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<font size="5"><font size="6"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>>> We need <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-decoration: underline;">YOU</span> in Austin, Monday, Feb 1, for testimony at <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">PUBLIC HEARING</span> on alternatives to tolling<br>
</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>>> Vote for who <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">YOU</span> think won the final Republican <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">gubernatorial debate</span> <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect">here</a>!<br>
</font></span><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Poll on bottom right side of home page)</span></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br><br></font></span><font style="font-style: italic;" size="6"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All the latest news below!</span></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>
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<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="4"><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>Toll agency gets the State to pledge its credit for <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">$8 billion</span> in toll projects!</font><br>
<br></span></font></font><font size="6"><font size="5">Read about it <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect">here</a>.</font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>
<br>I-35 in Denton County to have <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">FREE</span> lanes converted to <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">toll</span> lanes, use "private partner"<br><br></font></span><font size="6"><font size="5">Read more <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect">here</a>.</font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>
<br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hutchison accepts $50,000 from Zachry</span><br><br></span></font></span></font></span><font size="6"><font size="6"><font size="5">Read about it <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect">here</a> and get Terri's debate wrap-up <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect">here</a>.</font></font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="6"><br>
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</div><font size="6"><br>TOPIC: statewide road funding alternatives<br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4">If you want to end tolling as the primary means to fund new roads and for <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">the MOST AFFORDABLE method of funding roads to prevail</span>, you MUST come to Austin Feb 1 to be heard! This is a joint hearing of both the House and Senate Transportation Committees.<br>
<br><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tell lawmakers...</span></font><br><br>- NO to selling our roads to private, foreign corporations (in these CDA contracts)<br>- END toll road proliferation & Perry's policy of <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"toll roads, slow roads, or NO roads"</span><br>
<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NO</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to raiding teacher retirement funds and public employee retirement funds</span> to finance them<br>- NO to ANY tax increases until they CLEAN HOUSE at TxDOT<br>
<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- STOP <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">raiding the gas tax for things that don't relate to roads</span></span><br>- YES to the MOST AFFORDABLE way to fund roads (which is the statewide gas tax, hasn't been raised since 1991).<br>
</font></div><font size="4"><br><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="5">Hearing on Transportation Funding</font><br><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">February 1</span> @ 8:00 AM<br><font size="4">(TxDOT up around 10 AM, Come when you can, it will last all day)<br>
<font size="5">House Appropriations Committee Room</font><br></font>Capitol Extension Building, E1.030<br>State Capitol<br>Austin, TX</font><br><br></font><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4">To sign-up to testify, fill out the Witness Affirmation Forms available at the back and put "transportation finance" as the topic.</font> <font size="4">If you wish to hand out your testimony in writing to the two committees, make 40 copies (20 per committee).</font><br>
</div><font size="4"><br></font><div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="5">Carpool meeting location: </font><font size="4"><br>San Antonio - Park Hills Baptist Church, southwest corner of 281/1604, at 8:00 AM<br>
</font></div><br><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4">If you have a carpool meeting location you'd like us to announce, please contact Sudie Sartor at (210) 488-5412 or at <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect">sudie@texasturf.org</a>.<br>
<br><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="5">WATCH HEARING LIVE</font><br> here: <a shape="rect">http://www.house.state.tx.us/media/welcome.php</a><br>
<br><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUBMIT COMMENTS TO:</span></font><br>House Transportation Committee<br> P.O. Box 2910<br> Austin, TX 78768-2910<br> Or email comments <a shape="rect">here.</a><br>
<br> And<br> <br> Senate Transportation Committee<br> P.O. Box 12068<br> Capitol Station<br> Austin, Texas 78711<br> Or email comments <a shape="rect">here.</a><br>
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