http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/northrichlandhills/ en-us Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:20:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006428/posts AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry promised to keep fighting for private toll roads and his other transportation priorities Tuesday during his first major speech on the subject since the death in December of transportation commission chairman Ric Williamson. "This is a place for big challenges, not big excuses," he told state Transportation Department employees and highway experts from around the country at the annual Transportation Forum. Next year's legislative session, he said, can't be anything like last year's. "The Legislature must understand that 'no' is not a solution," Mr. Perry said. "It is an abdication of responsibility." Before last year's... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006428/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:20:21 GMT