In November 2002, the Williamson County
Commissioner’s Court named Robert “Bob” Tesch as one of
its three members for the CTRMA board of directors. On
January 22, 2003, Governor Perry appointed Tesch to
chair the CTRMA.
The CTRMA Web site states that Tesch has owned and
operated a real estate investment and development
business in central Texas since 1984.[67]
During a spirited CTRMA meeting in November 2004, a
member of the Austin Toll Party accused Chairman Tesch
of a conflict of interest and asked if he owned land in
the vicinity of the proposed US 183-A toll road. Tesch
responded that he did, but that it was not affected by
the project.
Given the intertwined nature of road development and
the real estate industry, the review team set out to
establish the facts.
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REPORT: Central Texas Regional Mobility
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