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Challenging the Wisdom of the Trans Texas Corridor.
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Houston session on Tuesday will launch corridor hearings Feb. 8, 2008 By RAD SALLEE, Houston Chronicle A public hearing Tuesday night in southwest Houston will kick off three weeks of formal hearings on the state's controversial I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor plan. The hearings are required by federal law to gather comment on the project's Draft Environmental Impact Statement. All the hearings will follow the same timetable and format: An open house at 5 p.m., with detailed maps and Texas Department of Transportation personnel to answer questions, then a presentation about the DEIS at 6:30 p.m., followed by recorded comments. The Houston hearing will be held in Arabia Shrine Center, 2900 N. Braeswood. Also, a hearing has been added to a list published previously. Because some attendees could not get into a Jan. 22 Town Hall meeting in Hempstead, another has been scheduled for March 3. Unlike the crowded town hall meetings that TxDOT held on the controversial project, the hearings are governed by federal rules that bar TxDOT personnel from answering questions or responding to comments, except during the open house.
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