"The idea of building the Trans-Texas Corridor may be dead today, but removing the codes ensures that it stays dead."
Kolhhorst, Hegar hope to bury Trans-Texas Corridor
2/11/11
The Gonzales Cannon
Copyright 2011
AUSTIN--State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Sen. Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) on Friday filed legislation to bring a formal and final close to the Trans-Texas Corridor by removing all remaining references to it from state law.
Filing identical bills in both the House and Senate, the lawmakers said the legislation is necessary because although the financial tools to build the Trans-Texas Corridor have already been removed, the underlying legal code which enables the building of it at a later date has not.
"There are still over a hundred references to the Trans-Texas Corridor still found in our state's law books," Kolkhorst said. "The idea of building the Trans-Texas Corridor may be dead today, but removing the codes ensures that it stays dead."
As Chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission, Sen. Hegar and his fellow Commissioners have dealt extensively with statewide transportation issues through their review of the Texas Department of Transportation.
"It is important to remove all remaining mention of the Trans-Texas Corridor from our state's Transportation and Tax Codes," Hegar said. "Although the victory of putting a stop to the TTC has already been accomplished, this bill will ensure that it can never be built in the future."
The lawmakers have been working closely with the Texas Farm Bureau, who have listed the bill as one of their top legislative priorities.
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2/11/11
The Gonzales Cannon
Copyright 2011
AUSTIN--State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Sen. Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) on Friday filed legislation to bring a formal and final close to the Trans-Texas Corridor by removing all remaining references to it from state law.
Filing identical bills in both the House and Senate, the lawmakers said the legislation is necessary because although the financial tools to build the Trans-Texas Corridor have already been removed, the underlying legal code which enables the building of it at a later date has not.
"There are still over a hundred references to the Trans-Texas Corridor still found in our state's law books," Kolkhorst said. "The idea of building the Trans-Texas Corridor may be dead today, but removing the codes ensures that it stays dead."
As Chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission, Sen. Hegar and his fellow Commissioners have dealt extensively with statewide transportation issues through their review of the Texas Department of Transportation.
"It is important to remove all remaining mention of the Trans-Texas Corridor from our state's Transportation and Tax Codes," Hegar said. "Although the victory of putting a stop to the TTC has already been accomplished, this bill will ensure that it can never be built in the future."
The lawmakers have been working closely with the Texas Farm Bureau, who have listed the bill as one of their top legislative priorities.
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posted by Porkus Maximus Tex: at Friday, February 11, 2011
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