Predictably, the Austin establishment is calling for higher taxes, rainy-day raids and further expansion of "regionally managed” toll lanes as a means to finance roadway expansion. But before Texans allow more money to be indiscriminately thrown at transportation, the...
TXDoT claims it “doesn’t have enough money” for roads but intentionally wastes resources on beautification, hovercrafts, jetpacks and monorails.
If transportation funds are scarce, shouldn’t freeways and arterial roads be the first funding priority?
Texas drivers are fed up with the dysfunctional predicament of our state’s transportation system. While many local politicians cast blame at the state, it is fitting that their search for whom to blame should begin with a look in the mirror. Taxpayers ought to know...