WOW !
SB792 is Now Our New and
Improved TTC CDA Moratorium
Bill.
Today's House vote 145
to 2
The next stop is the Senate.
Representative Lois Kolkhorst came
through with a couple great
amendments that will ensure the
moratorium really stops the Trans
Texas Corridor for two years.
SB792 is a virtual
bullet-bill, but not bullet-proof.
The vote to pass SB792 as amended
was an incredible 145 to 2. Then,
only minutes later the House did
something rarely seen, they
suspended the Constitutional Rules
and moved to take a third and final
vote immediately without waiting
until Friday.
Now the bill will be shot over to
the Senate where they had hoped to
get it on the Governor's desk by
Friday morning. The big question is
will they accept it as amended by
the House, or complicate the process
by going to a conference committee.
Almost three hours of TTC
bashing.
The vast majority of discussion and
debate that took place on the House
floor today was contempt for the
Trans Texas Corridor. Most other
toll and highway projects where left
alone, except SH281 and Loop 1604 in
San Antonio. That wasn't the case
with the Trans Texas Corridor.
Representative after Representative
told the assembled body how much
their constituents dislike the TTC.
Representative Harvey Hilderbran
said that in his district there was,
"zero support for the TTC." That
caused someone on the floor to yell
out, "less than zero."
It was very clear that the members
of the House have been hearing us
and our concerns about the Trans
Texas Corridor. It was especially
gratifying to hear Representatives
say that the TTC comes nowhere near
their district and yet their
If you can stand to make
another phone call . . .
This would be a good time for those
with a concern about the Trans Texas
Corridor to share that thought with
their Senator, again. Leave a
message on their machine tonight or
call before the Senate session
starts at 10am Friday morning.
Given the roller coaster
ride so far this session, it's hard
to get too excited.
We are another step closer to a
moratorium, but it seems that the
finish line is always a day away.
What will the Governor do when the
bill lands on his desk? Will he veto
HB1892? Will he sign SB792 upon
arrival, or will he make us wait
another week to find out its fate?
None of the uncertainty however,
should lessen the sweet taste of
victory achieved today. Together we
have kept a moratorium bill alive
and managed to strengthened it in
the process.
Thank you everyone.
Again.
Members of CorridorWatch and our
numerous friends and allies in the
fight have won another tremendous
victory for the state of Texas and
its citizens.
CorridorWatch especially applauds
the Representatives who listened to
our concerns and led the charge on
the House floor. Without their
efforts we would have been lost.
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