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Monthly Archives: May 2009

OPEN LETTER TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE

By Jaa | Published: May 22, 2009
Quit putting lipstick on your pig! DATELINE MADRID, May 22, 2009 (A day that will go down in infamy?) – It is insulting to impugn Texans’ intelligence by pretending that the private toll contract for I-69 (officially called Comprehensive Development Agreement) that both foreign and domestic interests alike are pushing the State to sign is NOT [...]
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BETRAYAL: Nichols brokers deal with lobbyist to allow Trans Texas Corridor TTC-69 to proceed despite repeal of corridor

By Jaa | Published: May 21, 2009
TURF obtained a memo from lobbyist Gary Bushell, with Alliance for I-69, revealing that he and ex-Transportation Commissioner turned Texas Senator, Robert Nichols, brokered a deal to allow the private toll contract with ACS of Spain for the Trans Texas Corridor TTC-69 to proceed as planned, despite the outcry of more than 28,000 Texans who [...]
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Hart Energy Honors European Energy and Transportation Industry’s Environmental Achievements

By Jaa | Published: May 20, 2009
BRUSSELS – Hart Energy, one of the world’s largest energy publishing and consulting groups, announced yesterday the recipient of its European Energy and Environment Award. The award recognizes companies with achievements in transportation and innovation as they pertain to the use of energy. “We are honored to have hosted such an esteemed group of energy and [...]
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House set to sell our highways to corporations, end private toll moratorium Bill would head to Governor to become law

By Jaa | Published: May 19, 2009
(Austin, TX – May 19, 2009) The Texas House is set to vote on whether to end the moratorium on private toll contracts and vote to re-authorize them for another 4 years. Comprehensive Development Agreements, called CDAs in Texas (also known as public private partnerships or PPPs), would hand over an untold number of our [...]
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