Perry puts
different spin on Texas travel
February
20, 2002
The
Beaumont Enterprise
Texas Gov.
Rick Perry brought his plan to ease traffic congestion
and increase safety on the state's highways to this city
Tuesday, saying the Trans Texas Corridor will improve
transportation and create jobs.
Perry said the state's population is expected to swell
from 21 million today to more than 50 million over the
next few decades. He said that under the current
transportation plans, new highways are being built on
top of existing routes. "I cannot . . .