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CorridorWatch.org MEMBER BULLETIN - May 19, 2005 SOME LIGHT STILL VISIBLE AT THE END OF THE HB2702 TUNNEL > ANOTHER CorridorWatch.org CLARIFICATION > HB2702 PLACED ON SENATE INTENT CALENDAR TODAY > IT IS TIME TO CALL AND FAX AGAIN > WHAT'S NEXT ===================================== ANOTHER CorridorWatch.org CLARIFICATION One of the down sides of being a brand new grassroots organization and Austin outsiders is that we don't have all of the experience and knowledge about the legislative process that we would like and need. We’re trying hard, but we don't always get it right. That said, our last bulletin, "Senate Slams Door...

AUSTIN — Rural landowners carrying protest signs and shouting angry slogans gathered at the Capitol to speak their minds. Their goal: Stopping Gov. Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor. Farmers and ranchers say the huge highway project will gobble thousands of acres of their property only to make money for private toll road companies. “The government is out of control. They’re trying to take our property rights away from us,” said Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, one of the legislators who spoke at the May 3 rally. Republican Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn —one of Perry’s potential GOP primary opponents in 2006 — joined...