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Arlan on the Trans-Texas Corridor: |
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
The people I'm seeking to represent -- everyone in
District 18, regardless of their party affiliation -- are universally opposed to
Gov. Rick Perry's plans to put the massive 4,000 mile, 1,200 foot wide toll road
network and utility corridor, otherwise known as the Trans-Texas
Corridor through our state.What is it?
Plainly stated, a trade corridor that would
cut through the heart of Texas simply to allow more goods (primarily Chinese) to
be imported in to the US through Mexican ports. If implemented, the project will demand the seizure of 8,000 acres of
private owned property, just in District 18!
The Governor and his insider
political friends in Austin and Washington, have cynically manipulated our
political process to literally run over rural Texas and its people, many of whom
are just hearing about this massive project.
I made it a point to attend the federal NEPA (National Environmental
Policy Act) hearings held throughout February 2008, in District 18 and others in
nearby communities. I did not see the incumbent (Rep. John Otto), nor any of his
staff attend. Other state reps, senators and even Congressional staff attended.
What does that say about John Otto's position on the TTC?
I support the call for a federal investigation on the push
for the TTC and I will support and sponsor any real reform legislation in the
upcoming 2009 legislative session. I will even sign articles of impeachment on
Rick Perry, for I believe the Governor has made himself vulnerable to
impeachment proceedings by his unethical and possibly illegal maneuvers around
the vast majority of Texans who do not want this project.
Please support the call of Independent Texans for a federal
investigation into the push for the Corridor. The information below is also posted on the
Independent Texans' web site under "Stop the Corridor/Tolls". I suggest you
print out the letter towards the bottom of this page, and send it to your US
Representative first. Then send it to US Senators John Cornyn (who is currently
up for reelection) and Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is rumored to be running for
Governor in 2010. You can do that via email or by regular mail, or both. The
letter explains why a Congressional
investigation is so needed:
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Texas House Candidate Arlan Foster Fights the Trans-Texas Corridor-69Asks, “Where’s the incumbent?” |
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Thursday, 28 February 2008 |
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Arlan Foster, the only
candidate running for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday for the Texas House
seat in District 18 (covering Polk, Liberty, and a portion of Montgomery
counties), has attended TTC-69 federal hearings on the Trans-Texas Corridor in
Livingston, Cleveland, Diboll, Houston and last night, in Humble and is on
record as supporting the "no action alternative". Where was the
incumbent, Rep. John Otto?
"I don't mean any disrespect to Rep. Otto, but no one has seen him at any
hearing. Since everyone, practically speaking, in this district -
Democrats, Republicans and independents alike - are opposed to this project,
you'd think he would have been there to help or at least listen to his
constituents. If TTC-69 comes through this district, over 8,000 acres
could be taken for a project the citizens haven't even voted on. Rep.
Otto was invited by a constituent in Livingston to the hearing there and was
told he would at least send a representative from his office. Even Congressman
Ted Poe sent a representative last night," said Arlan Foster.
Foster is building a coalition with traditional Democratic organizations, like
the AFL-CIO, which just endorsed him, and Texas independents. He supports the independent's call for a full
Congressional investigation of the Governor's push for the Trans-Texas
Corridor, and supports giving Texans the right to vote on the Corridor.
Watch for updates on this effort following Tuesday's, March 4th, primary.
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AFL CIO Endorses Arlan Foster |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
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Arlans is racking up endorsements, just having received the AFL-CIO
endorsement.
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Independent Texans Endorse Arlan Foster |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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Independent Texans, the only
voter association in Texas seeking recognition for the state's approximate 5
million independent (non-affiliated) voters, has endorsed Arlan. Linda Curtis,
Director of Independent Texans said, "Arlan is a champion of Texans' right to
statewide initiative and referendum. Texans desperately need the right to
petition for a vote of the people, a political right enjoyed by citizens in 24
other mostly western states for the last century. If we had it, we could have
already voted the Corridor down, and put term limits in place for the
legislature and state offices, and won the right to recall state
officials."
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