The Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee voted today to send Senate Bill 1267 to the full Senate.
SB1267 is no longer held up in committee. Within days of Lt. Governor David Dewhurst directing Chairman Carona to move SB1267 out of committee, it has been done.
By unanimous vote the Transportation and Homeland Security Committee voted today to send a slightly modified SB1267 to the full Senate. Given up were managed lanes added to existing highways as well as the ban on any deal if it is approved by the County Commissioner's Court.
Lt. Governor Dewhurst Key to Movement.
Your efforts to let the Lt. Governor know how important this issue is to Texans played a big part in getting the bill moving again. But it's not over yet. Dewhurst has told Carona that he will delay the Senate vote to give the Chairman time to broker a compromise.
Accordingly, we need to make sure that the bill gets voted on in time to overcome the promised veto. The only person standing in the way of that vote today is Lt. Governor Dewhurst.
We still need your Representative's support.
Isn't incredible that House Transportation Chair Mike Krusee alone stands between more than 70% of the House members, including a majority on his own committee, that want to see HB2772 passed?
We Keep Moving Closer - Stay Tuned.
This week there has been positive movement towards achieving a 30-month hold on many bad CDA deals, including TTC-35. At the same time lots of arm twisting and questionable negotiations are taking place behind the scenes in an effort to stop progress.
CorridorWatch will continue to monitor and report on both the action and inaction.
David & Linda Stall, Co-founders
CorridorWatch.org
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