas.

Grandma has taken to attending the TTC meetings and voicing her opposition. In fact, if you read or listen to the main-stream media, you might get the impression that Grandma stands alone in her opposition [even though she has supported the TTC in the past]. Well, it is just not true! Both Kinky Friedman and Chris Bell also oppose the Trans-Texas Corridor tollway.

Here is what Democrat Chris Bell has to say about the outrageous tollway project. "Common sense tells us that awarding billion-dollar contracts to major contributers and revolving-door lobbyists just flat out smells. Common sense tells us that it doesn't pay to pave over millions of acres of some of the world's richest agricultural land. And common decency tells us that it's just plain wrong for the government to seize hundreds of square miles of private land and give it to a foreign corporation looking to make a profit on the backs of Texas commuters. The Trans-Texas Corridor is a case study in corruption and cronyism, and one of my first acts as governor would be slamming the brakes on the whole plan and dragging it back into the public light."

Independent candidate, Kinky Friedman, also opposes the TTC. Here is what Kinky's website has to say about the TTC. "Kinky is opposed to the Trans-Texas Corridor since it relies on toll road construction. He feels that the TTC is a land grab of the ugliest kind, with land being taken from hard-working ranchers and farmers in little towns and villages all over Texas. The people who will ultimately own that land are the same people who own the governor."

So, if you oppose the Trans-Texas Corridor, and I believe most Texans will as they learn more about it, you do not just have one choice for governor - you have three choices. It is not my intention in this post to push a certain candidate [although my readers know that I support Kinky]. I just want all voters to know that they have options in who to support in the governor's race.