For me its not so much about the Mexican trucks
(haven't seen one yet) as it is about the waste
of land and unfairness of it. I35 is too narrow
at 4 lanes. It needs to be fixed. TTC will help
contractors and materials suppliers and thats about
it.
BTW the American trucks are plenty dangerous.
Their turn signals don't work and their tires
tend to shred.
I definitely don't like the shredding tires. I had a large truck shed a tire right in front of me in Michigan on I-75 back in 2004. I swerved into the other lane instead of onto the shoulder like I should have done. Imagine if someone had been next to me.
Those contractors will eat. They might even need a place to sleep, clothing to wear, boots, and a pickup truck with a trailer. Some of them even drink beer that is brewed in Texas. You are right in assuming that they will probably not hang out at the art museums, playhouses, and concert halls. But their wives and daughters might. I was originally against the whole TTC plan. After attending two community hearings, and doing a fair amount of research the conclusion that I draw is that it is good for Texas and Texans.
I do want for anyone that has land taken to be justly and fairly compensated. I own land here. I would like to think that easement compensation would be fair. County governments have tremendous clout and influence in Texas. As does the Railroad Commission. Affected property owners should be working with Agricultural as well. The Governor of Texas does not rule by fiat, no matter what Kinky believes. Perry simply championed a program, and nobody else came up with an alternative. And I am NOT a Perry fan. But he is our idiot, since nobody in the party stepped up to challenge him.