[BobL]

Totally agree - this is a new, punishing statewide tax scheme that the governor is imposing on us.

With the anger that I see in Austin, I think this thing is about to blow open and land Mr. Perry in the ash heap of history.

I don't know what he was thinking - but a governor who has been reliably conservative on just about every other issue should be a shoe-in for reelection in Texas. Now it's debatable whether he can even survive a Primary. What was he thinking?

[TexasKamaAina]

Perry's done. There are too many people ready to vote against him in the primary because of this one issue.

[BobL]

...and here is another excellent article from the Austin American Statesman http://www.statesman.com/search/content/metro/12/12corridor.html (you may need to register).

This one gives the total cost at $183B, which is totally wrong - but what the heck, according to the article, all of the "experts" have discounted the plan as a pipe dream.

Well, it's not a pipe dream in Austin and other places, as toll booths are starting to materialize out of thin air.

Note that the article also makes it clear that this plan is a total white elephant. It doesn't stand a chance of getting private funding for a long, long, time.