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Challenging the Wisdom of the Trans Texas Corridor.
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Privatization opponents confident of override if Texas governor uses veto April 23, 2007 LAND LINE MAGAZINE Opponents of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s proposed Trans-Texas Corridor say they can count on the votes to override if Perry vetoes a bill that would delay such projects. The Texas House and Senate didn’t just support a two-year moratorium on public-private partnerships like the Corridor – they did so overwhelmingly. In the Senate, the vote was unanimous to approve legislation to stall privatization deals. In the House, it was 137 to 2 on a similar bill. If one of the bills ultimately becomes law, the state would use the two years to study the feasibility of privatization, including the massive Trans-Texas Corridor plan, which calls for 4,000 miles of highway and rail corridors to be financed, built and operated by private investors.
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