We have a moratorium!

HB 1892, CDA Moratorium goes to Governor's desk!

The 10 day period for him to veto begins!

HB 1892 passed the House 139-1, with Mike Krusee the ONLY representative voting against! House Bill 1892 passed the House with a vote of 139-1. House Transportation Committee Chairman Mike Krusee was the ONLY representative voting against! This bill halts the Trans Texas Corridor and the sale of our public highways to the highest bidder. Though some managed lane projects were exempted from the moratorium, Representative David Leibowitz (D - San Antonio) is being hailed as a hero for making sure BOTH 281 & 1604 in San Antonio are IN the private toll moratorium. Senator Jeff Wentworth (R - San Antonio) left that in doubt in the Senate amendment by only explicitly placing 281 in the moratorium. But Leibowitz made it clear and got ON THE RECORD that since the current San Antonio CDA is for BOTH 281 and 1604, that the intent of this legislation is that both highways are IN the moratorium! Now there can be NO legal limbo from TxDOT trying to say otherwise.

However, those in North Texas, whose politicians exempted their projects, ought to be hopping mad that their highways are being hawked to the highest bidder, a foreign company from Spain, Cintra, for the next 50 years! These officials are going to regret it.
Now HB 1892 goes to the Governor and he has until May 14 to sign it into law, veto, or allow it to become law without his signature.

We did it folks! We did it!

HURRAHHHHHHH! Please thank your reps and these senators, and keep them poised to override this Governor in 10 DAYS (not counting Sunday)! Note even Edmund Kuempel, a total pro-TTC Perry defender, voted for it along with Ruth McClendon-Jones who had previously voted against the final version of HB 1892.

San Antonio Reps below:
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Ruth McClendon-Jones - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jose Menendez - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Robert Puente - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mike Villarreal - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Edmund Kuempel - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Joe Farias - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
David Leibowitz - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Nathan Macias - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Joe Straus - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Joaquin Castro - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Trey Martinez-Fischer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
San Antonio Senators to thank:

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