2003 TxDOT's Chair Ric Williamson FINANCIAL STATEMENT shows he could benefit from decisions that put transportation taxdollars into moving oil and gas

Texas Ethics Commission
PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FORM PFS
COVER SHEET

Filed in accordance with Government Code Chapter 572.

For filings required in 2004, covering calendar year ending December 31, 2003.

Richard F. Williamson
ADDRESS
P. O. Box 879
Weatherford, TX 76086-0879
(817) 599-9477

REASON FOR FILING [√] APPOINTED OFFICER Texas Transportation Commission

STATEMENT
5 Family members whose financial activity you are reporting (filer must report information about the financial activity of the filer’s spouse or dependent children if the filer had actual control over that activity):

[√] SPOUSE Mary Ann Williamson
[√] DEPENDENT CHILD Sara Williamson

1 INFORMATION RELATES TO [√] FILER
2 EMPLOYMENT NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER / POSITION HELD
MKS Consulting Corporation
[√] EMPLOYED BY ANOTHER
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086-1209
President and Owner

INFORMATION RELATES TO [√] FILER
EMPLOYMENT
[√] EMPLOYED BY ANOTHER
Rose Exploration, Inc
9606 Hillview Drive
Dallas, TX 75231-1527
Oil and Gas Consultant

INFORMATION RELATES TO [√] SPOUSE
EMPLOYMENT
[√] EMPLOYED BY ANOTHER
MKS Consulting Corporation
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086-1209
Secretary and Director


PART 4; INCOME FROM INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, ROYALTIES AND RENTS

Source of Income Received By Category

MKS Consulting Corporation Filer $25000 or more
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086

Patton Exploration, Inc Filer $25000 or more
P. O. Box 3399
Abilene, TX 79604

Citation Oil & Gas Corp Filer $500-$4999
8223 Willow Place South
Houston, TX 77070-5623

Telesis Operating Company, Inc Filer $500-$4999
2525 Ridgemar Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 75137

North Ridge Royalty Company Filer $500-$4999
627 Mercury
Duncanville, TX 75137

Claassen Oil and Gas Co Filer $500-$4999
P. O. Box 417
Estes Park, CO 80517

Samco Oil and Gas Co Filer $500-$4999
1011 Cliff Swallow Drive
Granbury, TX 76048


INTERESTS IN BUSINESS ENTITIES PART 6B
Describe all beneficial interests in business entities held or acquired by you, your spouse, or a dependent child during the calendar year. If the Interest was sold, also indicate the category of the amount of the net gain or loss realized from the sale. For an explanation of “beneficial interest” and other specific directions for completing this section, see FORM PFS—INSTRUCTION GUIDE.

When reporting information about a dependent child’s activity, indicate the child about whom you are reporting by providing the number under which the child is listed on the Cover Sheet.
1 HELD OR ACQUIRED BY [√] FILER
2 DESCRIPTION C & W Investments
P. O. Box 3273
Abilene, Texas 79604
HELD OR ACQUIRED BY [√] FILER
DESCRIPTION MKS Consulting Corporation
P. O. Box 3273
Weatherford, TX 76086-1209
HELD OR ACQUIRED BY [√] FILER
DESCRIPTION Williamson Drilling Corporation
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, Texas 76086-1209

PART 9A: Corporate & Partnership Assets

Corporation or Partnership Held By Asset Description Category

MKS Consulting Corporation Filer Accounts Receivable $25000 or more
P. O Box 1209 Equipment & Vehicles $25000 or more
Weatherford, TX 76086 Gas Compressors $25000 or more

Williamson Drilling Corporation Filer Notes Receivable $10000-$24999
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086

Williamson & Richards, Inc Filer Oil & Gas Production Less than $5000
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086

RFW Management Group, Inc Filer Furniture & Fixtures Less than $5000
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086

C-W Investments Filer Real Estate $25000 or more
P. O. Box 3273
Abilene, TX 79604

PART 9B: Corporate & Partnership Liabilities

Corporation or Partnership Held By Asset Description Category

MKS Consulting Corporation Filer Accounts Payable $25000 or more
P.O. Box 1209 Notes Payable $25000 or more
Weatherford, TX 76086

Williamson & Richards, Inc. Filer Accounts Payable Less Than $5000
P.O. Box 1209
Weatherford. TX 76086

RFW Management Group, Inc. Filer Accounts Payable Less Than $5000
P.O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086

PART 10: BOARDS AND EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

MKS Consulting Corporation Filer-Director. President
P.O. Box 1209 Spouse-Director, Secretary
Weatherford, TX 76086 Dependent 1 –Director

Williamson & Richards, Inc. Filer-Director, President
P.O. Box 1209 Spouse-Director, Secretary
Weatherford, TX 76086

RFW Management Group, Inc. Filer-Director. President
P.O. Box 1209 Spouse-Director, Secretary
Weathcrford. TX 76086

Williamson Drilling Corporation Filer-Director, President
P.O. Box 1209 Spouse-Director, Secretary
Weatherford, TX 76086

1997 James Richard “Rick” Perry FINANCIAL STATEMENT shows Perry's ownership before they enter Blind Trust

Texas Ethics Commission P. O. Box 12070 Austin, Texas 78711-2070 (512) 4535800 (800) 3258508
FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Filed Pursuant to Chapter 572 Form PFS
Texas Government Code Revised 02/21/97
For Calendar Year Ending December 31, 1996

CHECK ONE:

[] Candidate for (Office): _____________________________________________

[] Elected official (Office): ___________________________________________

[] Appointed official (agency): ________________________________________

[] Executive head (Agency): __________________________________________

[] Party Chair (Party): _______________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: This form must be either handwritten in ink or typewritten. Attach pages of this size if additional space is needed on any response and identify each response by the part to which it relates. Whenever you are required to identify an individual or business entity, indicate the corresponding city and state.

INDIVIDUAL REQUIRED TO FILE:
James Richard “Rick” Perry
(Full Name)
Address:
2507 Exposition
Austin, Tx 78703

LIST ALL SOURCES OF OCCUPATIONAL INCOME:
Name and Address of Employer: Texas Department of Agriculture
Austin, Tx
(City) (State)

Position Held: Commissioner of Agriculture

Name and Address of Employer: Haskell National Bank
Haskell, TX
(City) (State)

Position Held: Bank Director

If Self-employed:
Name and Address of Business:

(City) (State)

Name of Occupation:

Party Chair means the state chairperson of any political party receiving more than two percent of the vote for governor in the most recent general election.


Part II. Stock

Name of If Sold, Net Gain or
Business Entity Held/Acquired by Category Net Loss and Category

Bell Cablemedia Rick Perry B
Computer Products Rick Perry B Net Gain, Category A
Cryolife, Inc Rick Perry B Net Loss, Category A
First Industrial Realty Trust Rick Perry D Net Loss, Category A
Gadzooks Rick Perry B Net Gain, Category A
Healthdyne Rick Perry D Net Gain, Category A
Isolyser Co, Inc Rick Perry D Net Loss, Category A
Kinetic Concepts Rick Perry E Net Gain, Category D
Qlogic Corp. Rick Perry D Net Gain, Category B
Tokos Medical Group Rick Perry C
Computer Products Rick/Anita Perry C Net Gain, Category A
Emulex Corp. Rick/Anita Perry C Net Loss, Category A
Healthdyne Inc Rick/Anita Perry D Net Gain, Category A
Patterson Energy Inc Rick/Anita Perry D Net Loss, Category A
Qlogic Corp Rick Perry C
Qlogic Corp Rick Perry D
Symmetrycom, Inc Rick/Anita Perry C Net Loss, Category A
Citizens Inc Rick Perry E Net Loss, Category B
Ferreligas Partners Rick Perry C Net Gain, Category A
Matria Healthcare Rick Perry D Net Loss, Category A
Casa Ole Rick Perry C Net Gain, Category A
Maverick Tube Rick Perry B Net Loss, Category A
United Transnet Rick Perry D Net Loss, Category A
McDonald’s Rick Perry C Net Loss, Category A
U. S. Restaurant Rick Perry D
Dollar General Rick/Anita Perry B Net Gain, Category A
Tubo Vetco Rick/Anita Perry B Net Gain, Category A
Global National Rick/Anita C Net Loss, Category A
Tokos Medical Rick/Anita Perry D
Pride Petroleum Rick/Anita Perry B
MCI Communications Rick Perry C
Patterson Energy Rick/Anita Perry C
Matria Healthcare Rick Perry D
Matria Healthcare Rick/Anita Perry D
Owen Healthcare Rick Perry C
Qlogic Corp Rick Perry D

Note: All Stocks Transferred to Blind Trust on September 13, 1996

Part IV. Interest, Dividends, Royalties, Rents

Source # Type Received by Category

U. S. Department CRP Payment Rick Perry A
Of Agriculture – ASCS
Washington, D. C.

Haskell Bankshares, Inc Dividends Rick Perry A

Morgan Keegan & Co Dividends Rick Perry A

Morgan Keegan & Co Interest Rick/Anita Perry A

EOTT Energy Royalties Rick Perry A

MKS Consulting Royalties Rick Perry A

Part VI. Beneficial Interests


Description of Beneficial
Interest in Real Property,
Number of Lots or Acres
By County, and Names of
All Persons Retaining an
Interest in the Property Held/acquired by

2507 Exposition Blvd. Rick/Anita Perry
Austin, TX Frost National Bank
Travis County
Residential Real Estate

60 Acres Rick Perry
Travis County Frost National Bank
Raw Land

40.02 Acres Rick Perry
Haskell County
Raw Land


BUSINESS ENTITIES HELD OR ACQUIRED

Description of Beneficial Interest Held/acquired by

J. R. Perry Co. Rick Perry
Haskell, TX
Partnership Interest

The Sweet Shop Anita Perry
Haskell, TX
Partnership Interest

MKS Consulting Rick Perry
Weatherford, TX
Working Interest

INTERESTS IN BUSINESS ENTITIES PART 6B
Describe all beneficial interests in business entities held or acquired by you, your spouse, or a dependent child during the calendar year. If the interest was sold, also indicate the category of the amount of the net gain or loss realized from the sale. For an explanation of “beneficial interest” and other specific directions for completing this section, see FORM PFS-INSTRUCTION GUIDE.

When reporting information about a dependent child’s activity, indicate the child about whom you are reporting by providing the number under which the child is listed on the Cover Sheet.

1HELD OR ACQUIRED BY [X] FILER

2DESCRIPTION

Partnership J. R. Perry Co.
Interest Haskell, TX

HELD OR ACQUIRED BY [X] SPOUSE

DESCRITION NAME AND ADDRESS

Partnership The Sweet Shop
Interest Haskell, TX

IF SOLD
[ ] NET GAIN [X] LESS THAN $5,000
[X] NET LOSS

HELD OR ACQUIRED BY [X] FILER

DESCRIPTION
Working MKS Consulting
Interest Weatherford, TX


INTERESTS IN BUSINESS PART 12
IN COMMON WITH LOBBYIST

Identify each partnership, joint venture, or other business association, other than a publicly-held corporation, in which you and a person registered as a lobbyist under Government Code Chapter 305 both have an interest. For more information, see FORM PFS-INSTRUCTION GUIDE.

1 Business Entity
MKS Consulting
P. O. Box 1209
Weatherford, TX 76086

MELINDA WHEATLEY DEFAULT JUDGMENT

NO. 99-06883
ENTERED NOV 15 199
THE STATE OF TEXAS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

VS.

MELINDA WHEATLEY

250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

BE IT REMEMBERED that on this day came to be heard the above entitled and numbered cause, wherein the State of Texas is Plaintiff and Melinda Wheatley is Defendant. The Plaintiff announced ready for trial, and the Defendant, though duly and legally served with citation in the time and manner prescribed by law, failed to appear or answer herein and wholly made default. It further appears to the Court that the citation in said case, with the officer’s return thereon, has been on file with the Clerk of the Court ten (10) days exclusive of the day of filing and judgment. No jury having been demanded, the Court proceeded to hear the pleadings, the evidence and the argument in support of this cause of action brought to recover civil penalties assessed by the Texas Ethics Commission, and post-judgment interest; and this Court finds therefore that Plaintiff has proven all the material allegations of its petition and is entitled to recover from Defendant the sum of $1,500.00 for civil penalties. The Court also finds that Plaintiff, the State of Texas, is entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees in the amount of $750.00 based on Plaintiff’s Affidavit of Attorney’s Fees admitted into evidence in the trial of this case.


IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED by the Court that Plaintiff, the State of Texas, do have and recover of and from the Defendant, Melinda Wheatley, the sum of $1,500.00 for civil penalties, as reflected in the Texas Ethics Commission’s Affidavit attached to Plaintiff’s petition and interest at the rate of 10% per annum on this amount from the date of this judgment until paid.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff, the State of Texas, do have and recover of and from the Defendant, Melinda Wheatley, attorney’s fees in the amount of $750.00, together with court costs and attorney fees which may hereafter be incurred in the collection of this judgment if the same be necessary, for all of which execution and other process necessary to enforce this judgment may issue.

FILED 99 AUG 19 PM 1:12

All relief not expressly granted is hereby denied.

SIGNED this the 19th day of August, 1999.


________________________
JUDGE PRESIDING

1995 Docs show elected officials know about tolls they are pushing

The complete 1995 Alliance of Cities doc is below.
Sal@TexasTollParty.com
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Travis & Williamson Counties Alliance of Cities

December 11, 1995
To: Distribution List

On December 6, 1995, the Travis and Williamson Counties Alliance of Cities (TWCAC) met in Round Rock. In attendance were: Mayors Culpepper (Round Rock), Wood (Georgetown), Ware (Pflugerville), Billings (Jonestown), Allen (Lago Vista), George Patterson (Hutto), City Mgr. Stump Sowada (West Lake Hills), Truitt Gilbreath, City Mgr. (Pflugerville), John Hrncir, Govt. Relations (Austin) and Peggy Smith. Also in attendance were Mary Toomey, Regional Director Office of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Paul Hilgers (LCRA) and Jerry Mahoney (Austin American Statesman).

The following issues were discussed:

WATER RESOURCES – Tommy Knowles, Deputy Director, Texas Water Development Board addressed the group regarding water resources.
TRANSPORTATION – Update on upcoming transportation issues at ATS. Mayor Wood presented an update on SH 130.
Next Meeting: January 10, 1995 NOON – Hartland Bank in GEORGETOWN. ***Note this is a Wednesday!!! Directions enclosed

PlEASE RSVP to Peggy Smith 454-9389

P.O. Box 589
Pflugerville,
Texas 78660
LIST OF MAYORS

Hon Bruce Todd
Mayor 499-2250 (City)
City of Austin
P.O. Box 1088
Austin, Texas 78767-1088

Hon Gene Butler
Mayor 263-2151 (City)
Village of BeeCave 263-2904 (Home)
13225 Hwy 71-W
Austin, Texas 778738

Hon Dorthery Duckett
Mayor 258-4121 (City)
City of Cedar Park 258-6083 (Fax)
P.O. Box 1090 335-7393 (Work)
Cedar Park, Texas 78613-1090 335-7395 (Fax)

Hon Robert Wilhite
Mayor 243-2603
City of Creedmoor
Creedmoor Station
Creedmoor, Texas 78747

Hon Leo Wood
Mayor 930-3652 (City)
City of Georgetown 930-3659 (Fax)
P.O. Box 409
Georgetown, Texas 78627-0409

Hon Michael Yuhr
Mayor 512/846-2017 (City)
City of Hutto
P.O. Box 266
Hutto, Texas 78634-0266

Hon Sam Billings
Mayor 267-3292 (City)
City of Jonestown 267-3292 (Work)
P.O Box 5023 267-4616 (Fax)
Jonestown, Texas 78645

Hon Rusty Allen
Mayor 267-3253 (City)
City of Lago Vista 267-7070 (Fax)
P.O. Box 4178 267-7403 (Home)
Lago Vista, Texas 78645-4178 267-7704 (Airport)

Hon Jim Finneran
Mayor Pro Tem 261-6090 (City)
City of Lakeway 261-9312 (Fax)
104 Cross Creek 261-4317 (Home)
Austin, Texas 78734

Hon Ken Craven
Mayor 259-1178 (City)
City of Leander 259-1605 (Fax)
P.O. Box 319
Leander, Texas 78641-0319

Hon Louis Suarez
Mayor 272-5555 (City)
City of Manor 272-8636 (Fax)
P.O. Box 387
Manor, Texas 78653-0387

Hon Billie Morrison
Mayor 243-1775 (City)
City of Mustang Ridge
1699 Laws Road
Buda, Texas 78610

Hon Haywood Ware
Mayor 251-3076 (City)
City of Pflugerville 251-5768 (Fax)
P.O. Box 589 251-7067 (Home)
Pflugerville, Texas 78691-0589

Hon Charlie Culpepper
Mayor 255-3612 (City)
City of Round Rock 255-6676 (Fax)
221 East Main St. 837-6453 (Work)
Round Rock, Texas 78664 835-9765 (Fax)

Hon John Clary
Mayor 327-1838 (City)
City of Rollingwood 327-1869 (Fax)
403 Nixon Dr. 475-3844 (Work)
Austin, Texas 78746 475-3539 (Fax)

Hon Michael Francis
Mayor 892-1383 (City)
City of Sunset Valley
2 Lone Oak Trail
Austin, Texas 78745

Hon Wallace Brueckner
Mayor 352-3675 (City)
City of Taylor 352-8483 (Fax)
P.O. Box 810 352-2222 (Home)
Taylor, Texas 76574-0810

Hon Tom Taylor
Mayor 327-3628 (City)
City of West Lake Hills 327-1863 (Fax)
911 Westlake Hills Dr.
Austin, Texas 78746
Attn: Linda

TxDOT List shows who they Acquired Parcels from for 2 Toll roads

Many elected officials knew about these 2 toll roads years in advance of the public. Enough time to purchase and profit or have relatives do so.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Turnpike Project Office
Ad Hoc Query Report
Acquired Parcels- SH 130
Owner Name:

Kenneth Buchhorn and wife, Kathryn Buchhorn
Richard Buchhorn, Kenneth Buchhorn, Gayle McElhanon
KnotHead, Ltd.
KnotHead, Ltd.
Linda Vogler Futrell, Individually& as Independent Executrix of Ben & Mildred Vogler Estates, & Michael H. Vogler
CKJ & Champion Investments, Ltd.
YAAB Investments, L.P.
Adrienne Adams
Raymond Beneat and wife, Jeanette Beneat
YAAB Investments, L.P.
Wood Road Properties, Inc.
Dean A. Edwards and wife, Martha Edwards
Joe E. Kay and wife, Dorothy A. Kokel; and Dale Illig and wife, Sandra Illig
Glen W. Bishop and Arlene L. Bishop Living Trust
Mary Ann Joseph and husband, Dan Ireland Joseph
Virginia Bishop Wilson
Amelia Louise Wittera; and Ruth Sudduth, Individually & as Independent Executor of the Estate of Bohous Emil Wittera
Paul D. Stipanovic and Thomas D. Stipanovic
Richard W. Kleen & Margaret L. Dyer, Individually and as Co-Executors of the Estate of Arthur L. Kleen; and Clarence T. Kleen, Robert E. Kleen, & Charles R. Kleen
Land Unlimited
Ronnie Lewis & wife Madeline Lewis
Dolores V. Boyd
Timothy Morgan McKee & Barbara Faye McKee
Tony Miranda & Thomas Kenny Ewan, Jr.
Antonio Miranda
Ray P. Hurtado & wife, Leonor G. Hurtado
Hayden B. Lay & wife, Wanda N. Lay
LOM Services, Inc.
Sun Communities Texas Limited Partnership, a Michigan Limited Partnership; and the City of Georgetown
Keith M. Perriraz
Hart Interests, LP; Douglas Hart, Individually & as Executor of the Shirley E. Hart Estate, and wife, Marion Bessey Hart; and Valerie Louise Hart May and husband, Michael Sinclair May
Bernice Stiles, a.k.a. Bernice E. Brown
Hart Interests, LP; Douglas Hart (Ind. & as Exec. Shirley E. Hart Estate); & Valerie Louise Hart
Tim & Angie Harris Family Partnership, L.P.
Thomas J. Burke and wife, Darla F. Burke
Thomas C. Bohmfalk and wife, Helen A. Bohmfalk
Mr. Ralph Green & Ms. Lajuan Green
Joseph C. Way and wife, Ruth C. Way
Thomas H. Doerfler and wife, Karen Doerfler
Earl L. Watson and wife, Myrtle L. Watson, Trustees of the Watson Revocable Living Trust; and Jane Watson.
Ekram S. Mezayek and wife, Tammy G. Mezayek
Joseph C. & Ruth C. Way; Thomas J. & Darla F. Burke; Thomas C. & Helen A Bohmfalk
Ruby Ney McIntire, General Partner on Behalf of Ruby McIntire Family Limited Partnership
Norman Domel and wife, Ethel Domel
Terry N. Winskey and wife, Linda K. Underwood
Justin R. Wilson and wife, Ashley Wilson
Guadalupe Hinojosa Espinoza
Monty R. Thomas and wife, Paula D. Thomas
JRL Meadows of Georgetown, L.P.
City of Georgetown
Yuh-Jaan Wey
Gary Don Raum
Gary D. Raum & Glenda Kay Raum Gattis (Life Estates); their children as to remainder-men, to be determined
Woodhull Family Partners
Myron Charles Andersen, II, and wife, Rebecca J. Andersen
Trustees of the Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Smith Anderson
La Miraj, Ltd. , a Texas Limited Partnership
Ronny Jay Meinardus and wife, Annie Meinardus
Don Nelson & wife, Betty Will
Norman C. Pecht and Lila O. Pecht Revocable Living Trust
PFS Mortgage Investments, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company
Manuel Ramon, Jr.
Mario Salazar and wife, Coleen Salazar
Viola E. Hobratsch, and Marvin H. Domel, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of August F. Domel
Elsie J. Smilek, a.k.a. Elsie Frances Smilek
Betty Jane Bittner and husband, Carl E. Bittner; Cindy L. Schwettman and husband, Michael E. Schwettman
Tom E. Payne and wife, Audell Payne
Larry Thomison and wife, Karen Thomison
Fred Kneip and wife, Marcia Kneip
Mark Smith and wife, Jodi Smith
Kelly Herring and wife, Robbie Herring
Randall D. Sentesi and Camille M. McCarn
David G. Abernethy and wife, Pamela L. Abernethy
Preston Gage and wife, Kathleen Gage
Carvin O. Youngbloom, Trustee of the Youngbloom Family Revocable Trust
Steven D. Clarke, a single man, and Joni M. Clarke, a single woman
Kermit Roosevelt Hoover, Jr. and wife, Gloria Hoover
Emil John Kasper and wife, Alice Kasper
Edward H. Volek
Dorothy L. Morris, Individually, and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of W.J. Morris
Pearl Hanusch, a widow
Mary Sue Pace Placke and husband, John L. Placke; and Jarrett Baggett Pace
Jarrett Baggett Pace
Alfred O. Lykins and wife, Joan S. Lykins
Charles N. Avery III, A. Nelson Avery, John S. Avery, & Lucille Christina Avery Fell
BWT’s Welding & Associates, Inc.
Lee W. Moerbe and wife, Shelley Deann Moerbe
Lee Dieu Huynh and wife, Do Phuong T. Huynh
Gary Lee Reynolds & wife, Mary Anne Reynolds
Williamson County
Hutto Baptist Church, a Texas Non-Profit Organization
Avery Ranch Company, Ltd., A Texas Limited Partnership
Alpha 79 Investment Associates, A Texas General Partnership
Williamson County
Bobby J. Shepherd
Linda Dianne Riley and Husband, Eddy Riley
Steve R. McLemore & wife, Brenda S. McLemore
Kay Ranch Limited Partnership; & Lilla Clark Kay (Life Estate, 1/3 Interest)
Kay Ranch Limited Partnership; & Lilla Clark Kay (Life Estate, 1/3 Interest)
Carolyn Pfeiffer
Derek C. Pfeiffer
Gus H. Pfeiffer
Coy M. Pfeiffer
Brad E. Pfeiffer
Star Golf Partners, Ltd.
SR Investments, Ltd.
Earl W. Klattenhoff and wife, Jan Klattenhoff
Timmerman Family Limited Partnership
SR Investments, Ltd.
Tack Development, Ltd.
Dwain Selman
James Richard Bowen & Margaret Collins Bowen
KMS Ventures, Inc.
Gary O. Sills & Dennis M. Sills
Jimmy Nassour, as Trustee
Graner Investments LP
Michael W. Giesen & wife, Patricia A. Giesen
Nelda Carol Phelps
SR Investments, Ltd., A Texas Limited Partnership
Tack Development, Ltd.
SR Investments, Ltd., A Texas Limited Partnership
SKR Properties, LP
Gerald Kenneth Smith and wife, Regena Lynn Smith
Marvin G. Atwood & wife, Sherian K. Atwood
Harold Gus Heine and wife, Victoria Ann Heine
Texas Utilities Electric Company
Julmak Retail Company
Congress Capital Inc/ D&D Business Park
Lillian Marie Rust Pemberton
Albert Emil Stabeno & Debra Day Stabeno
KB3 LC
Nathan S. & Melissa J. Honeycutt
Milagros D. Wegner, Individually and Independent Executrix of the Estate of Monroe W. Wegner, Deceased
Olivia Euresti
Jose Segura and wife, Martha Segura
Carla Reed, fka Carla Lamberson Edmondson
Reagan D. Moore and wife, Angie Joyce Moore
Lolly Lockhart
Barbara B. Sheffield
Larry & Sherry Norton
Robert T. & Ilda Glasgow
Rio Development
John Mecey and wife, Kathy Mecey
Kang Lee
Terrabrook Falcon Pointe, L.P.
Point of Grace Lutheran Church of Pflugerville, Texas
City of Pflugerville
Morris Shapiro, et al
Julia Mellenbruch, Larry L. Mellenbruch, and Mary Ann Meigs
Kennith and Evelyn Bohls
Kennith H.J. Bohls
Terrabrook Falcon Pointe, L.P.
Timmerman & Hagan, Ltd.
Ernest K. Eckelman, Trustee
Timmerman & Hagn, Ltd.
Theodor R. Timmerman and wife, Marlene Timmerman
Connie Lorraine Sladek
Mildred L. Smith
Homer S. Arnold, MD; Terry M. Collier, MD; Sarah Phillips; LeCadeau, LP; and Susan Anderson Loras, Robert Ford Anderson Jr., & Steven Michael Anderson, CoTrustees, Robert F. Anderson Non-Revocable Trust
Part Retail, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership
Northeast Park, Ltd., A Texas Limited Partnership
Pecan Street Estates, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership
PVILLE East, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership
Treldon K. Bohls
Willie Mae Burns
Willie Mae Burns
Rusty L. Burns
Maxine W. Whitehead, Individually and as Trustee of the Whitehead By-Pass Trust; Louis G. Whitehead, Jr. and wife, Melissa Whitehead; and Shelley Susan Robinson and husband, Paul Robinson
Mark A. Szygenda
Andrew J. Graham and wife, Janet H. Graham
Edna M. Kilian, Alma M. Kilian and Earl W. Brackett
Harry Leonard Dearing & Audrey Dearing
Joseph Elmer Huber, Charles Manuel Huber, John Peter Huber, Victoria Eugenia Huber, Roland G. Emmert, Jack M. Turner, Jr., and Robert G. Turner
Johnny B. Waite & wife, Bonnie J. Waite
Johnny Madrid
J. Nelson Sanders
Ray H. Banister, Individually and as Trustee of the Geraldine S. Banister Residuary Trust
Peck Family Investments, Ltd.
Anne Bloor Schryver, Brian B. Schryver, Jeffrey E. Schryver, and Carol Anne Schryver
J.D. Weaver Family Limited Partnership II
LCRA Transmission Service Corp.
Eunice O. Alff, Executor of Estate; & Charles W. Alff, Trustee of W.C. Alff Testamentary Trust
Butler Family Partnership, Ltd.
Felix R. Soto, Jr., a widower, and the unknown heirs of Amparo Soto
B. Jane Pilotte & Paul R. Pilotte, II, Co-Trs. of the Pilotte Family Trust
The Ludell 1991 Trust
John W. Lambert and wife, SueAnne Lambert
Kenneth J. Jones & wife, Cathy C. Jones
Jerry Ray and wife, Betty Ray; and Anna Faye Peterson
Benny G. Jasso and wife, Alice Jasso; and Oralia J. Rodriguez
Lionicio Rodriguez & wife, Oralia Rodriguez
Austin HB Residential Properties, Ltd.
David L. Berry and wife, Kaye Smite Berry
Wild Horse Addition, Ltd.
DJRS, Inc.
George L. Dacy, Trustee for Tay W. Bond and Associates
Wayne P. Hartman, Duard Ray Shaw, and Sheila Jill Shaw
Carla G. Reed and husband, Jeff Reed
Howard Neal Landry
Petroleum Wholesale, L.P.
Petroleum Wholesale, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership
David Staglik
Abu Dhabi, Inc.
Williamson County
Williamson County
Tim Hubble
Tim Hubble
Archie W. Johnson and wife, Carol Johnson
Archie W. Johnson
Gary Oswald Sills and wife, Donna K. Sills; & Veterans Land Board of Texas
Gary Oswald Sills and wife, Donna K. Sills
Anthony Dobias
Anthony Dobias
Peter A. Dwyer
Agnes M. Aldridge and husband, Wayne Aldridge; and Robert V. Aldridge
Dirt Holdings, Inc., a Texas Corporation
Don McKay and wife, Kathy McKay
The Lundell 1991 Trust
KAF Development Co.
Le Cadeau, L.P.
The Raleigh R. Ross Texas Surgical Society Scholarship Society Fund Charitable Trust
D & R Associates, Inc.
The Butler Family Partnership, Ltd.
Milagros Wegner, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estae of M. W. Wegner
Jay Otto and wife, Sherry Dayne Otto
Michael W. Ayer and wife, Ruby H. Ayer
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
John S. Quarterman and wife, Gretchen K. Phillips
James Gonzales
Charles A. Stover III and wife, Laura A. Stover; John Willard Wood and wife, Laura L. Wood
Veterans Land Board (Fee Simple) and Charles Martinez & Gloria A. Martinez (Contract of Sale)
Veterans Land Board (Fee Simple) and James Harold Fisher (Contract of Sale)
James Harold Fisher and wife, Lisa Dawn Fisher
Lena Zappo
Bradley Dwayne Harris and wife, Laura Harris; Charles F. Harris and wife, Denise Harris; Paul E. Harris and wife, Terry Harris; & Robin G. Harris Jansen and husband, Christopher L. Purcell
Bradley D. Harris and wife, Laura Harris; Charles F. Harris and wife, Denise Harris; and Paul E. Harris and wife, Terry Harris
Bradley D. Harris and Laura L. Harris
Patricia Anne Lang and husband, Jadwin B. Fair
Richard Rosenberg and wife, Susan Lean Hall
Hayes Trucking Service, Inc.
Bradley D. Harris and wife, Laura L. Harris
Bradley D. Harris and wife, Laura L. Harris
James David Anderson
Jacquelyn Hopkins
Veterans Land Board of Texas (Fee Simple); and Frank L. Harrison (Contract of Sale)
Veterans Land Board of Texas (Fee Simple) and Robert Carey and wife, Sharon K. Carey (Contract of Sale)
Veterans Land Board of Texas (Fee Simple) and Richard Bernard LeBlang and wife, Olga LeBlang (Contract of Sale)
Robert M. Luedtke and wife, Carolyn Kiday
Winding Prairie Grass Trails, Ltd.
William D. Wittliff & wife, Sally B. Wittliff
Connie Clare Todd
Larry R. Beard and wife, Lila Beard
Harrel Ranch, LTD.
Harrel Ranch, LTD.
Harrel Ranch, LTD.
Harrel Ranch, LTD.
Jean Barber, Trustee; and Joyce Barefield, Trustee
TXI Operations, L.P.
Linda Gilbert Prentice, Mary Ailine Gilbert McCalla and Joe Burch Gilbert
TXI Operations, L.P.
Terry L. Wolfe & wife, Edna Sue Wolfe
Paula Kay Kluge Callahan
Jean Barber, Trustee, and Joyce Barefield, Trustee
New Interport, Ltd.
Mitchell Wong
TXI Operations, L.P.
Carr Family Partnership, Ltd.
Gary Steger and wife, Susan K. Steger
Syed Asif Shamsie, Nozhat Shamsie and Syed Arif Shamsie
Gary Steger and wife, Susan K. Steger; Helen Steger, and Alfred N. Nadeau
Tauhlee Watts and Barbara Ann Hatcher
Barry Beeson, Individually and as Executor of the Mary Jo Beeson Estate; Mary Jo (Jodie) Beeson Holstien; and Laurette Beeson Presley
Bobby J. Shirley and wife, Jeanine J. Shirley
Shelby Lee Peoples, Individually & as Independent Executor of the Estate of William G. Seidel; William Gordon Seidel, Jr.; and Mildred Seidel Litton
Veterans Land Board of Texas (Fee) and Carlos Luna Villalobos (Contract of Sale)
Jimmy Nassour and John Lewis
Mitchell Wong, Trustee of Rose T. Wong Grantor Retained Annuity & the Mitchell Wong Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts; and Patrick Wong, Shawn Wong, & Shannon Wong
Mitchell Wong, Trustee of Rose T. Wong Grantor Retained Annuity & the Mitchell Wong Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
Williamson County Park Foundation, Inc., Trustee
W. H. Ray and wife, Louise Ray
Veterans Land Board of Texas (Fee) & Sally Mason (Contract of Sale)
Thomas M. Jackson and wife, Joyce Ann Jackson
Kurt Reed LeBoeuf
Kenneth Shane Hobbs and wife, Jewell P. Hobbs
Timothy C. Bailey and wife, Jessica M. Bailey
Georgetown Church of Nazarene
Clyde C. Woerner & Kay C. Woerner Revocable Living Trust
Tim Harris and wife, Angela Harris
Carolyn Bell Sharkey, Sara Elizabeth Sharkey, and Patsy Read Overmiller, Ind. Excecutorof Mary Jo Reed Estate; & the Mary Jo Laird Management Trust
Juan D. Coronado and wife, Lusila B. Coronado
David A. Stolleis and wife, Tiffany Dickinson
Lee Roy Dillard, Jr. and Annette T. Dillard
Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs
Jose Consepcion Landaverde and Benny Landaverde
Daniel Thompson and wife, Romona Thompson
Emma L. Lawhon, Individually & Executrix of Edwin L. Lawhon Estate; Charlotte Lawhon Hamilton, Sharon Lawhon Tays, Wayne Lawhon, Gene Lawhon, Paula Lawhon Ashby, Teri Lawhon Estes, Michael Lawhon
Carvin O. Youngbloom, Trustee of the Youngbloom Family Revocable Trust
Noel R. Gabriel and wife, Alisha A. Gabriel
Georgetown Railroad
Jasper N. Sudduth and wife, Ida P. Sudduth
35 Business Park, Ltd.
Requiem Aeternam Corporation
Tom E. Payne
Ralph Herman Genz & Emma Louise Ohlenbusch Genz, Trustees of the Ralph H. and Emma Louise Genz Trust
Gladys Ruth Koeppe
Cheval Manor, Inc.
Gerald E. Wilke & wife, Margaret M. Wilke
James W. Hargrove and wife, Joyce V. Hargrove
Butler Family Partnership, Ltd.
G & G Venture Number One, a Texas general partnership
John Chapman and wife, Sherri Chapman
Applied Materials, Inc.
State of Texas – Brushy Creek
Donny G. Meinardus and wife, Kathleen Meinardus
Union Pacific Railroad
Terrell Timmermann and wife, Geraldine Timmerman
Williamson County
Donald R. Dearing and wife, Lula Mae Anderson Dearing
State of Texas – Colorado River
State of Texas – Onion Creek
James A. Nelson, Jr.
Harold E. Collins and wife, Susan A. Collins
Larry Beard and wife, Lila Beard
Stephanie R. Ehrhardt and husband, and James D. Ehrhardt
Donald D. Dearing and wife, Lula Mae Anderson Dearing
Lynn F. Anderson
Helen R. Dressen
Jane A. Shive, As to Life Estate, and Trustee of the Jane A. Shive Revocable Living Trust
Virginia L. Preshaw and husband, William Preshaw
Frances Bratton and Todd Bratton
River Road Baptist Church
Lisa G. Willhoite Crowe and husband, R. Bryce Crowe
R. Bryce Crowe and wife, Lisa G. Crowe
Raymond C. Sibert and wife, Sarah A. Sibert
Frances Louise Barclay, fka Frances Louise Reinhardt Ladd
Margaret Nunez, JoAnn Alvarado, Martin Nunez III, and Teresa Nunez
Leonel Torres and wife, Blanca E. Torres
Fewer Edmund McGee and wife, Betty L. McGee
Bernardo R. Rodriguez and wife, Isabel T. Rodriguez
Gerry Neal Farris
Veterans Land Board of Texas (Fee Simple) and Gerry Neal Farris (Contract of Sale)
Syed Asif Shamsie, Nozhat Shamsie, and Syed Arif Shamsie

Texas Department of Transportation
Turnpike Project Office
Ad Hoc Query Report

Project: SH 45

Parcel ID OWNER NAME
1 Tract 1 LA FRONTERA TRACT 1
2 Tract 2 LA FRONTERA TRACT 2
18 PAR 620 LTD C/O POHL BROWN & ASSOCIATES
19 LAKELINE DEVELOPERS ATTN: KEN ROGERS
20 WILLIAMSON COUNTY
21 LAKELINE DEVELOPERS ATTN: KEN ROGERS
23 THE FROST NATIONAL BANK
24 BRINKER TEXAS LP
25 LAKELINE PLAZA DEVELOPERS
26 LAKELINE PLAZA DEVELOPERS
27 RESEARCH 620183 LTD
28 SYSTEM CAPITAL REAL PROPERTY
CORPORATION
36 CENTURY PLAZA 1
36 COA CENTURY PLAZA 1
37 JAMES H ARNOLD, Jr
38 HIGHLAND MANAGEMENT INC & FAYEZ SAROFIM
39 Pt 1&2 620/183 PARTNERSHIP & A/P 200, LTD
40 620/183 PARTNERSHIP
42 JAYFIELD ONE INVESTMENTS LTD
43 LOWES HOME CENTERS INC
44 CHICK-FIL-A INC
45 FAZOLI’S RESTAURANT
46 MR WB NO. 1 LTD
47 W&C BUILDINGS LLC & LOON HOLDINGS LLC
48 WAL MART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST
51 SOUTHFORK PROPERTIES LTD CO
52 SCHLOTZSKY’S REAL ESTATE INC
54 Lloyd S McCarley (Owner)
55 KAF II DEVELOPMENT CO, A PARTNERSHIP
56 JOSEPH J HAJJAR (OWNER)
57 CONOCO STATION
58 JOSEPH J HAJJAR (OWNER)
59 JOSEPH J HAJJAR (OWNER)
60 JOSEPH J HAJJAR (OWNER)
70 ROBINSON RANCH
71 ROBINSON RANCH ET AL
72 35/45 INVESTORS LP
73 35/45 INVESTORS LP
74 35/45 INVESTORS LP
75 35/45 INVESTORS LP
76 35/45 INVESTORS LP
77 35/45 INVESTORS LP
79 35/45 INVESTORS LP
80 MB BOARDWALK LIMITED
81 QRS11-29 (TX) INC. GARDEN RIDGE POTTERY CO
82 DDR DB OUTLOT II LP A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
83 -1 FIG HOLDING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
84 SOCRATES/DELL RIGHT-OF-WAY JOINT VENTURE A
TEXAS JOINT VENTURE
APPLEBEE’S OF TEXAS INC. A TEXAS CORPORATION
86 AUSTACO II REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, LTD.,
87 DELL COMPUTER HOLDINGS LP C/O DELL COMP
CORP TAX DEPT
92 GATTIS SCHOOL ROAD JOINT VENTURE II
95 DATTON HUDSON CORPORATION, A MINNESOTA
CORPORATION (TARGET)
96 SYSTEM CAPITAL REAL PROPERTY
CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION (BOSTON MARKET)
97 Pts 1&2 ROUND ROCK CROSSING LTD, A TEXAS
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Jason’s Deli)
98 DELL COMPUTER HOLDINGS, LP, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
100 LARTNEC INVESTMENT CO.
101 LARTNEC INVESTMENT CO.
102 RMR Round Rock, L.P.
104 DELL COMPUTER HOLDINGS, LP, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
107 WAL-MART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRACT
108 HUR’S GROCERY, A TEXAS CORPORATION
110 A JIMMY NASSOUR TRUSTEE
110 B PHILLIP G. GAILLARD, AKA, PHILLOP L. GAILLARD
112 SPIRIDON KARAMALEGOS TRUSTEE
113 KELLY E & ANN M DRAKE (OWNERS)
114 FIRST TEXAS BANK, A TEXAS STATE BANK
115 Pt.1,2,3,CE DELL I JOINT VENTURE
116 Williamson County
117 DDR DB DEVELOPMENT VENTURES LP/ ATTEN
JOAN ALLGOOD
118 DDR DB DEVELOPMENT VENTURES LP/ ATTEN
JOAN ALLGOOD
119 DDR DB DEVELOPMENT VENTURES LP/ ATTEN
JOAN ALLGOOD
120 Pt.1&2 DDR DB DEVELOPMENT VENTURES LP/ ATTEN
JOAN ALLGOOD
121 DDR DB OUTLOT LP, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
122 MILFORD C ANDERSON, JR
123 EXXON MOBILE CORPORATION/ ATTN TOLLS
MRT REAL EST DEPT
140 Pt.1&2 DELL COMPUTER HOLDINGS LP C/O CELL COMP
CORP TAX DEPT
141 WILBUR ALFRED WILSON, DAVID WILSON LEPPIN
AND MILFORD CLARENCE ANDERSON, JR.
142 WILLIAM D. LYNCH AND CECIL E. GREEN
143 DELL COMPUTER HOLDING LP C/O DELL COMP
CORP TAX DEPT
144 LARRY LEA AND WIFE, LINDA LEA
145 OLIVER GUSTAF LEPPIN, JR. (WIFE-AMANDA B. LEPPIN)
146 REALTEX VENTURES, INC.
147 RR MONESTEAD III APARTMENTS LTD/ COLONNADE III
148 Pt1&2 VILLAGES AT WARNER RANCH PUD,LP
149 2300 MACARTHUR LTD C/O ATTR MICHAEL W. BROOME
150 MERIT ROUND ROCK PROPERTIES LTD
151 CE,COA STEPHEN M. JONES (OWNER)
151 Pt1,2,CE STEPHEN M JONES (OWNER)
152 ROUNDVILLE PARTNERS LLC
153 CITY OF ROUND ROCK
154 ERG ROUND ROCK, LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
155 A Rock Partners, Ltd.
155 B Pt 1&2 ERG ROUND ROCK, LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
156 PISCES FOODS, L.P.
158 ,CE1&2,COA MAXSERVE INC. (Sears)
176 A David Hartman Trust Keough
176 B State of Texas
176 K HD Development Properties LP
176 L Parkline 183 Venture
176 M Parkline 183 Venture
177 CELESTINE HESTER
178 A C.W. McCoys LTD
179 Thomas J. Wolf Trustee
180 Thomas J. Wolf Trustee
181 Thomas J. Wolf Jr.
182 C Lakeline Crossing LTD
182 D Cottonwoods CC II LTD
183 A 620/183 Part. & A/P 200 Land LTD
183 F 620/183 Part. & A/P 200 Land LTD
184 STATE OF TEXAS
185 STATE OF TEXAS
189 STATE OF TEXAS
191 CE RICHARD C. & ALYSSA A. & WILL (OWNERS)
192 CE CHRISTOPHER J. LUPTON (OWNER)
193 CE Mr. Preeth Srinivasan
194 CE JAMES R. ARELLANO (Owner)
195 MEISTER PLACE, LTD., A Texas limited partnership
198 ROUND ROCK MEADOWS LTD, a Texas limited partnership
199 HENNA TOWNHOMES LTD T/o Reliance Mgmt. Services
200 TXU ELECTRIC COMPANY
200 S Pearce-Biann Display’s
201 Round Rock Texas Investments, Inc., a Texas corporation
202 WILEY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
203 CWC PARTNERSHIP C/O CHARLES J GLAZE
204 LARRY T GILL (OWNER)
205 Austin Custom Homes Joint Venture, a Texas Joint Venture
206 TRM Holdings, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership
207 Jonathan Reid, Avis Reid and Ronald Reid
208 JACK (wife: Lisa) WHEELER
210 BRIAN & BELINDA G ROBINSON (OWNERS)
211 Richard R. Jenkins and Robert R. Jenkins and TRM
Holdings, Ltd. A Texas limited Partnership
212 Bradford, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership
213 JAMES R CRUISE & wife Michelle Cruise
214 JAMES R CRUISE (OWNER)
215 Mitchel Wong, M.D. and Rose T. Wong
216 ROUND ROCK TEXAS INVESTMENTS, INC., A
TEXAS CORPORATION
217 ELNORA BIRD TRUSTEE (OWNER)
218 BACKSTEP, INC, CRAIG DUNAGAN, REG AGENT
219 AUSTIN-MORGAN ASSOCIATES, C/O MORGAN
CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
220 Richard Z. Rady and Agatha O. Rady, as Co-Trustees of
the Rady Family Trust dated September 8, 1994
221 John S. Lloyd, Trustee & First United Corporation (Rich Rady)
222 ,DE TIM ACRES LTD
223 HPN DEVELOPMENT, INC.
223 RICHARD L. AND KAREN K. YATES (OWNERS)
225 KENNETH DECK AND WIFE HAZEL J. DECK (OWNERS)
226 CAMP EXCAVATION, RV & BOAT STORAGE
227 INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF ESTATE CALVIN WILKE
228 THEODORE R. TIMMERMAN
229 TIMMERMAN & HAGAN LTD, et al
401 JOSEPH J HAJJAR (OWNER)
402 JOSEPH J HAJJAR (OWNER)
403 PT 1,2&3 138 ACRES LTD C/O NEW ACRES INC.
404 BARBARA T RANEY ET AL (OWNER)
405 ,DE PAR 620 LTD C/O POHL BROWN & ASSOCIATES
406 GH 620 LTD, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
407 PAR 620 LTD C/O POHL BROWN & ASSOCIATES
409 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. COMPANY
410 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
COMPANY C/O CORPORATE TAX DEPT
411 JEFF AND IVALENE BANKS (OWNERS)
411 CE IVALENE PEARSON (OWNER)
412 ,CE CLARETTA ENGLAND ET AL (OWNER)
413 620 JMJ LTD
414 Section 3A ROBINSON RANCH
415 COL FRANK J PREWITT (OWNER)
416 BEING ACQUIRED BY WILLIAMSON CO.
417 THE R AND N WARREN LIVING TRUST
418 THE R AND N WARREN LIVING TRUST
419 R. & N. WARREN LIVING TRUST
420 KAREN A MOTLOCK (OWNER)
421 EDWARD W & KARREN A WARREN (OWNERS)
422 SHERWOOD NORFLEET PREWITT (OWNER)
422 M SHERWOOD NORFLEET PREWITT (OWNER)
423 GENE ALLEN TAYLOR (OWNER)
423 M GENE ALLEN TAYLOR (OWNER)
425 A ROBINSON LAND LIMITED PARTNERS ETAL
425 B 304 JOINT VENTURE
428 34/35 INVESTOR LP
429 DE 34/35 INVESTOR LP
430 138 ACRES LTD
431 CHRYSLER REALTY CORPORATION
432 Amberoaks Austin, L.L.C.
433 AUSTIN JACK LLC
434 COSHENA LIMITED %LARRY NIEMANN
435 Pt. 1&2 KMS ANNA PLAZA LP
436 CLARETTA ENGLAND TRUSTEE
437 MARION SHIPMAN AND WIFE PEGGY SHIPMAN
441 Pt. 1&2 ESA TEJAS, INC. c/o Extended Stay America
443 FLORA ROBINSON-COSPER
444 The Danny L. & Deborah F. Perry Living Trust
801 THE RETLAW CHALLENGE CORPORATION
802 THE D&CH TRUST
803 THE D&CH TRUST
807 STATE OF TEXAS
808 STATE OF TEXAS
809 A STATE OF TEXAS
809 B STATE OF TEXAS
810 STATE OF TEXAS
810 MUA STATE OF TEXAS
811 STATE OF TEXAS
812 M STANDARD PACIFIC OF TEXAS, L.P.

Report on Brewster's "Independent" Freeway toll road review July 19, By Mark Kilgard

I attended the nearly 3 hour Mobility Alternative Finance Study (MAFS) meeting today (July 19) at Austin city hall.

Committee Attendees (sitting left to right): man perhaps proxy for who?, CTRMA Board Member Dr. Johanna Zmud, CTRMA Executive Director Mike Heiligenstein as proxy for Bob Bennet, man perhaps proxy for who?, a woman proxy for Representative Mike Krusee, Austin Council Member Brewster McCracken, Mark Strama, Hays Commissioner, and Travis Commissioner Gerald Daugherty. There were no formal introductions or name cards so I'm not sure who everyone was that were proxies. Michael Aulick (CAMPO Executive Director) facilitated the meeting.

Also attending in the audience: Ben Wear (Austin Statesman), Richard Reeves (citizen), Bruce Byron (transportation consultant), Rich (Brewster's aide), Daugherty's aid (Bob?), and others. The total audience was less than 20 total.

Before the presentation got started, Michael Aulick discussed the future schedule for meetings. Michael proposed cancelling all the next 3 meetings from August to October. As proposed, on Nov 15, the MAFS board would meet to hear the "Draft Final Report presentation" from CRA and take public comment on the draft report. (This is two days after the Nov 13 CAMPO meeting.) Then proposed the Dec 6 MAFS meeting would "take comment from citizen appointees" and (presumably vote to) "Accept Final Report". Then Dec 11, CAMPO would meet and hear the "MAFS Final Report Presentation".

Gerald Daugherty wondered if that was reasonable time get public comment, particularly from citizen appointees. The discussion was left that the 3 canceled meetings would be made tentative in case more work comes up.

Most of the meeting consisted of Jon Bottom, the CRA lead consultant from Boston, reviewing a slide deck titled "Mobility Alternative Finance Study: Background to the Analysis of the Phase 2 Tool Plan". Brewster says the slides will appear on the city web site. Rich (Brewster's aide) provided hard copies of the slides to the audience.

The long presentation was simply informative background. Very little of the material was specific to Austin. The introductory material was boiler-plate "fewer gas tax dollars after inflation when road costs are exceeding inflation" at a national level. The material about Austin was comparing Austin to other peer cities on the basis of population, toll rates, percent tolled freeway lanes, and travel time index. Then a tolling-oriented discussion of "possible responses to funding and congestion issues". The slides ended with a glossary (at Dr. Zmud's prior request) and a list of references to peer city toll projects.

Brewster used a good deal of the second half of the presentation for questions to the CRA consultant who was unable to be specific with his answers. Reasonable questions Brewster asked never had direct answers.. The meeting started a little after 10:00 and broke up about 12:40 after many of the board members had already silently left.

Also on the schedule for the meeting was "Consider: a) Public outreach and input opportunities and b) Appointment of citizens for the purpose of public comment". Given how long the meeting happened this never happened. This means there is still no formally appointed group of citizens for the process. This is a personal disappointment to me as I've attended every meeting and every meeting has deferred any formal citizen's involvement.

"New business" was listed on the agenda but obviously that didn't happen either.

After the meeting, there was a "post meeting" with the CRA consultants. I had to go to work so I skipped this (not even sure if I would have been welcome).

What disappointed me most about the CRA presentation was that nothing CRA was providing seemed at all specific to the Phase 2 Toll Plan. It was all very, very high-level stuff. CRA is being paid approximately $300,000 for their insights and after many months, I didn't observe much insight being gained from the process so far.

- Mark Kilgard

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF TEXAS OPPOSES THE TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR ROUTE

July 16, 2006

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF TEXAS OPPOSES THE TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR ROUTE

The League of Women Voters of Texas does support a transportation system to move people and goods that includes a variety of transportation modes, with emphasis on increased public transportation services and other viable alternatives; is efficient, convenient and cost effective; serves all segments of the popoulation and diverse geographic needs; minimizes harmful effects on the environment; is integrated with land use; and is supported by extensive public education.

However, the League of Women Voters of Texas opposes the proposed route for the Trans-Texas Corridor for the following reasons:

Recommendations from local and regional planning groups were not implemented in the route selection.

Concerns from local governments on potential economic and environmental effects have not been addressed.

Major Texas centers of population are not connected in a seamless fashion.

Darlene Hicks, President

League of Women Voters of Texas

Barbara Ann Radnofsky People for Efficient Transportation PAC Questionnaire

Candidate Name: Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Office you are seeking: U.S. Senate
Candidate email: barbara@radnofsky.com
Candidate website: www.radnofsky.com

1) Will you support legislation and actively campaign to require local economic impact studies, cost benefit studies and other viability studies for all toll roads and other transportation plans, including but not limited to the Texas Trans Texas Corridor, rail, HOV, and HOT lanes to ensure accountability?

Select One:
Yes X
No

2) Will you support legislation and actively campaign to allow the public to vote whether ANY local existing route (public freeway) will be shifted to a tollway or not?

Select One:
Yes X
No

3) Will you support legislation and actively campaign to keep tolls off ALL public highways.

Select One:
Yes X
No

4) Will you support legislation and actively campaign to close the Trans Texas Corridor/Eminent Domain loophole created in the last session.

Select One:
Yes X
No

5) Will you support legislation and actively campaign to prevent control of our roads, rail and utilities from being handed over to private or/and foreign interests?

Select One:
Yes X
No

6) Will you support legislation and actively campaign for a requirement of nonelected RMA board members to disclose ALL real estate and business holdings?

Select One:
Yes X
No

7) Currently a Travis County RMA board member (Johanna Zmud) was reappointed by Travis County Commissioners even though her board membership and company contract
with TxDOT violates provisions in the Transportation Code.

Will you support legislation and actively campaign to keep nonelected RMA board members from serving when they can profit, have conflicts of interests, or have a potential for self enrichment?

Select One:
Yes X
No

8) Will you support and actively campaign to allow each local region to have the choice to vote to have the option to add a local gas tax to replace the inefficient freeway tolls? (and the money to be controlled by elected officials, not appointed ones)

Select One:
Yes X
No

9) Texans would like to get the most for every transportation tax dollar. (GAO Report – 2003 Comparison of States Highway Construction Costs : A comprehensive study of 25 states revealed a median cost per lane mile of $1.6 million. TxDOT 130, Just East of Austin cost per lane mile is $7.6 million.


Will you support and actively campaign for a full review of TXDOT and its operations to explore ways to make transportation planning, design and construction more efficient, more accountable and more cost effective - to open up and clean up the "good old boy"
bidding process of TxDOT?

Select One:
Yes X
No

10) Initiative and referendum make government more responsive to its citizens, neutralize the power of the special interests and stimulate public involvement in state issues. Every demographic group in Texas wants Initiative and Referendum. A recent survey showed 74% of Texans want I & R.(http://www.initiativefortexas.org/whowants.htm) Texas
is one of only three western states in which the Legislature still denies citizens the right of initiative.

Will you support, actively campaign for and co-sponser a constitutional amendment providing Texans with rights of Initiative and Referendum?

Select One:
Yes X
No

11) Will you have your comprehensive positions on Double Tax Freeway Tolls and the Trans Texas Corridor posted in an easy to find "issues" area on your website by this week?

Select One:
Yes X . This will be promptly posted at www.radnofsky.com
No

12) Will you incorporate your positions on Double Tax Freeway Tolls and the Trans Texas Corridor in your speeches?

Select One:
Yes X
No


Additional Comments and/or how you will take the lead on any of these issues within 90 days of your election:

I’ve already spoken and blogged against the Trans-Texas Corridor and am posting this questionnaire on the issues portion of my website. Both the Republican and Democratic platforms voice valid objection to the TTC, with which I agree. The Democratic platform states: “We oppose the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor, a proposal that is little more than an attempt to transfer ownership of a strip down the middle of the state to a foreign corporation with close ties to the Governor, which could have potentially devastating effect on rural areas, property owners and communities. We also oppose the use of eminent domain to deprive any property owner of the possession, use, or the ability to control the use of their property, for the pure purpose of economic development; without just compensation; in the absence of an obvious and compelling public need.”

Analyst thinks $1.00 a year addition to the price of a gallon of gasoline is possible. How will that effect freeway toll revenue?

http://www.fcnp.com/619/peakoil.htm

The Peak Oil Crisis
Independence Day 2006 –
America's last fling?
By Tom Whipple

The final reckoning isn’t in yet, but by early accounts we had a bang
up 4 th of July this year. A record 40 million of us got into our
cars, SUVs and pickups and went forth. We went to the beach, to the
mountains, to grandma’s, to our national parks, to our state parks,
to amusement parks. Anywhere there was a “destination” worth driving
to, we went to it.

Three-dollar gasoline didn’t bother most of us one bit. Gasoline
supplies were ample and so long as the pump still accepted the credit
card, we had a great time. Here and there were a few dark clouds.
Those lucky enough to own a large power boat with a 300+ gallon gas
tank and a one-mile-per-gallon or less cruise speed, were reported to
have been taken aback when boat fuel at the marina rose to $4 per
gallon ($5 in Canada ). Many spent the weekend at anchor— just
enjoying the view and pondering what it would be like to own a
sailboat.

On July 5 we paid for our profligacy when the commodities markets,
having learned we had gas-guzzled ourselves to a new consumption
record and were showing few signs of easing up, sent the price of oil
to over $75 a barrel— a new all-time high.

As we cross the halfway mark of 2006, it’s time for another quick
review. Was this the last gas-guzzling 4 th or will Mother Nature let
us get one or more under our belts before the inevitable year when
many of us can no longer afford to drive in the manner to which we
have become accustomed.

Last week the US Energy Department released the stats on how it's
going with oil supply and consumption so far in 2006. The first piece
of news is bad. Daily US oil production for the first half of 2006
dropped by 7.1 percent to 5.1 million barrels a day vs. 2005 when we
produced 5.4 million. Those hurricanes last fall coupled with aging,
depleting, oil fields are really doing a number on us. Not much
progress on the “energy independence” front so far in 2006.

Our overall oil consumption for the first six months is down just a
smidgeon, but unfortunately the big drop was in heating oil. Remember
that warm January we had last winter. Where it really counts,
gasoline and jet fuel, we are still forging upward, with gasoline
consumption in June up 1.4 percent over last year and jet fuel up 3.3
percent. The biggest energy surprise of 2006 is that $3 gasoline is
only slowing the poorest among us. For the rest of us, $3 is cheap,
(our Canadian cousins are paying $4) or we are finding ways to
compensate.

We are not refining as much as we used to, but that’s OK because our
imports of refined gasoline and blending components are now running
about 1 to 1.3 million barrels a day. That’s about double what it was
10 years ago. This week the average price of gasoline in the US made
it to $2.97, just a few cents below the hurricane high last fall.

In thinking about the state of peak oil and all it implies, it is
difficult to foresee any good news that would delay the arrival of
much higher prices and shortages.

World oil production has been basically stagnant for the last year.
If this production reaches a new high in the next year it is likely
to be a minimal increase of a few hundred thousand barrels a day or
less. It is becoming increasing difficult to envision just where
production increases on the order of millions of barrels per day that
we saw a few years ago are going to come from. Every few weeks
another report of actual oil depletion or new statistics looking
suspiciously like depletion, surfaces.

In the meantime, consumption in China , some parts of Asia , the rich
Middle East Oil producers, and the US shows little sign of slowing.
By the next 4th of July, another 31 billion barrels will have gone
into somebody's fuel tank, somewhere. There is simply not enough
slack in the system or oil currently being consumed by poor nations
that will soon be priced out of the market to make up for the supply
demand imbalance. 

Some are beginning to talk about a dollar 
a year  addition to the price of a gallon of 
gasoline as what we might expect  
for a while.

If this rate of increase proves to be the case, we can look for circa
$4 gasoline next July and $5 in July 2008, just prior to the
Presidential election. The new President can then deal with the $6 or
$7 gasoline that many believe will do some real damage to the economy.

These supply vs. demand increases, of course, presuppose nothing
particularly bad happens in the interim-- a hurricane across the oil
fields, a well placed explosive, a diplomatic miscalculation, a
timely assassination, or a civil war in an oil exporting country.
While it is hard to imagine any geopolitical development that would
significantly lower the price of oil, there are half a dozen
festering situations that are screaming "serious trouble ahead."

From Baghdad to Gaza to Basra to Tehran there are situations
deteriorating by the week. To these we might add the Niger Delta and
perhaps even Mexico , should oil production drop precipitously in
coming months.

Taken together, all the evidence suggests there are so many
developments likely to reduce oil production significantly, just
waiting to happen, that it is highly unlikely that world oil
production will get through another year or so unscathed.

Thus, the evidence seems to be mounting that from both the supply/
demand/depletion perspective as well as several decaying geopolitical
situations, Independence Day 2007 might involve much less freedom to
travel than that one we just celebrated.

City of Sunset Valley Letter Says NO to CAMPO's TMMP & Phase II Tolls.

City of Sunset Valley, Texas
June 16, 2006

To the Members of the Central Texas Area Metropolitan Planning Organization:
We write to express the City of Sunset Valley's comments on the 2006 Texas Metropolitan Mobility Plan Draft 5/16/2006 ("Draft TMMP"), which we understand are due on June 16, 2006.

We offer the following five comments:

. The Assumption that Population Growth Will Continue at the "High Growth" Levels of 1990-2000 Should Be Re-evaluated
. The Assumption that There is Insufficient State Revenue to Build Needed Transportation Infrastructure Should Be Re-evaluated
. An Independent Engineering Evaluation of the Traffic Congestion Index Model Should Be Undertaken
. The Draft TMMP Should Be Revised to Put More Emphasis on Forms of Transportation Infrastructure Improvements Other than Roads
. No decision to implement any of the second phase toll roads identified in the Draft TMMP should be made until the concerns we have raised are addressed
Each of these points is discussed in more detail below.
Comment 1 - The Assumption that Population Growth Will Continue at the "High Growth" Levels of 1990-2000 Should Be Re-evaluated

The assumption concerning area population growth is fundamental to the entire Draft TMMP. This estimate serves as the basis for determining the Total Congestion Index, and the level of additional transportation infrastructure needed to address projected traffic congestion.
The Draft TMMP assumes that population growth will continue for 30 years at the high growth levels experienced between 1990 and 2000. The TMMP Plan states:

"These scenarios assume the high growth rates of 1990 and 2000 will continue." TMMP at 13.
Five years, or approximately 17%, of the time period covered by these projected estimates has now elapsed. During this time period, the area population appears to have grown at a lower rate than the "high growth" levels experienced between 1990 and 2000.

We believe that the forecasts for area population growth need to be re-assessed in view of the population growth data from 2001-2006. If this information is considered, the projected population growth from 1.16 million to 2.75 million may be revised downward, and the overall transportation infrastructure needs for the area may be able to be reduced accordingly.

Comment 2 - The Assumption that There is Insufficient State Revenue to Build Needed Transportation Infrastructure Should Be Re-evaluated.
The assumption that insufficient revenue is available from "traditional funding" sources to build the needed transportation infrastructure is fundamental to the conclusion that "innovative financing" measures, including toll roads, are necessary. TMMP at 37-42. As noted in Comment 1, this assumption may be based on an overstated projection of area population growth. If the projected population growth is re-assessed, overall transportation infrastructure needs may be reduced. This would, in turn, result in a reduction in the projected costs of building that infrastructure.

In addition, we believe that the Draft TMMP may be based on forecasts for state revenue that are out-dated and/or understated. While it is unclear from the Draft TMMP how available state revenue has been estimated, if these estimates are based on revenues received during the 2001-02 time frame, they would most certainly be both out-dated and understated. It is important to ensure that the revenue projections are based on the most up-to-date information and revenue projections that are available. These projections should take into account the State Comptroller's recent announcement that the state currently has a budget surplus of$8.2 billion dollars.

To ensure that estimates of available state funding are based on the most up-to-date revenue information and projections available, we believe that:

1) The Draft TMMP should be revised to include an appendix that details the information and calculations used to project any estimates of "traditional funding" that will be available to build transportation infrastructure.

2) The revenue estimates that underlie the Draft TMMP conclusion that "traditional funding" will be insufficient to support needed transportation infrastructure should be re-assessed to ensure that these estimates are based on the most current financial information and projections that are available, including the recently announced $8.2 billion state budget surplus.


Comment 3 - An Independent Engineering Evaluation of the Traffic Congestion Index Model Should Be Undertaken.

The Draft TMMP indicates that "[c]ongestion is quantified using the Texas Congestion Index (TCI)." Using the TCI, the Draft TMMP has projected that in 30 years the peak period travel time for a commute that currently takes 30 minutes will be 141 minutes if no new roads are built. TMMP at p. 5.

We are concerned that the information provided by the TCI may be inaccurate, and may incorporate incorrect assumptions about area traffic and commuting patterns. For instance, we understand that national studies have indicated that once the population of a metropolitan area reaches 2 million, the average commuting time remains about 30 minutes. This is based on a variety of factors other than the number of roads, such as people moving closer to work, workplaces moving to more accessible areas, and people opting to work from home or telecommute. Does the TCI adequately take into account these other factors which cause shifts in commuting time and traffic patterns?

In addition, we are concerned that the TCI may not adequately take into account all of the available alternative transportation routes in projecting future commute times. For example, it presently takes about 20 to 25 minutes to traverse the 7.5 mile commute from Sunset Valley to downtown Austin during peak travel periods. Based on the TCI projection that a 30-minute commute would increase to 141 minutes, the TCI projects that the 20-25 minute commute from Sunset Valley to downtown Austin would proportionately increase to about 94 minutes, or over 1 and Y2 hours. We do not understand how the TCI could project a 94 minute commute from Sunset Valley to downtown Austin in light of all of the viable alternative routes that are available for this commute, including MoPac, 1-35, Lamar, South 1st, and Congress Avenue. Accordingly, we are thus concerned that the TCI may not be accurately taking the alternate routes available for making a particular commute into account, and may instead be assuming that all of the cars attributable to the projected increase in population growth will be using a single route.

Finally, we are concerned that the TCI overstates the increase in commute times that will occur if no new roads are built. The TCI projects about a 400% increase in commute time if no new roads are built. This is based on projections that area population will grow from 1.16 million to 2.75 million, or 137%. We do not understand, nor is an explanation provided in the Draft TMMP, how essentially doubling the number of cars on existing roads would result in a quadrupling of commute times.

Because the Draft TMMP, and the need for additional transportation infrastructure, is based solely on TCI projections, it is imperative that we ensure ourselves that the TCI reflects correct assumptions, and that the input data is as accurate as possible. We recommend undertaking an independent engineering evaluation of the TCI model, including the underlying assumptions it uses, to ensure that the estimates of travel time and congestion are not overstated.


Comment 4 - The Draft TMMP Should Be Revised to Put More Emphasis on Forms of Transportation Infrastructure Improvements Other than Roads. [see comments above on revising this]

We are encouraged that the Draft TMMP recognizes forms of transportation other than automobiles, such as commuter rail transit and bicycle/pedestrian travel. We are disappointed, however, that, fundamentally, the Draft TMMP and the CAMPO 2030 Plan are plans to build roads, not broad-based transportation plans. The core "Congestion Relief' component of the plan proposes to build over 13,000 miles of new roads in the three county area. TMMP at p. 6.

Additional Off-road Bicycle Paths Should Be Added in Travis County. The TMMP states that "Pedestrian and bicycle facilities play an important role in the regional transportation system by reducing demand on the roadway system." TMMP at 32. The TMMP notes under "Strategies and Projects" to "Develop a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle network that connects to transit facilities, retai4 employment and residential centers." Id. Unfortunately, neither the TMMP nor the CAMPO 2030 Plan appears to identify any off-road bicycle paths within 10-miles of downtown Austin, even though there is an extensive network of such trails identified for Williamson County. We strongly encourage CAMPO to consider amending the TMMP and the CAMPO 2030 Plan to add more off-road bicycle trails in Travis County, and particularly off-road trails to downtown Austin. For example, we are aware that an organization in our area has been attempting to create an off-road bicycle trail that extends from the Veloway in Circle C to Town Lake. We believe that more citizens would bicycle to work if they could do it off-road and did not have to cycle on roads where they compete alongside peak-hour automobile traffic.

Future Public Transportation Systems Should Expand Use of Commuter Rail or Some Forms of Public Transportation Other than Busses. The portion of the TMMP discussing "Current and Future Public Transportation System" identifies only two cmmuter rails, one connecting Georgetown and San Antonio, the other connecting Leander to downtown Austin. TMMP at 24. The rest of the public transportation systems involve expanding "bus" services. Id. A plan to serve the transportation needs of an area that may have 2.75 million inhabitants should not rely so heavily primarily relying on road transportation (i.e., cars and busses) Additional commuter rail systems, for example an East-West commuter rail to downtown, and/or feeder lines to transfer stations along the Georgetown/San Antonio main line, should be considered.
In addition, the plans to relocate the Union Rail Freight at a cost of$1.8 billion (TMMP at 7) should involve upgrading this line so that it can be used for commuter trains. This rail line should not be removed and replaced by more roads, particularly if those roads are "managed lanes." The availability of this line presents a unique opportunity to enhance public transportation at a reduced cost. The cost of refurbishing an existing rail line to make it suitable for commuter traffic is bound to be less than the cost of tearing up that track and building a new commuter rail line somewhere else.


Comment 5 - No Decision to Implement Any of the Second Phase Toll Roads Identified in the Draft TMMP Should Be Made until the Concerns We Raise Here Are Addressed.

The Draft TMMP Plan identifies a number of second phase tollway projects, including "US 290E, 183 S, SH71E, SH45 S, and US 290 WISH 71 W in Oak Hill." The Draft TMMP does not provide sufficient information from which to conclude that the second phase toll roads are necessary to address immediate traffic congestion concerns or that any of these toll roads promote the goals stated in the Draft TMMP. No decision to second phase toll roads are necessary to address immediate traffic congestion concerns or implement any of these roads should be made until the concerns we raise here are addressed and it can be adequately demonstrated that a particular toll road: 1) will further the goals stated in the Draft TMMP and 2) must be built now to address immediate traffic congestion concerns instead of waiting to build the road as a freeway.

Public Opinion Has Been Strongly and Consistently Opposed to Toll Roads. When CAMPO voted for the current toll plan in 2004, over 93% of the public comments it received were against toll roads. The 2004 CAMPO Transportation Issue Survey Summary Report ("2004 Survey") further confirms that the public does not want toll roads. The Survey indicates that the public was given an opportunity to rank 8 different suggestions for traffic improvements. Synchronizing traffic lights, more east-west thoroughfares through Austin, and more toll-free roads and freeways received the top three rankings. Toll roads received a ranking of 7 out of 8. 2004 Survey at p. 28. The survey thus indicates that toll-free roads and freeways are strongly preferred over toll roads, and that toll roads have occupied a near bottom ranking since 1997.
The Draft TMMP Does Not Provide Sufficient Information From Which To Conclude That The Second Phase Toll Roads Are Necessary To Address Immediate Traffic Congestion Concerns. The rationale that has consistently been advanced in support of the toll roads is that roads need to be built right away, and toll roads are the only viable way to get these roads built now. At least the following fundamental assumptions underlie this rationale: 1) that roads must be built right away to alleviate immediate or imminent traffic congestion concerns, and 2) that the state does not and will not have enough funds to build these improvements. As discussed in Comments 1-3 above, we are concerned that the future need for transportation infrastructure improvements may be overstated, that the funds that are and will be available to build roads may be understated, and that the TCI which is being used as the basis for recommending transportation infrastructure improvements may not be providing accurate traffic congestion information.

In addition to these concerns, we are concerned that the immediacy of the need to build additional roads may be overstated. CAMPO's 2004 Survey indicates that between 2001 and 2004, the average commute time for this area has not appreciably increased. 2004 Survey at 6. It also reveals that less than 1 % of survey respondents (10 out of 1601) indicated that they have changed their travel mode due to "traffic." Id. at p. 15. This information suggests that no significant change to peak period travel times occurred between 2000 and 2004, and that congestion is not causing anyone to change their mode of travel. Accordingly, there appears to be no immediate need to build new roads to alleviate imminent traffic congestion concerns. The Draft TMMP further confirms that there is no immediate need to build roads to alleviate any significant traffic congestion.

The Draft TMMP indicates that the goal is to reduce the TCI from its current 1.21 to 1.09. TMMP at 5. Even assuming the TCI is based on correct assumptions and provides the most accurate congestion information available, the Draft TMMP indicates, at most, that there is a current need for some additional transportation infrastructure to lower the commute time from 36 minutes (or 6 minutes over the free-flow time) to 33 minutes (or 3 minutes over the free-flow time). TMMP at 5. We do not understand how a goal of reducing congestion by 3 minutes on a 30 minute trip demonstrates that there is an immediate need to build roads to alleviate traffic congestion. In any event, the Draft TMMP does not include any analysis to demonstrate that available funding from traditional sources is insufficient to build the infrastructure required to reduce current commute times by 3 minutes.

In view of Comments 1-3 above and the preceding paragraph, there currently appears to be no basis for concluding that toll roads are necessary to fill an immediate need for roads that cannot be funded by available revenues. Before any such conclusion is reached, we believe that, at minimum, there should be: 1) a re-evaluation of the area population growth projections that serve as the basis for determining the need for transportation infrastructure improvements, 2) a re-evaluation of the availability of "traditional funding" for needed transportation infrastructure improvements, 3) an independent evaluation of the TCI model; and 4) an assessment of the transportation infrastructure improvements that are currently necessary to reduce peak travel times by 3 minutes, and a determination as to whether traditional funding is sufficient to implement these improvements.

The Second Phase Toll Roads May Be Contrary to the Goals Stated in the Draft TMMP. The adopted goals of the Draft TMMP are stated to be to "Relieve Congestion," "Improve Safety," "Improve Air Quality" and "Improve Quality of Life." TMMP at p. 10. We are concerned that the second phase toll roads in the Draft TMMP may actually be contrary to these goals.
The Second Phase Toll Roads May Increase Traffic Congestion Instead of Relieving Traffic Congestion. The Draft TMMP does not describe how any of the proposed second phase toll roads are going to relieve congestion. It does not automatically follow that adding a tolled lane, as opposed to a free lane, to an existing set of free roads will alleviate traffic congestion. Toll roads can actually add to congestion, for instance, by creating congestion at toll booths, and by creating congestions at entry and exit points where a tolled lane merges with the non-tolled portion of the existing road. Any positive impact a proposed toll road may have on congestion must be weighed against the negative impact on congestion to assess the actual net impact on traffic congestion. We have seen no study, and the Draft TMMP provides no information, that indicates there will be a net positive impact on traffic congestion from any of the proposed second phase toll roads. Absent such information, we are concerned that one or more of the second phase toll roads may actually lead to an increase in traffic congestion instead of furthering the stated goal of relieving congestion.

The Second Phase Toll Roads May Decrease Traffic Safety Instead of Increasing It. We have been informed that toll roads pose an increased safety risk for drivers, particularly at toll booths. Some states are currently moving away from toll roads due to these safety concerns. The Draft TMMP does not describe, and provides no information from which we can conclude, that the second phase toll roads will not result in decreased safety for commuters. Absent such information, we are concerned that the second phase toll roads may actually lead to an increase in traffic accidents and a decrease in traffic safety instead of furthering the stated goal of increasing traffic safety.

The Second Phase Toll Roads May Decrease Air Quality Instead of Increasing it. We are concerned that if the second phase toll roads are built, there will be a significant back-up of cars at the toll booths. While these cars are in-line waiting at toll booths, they will be idling, which causes increased emissions. Although the Draft TMMP projects that there will be some small decrease in emissions when the TMMP Network is implemented as opposed to an alternative with "no innovative financing," (TMMP at 20), no information is provided as to the basis for any conclusion that the second phase toll roads will actually reduce emissions. Absent such information, we are concerned that the second phase toll roads may actually lead to a decrease in air quality instead of furthering the stated goal of increasing air quality.
The Second Phase Toll Roads May Decrease Quality of Life for Area Residents Rather than Increase It. If any of the second phase toll roads actually result in a net increase in congestion, or a decrease in air quality, a decrease in the quality 0 f life for area residents would also result. Aside from this adverse impact, we are concerned that the second phase toll roads may decrease the quality of life for many area residents who do not have sufficient means to pay the tolls. If the second phase toll roads are implemented, those that are wealthy enough to afford to pay tolls will be able to travel from place to place with shorter commute times, at least between the entry and exit point of the toll road, Those that do not have sufficient means to pay tolls, however, will be relegated to existing "free alternatives." At best, their commute times will remain unchanged, and at worst, their commute times may increase because of the toll road. The second phase toll roads may not only decrease quality of life for those residents who cannot afford to pay the tolls they may decrease the quality of life for all area residents by further dividing those who have means and those that do not based on a perceived commuting time privilege for the wealthy.
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We thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft TMMP, and look forward to working with CAMPO and other area governmental bodies and agencies to enhance and improve transportation in the Central Texas area. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact us at your convenience.

Signed by:

Mayor Cat Quintanilla Councilmember Robb Buchanan

Councilmember Robert Garrett Councilmember Susan Jung

Councilmember Jeff Mills Councilmember John Moore

Before it gets deleted...

Jewish World Review /Oct. 19, 1998 /29 Tishrei 5759

Mona Charen

The school voucher that saved a family

SHE WAS YOUNG, poor and seemingly without life prospects. Like many others, she had gotten pregnant in high school. But unlike most of them, she married her boyfriend, finished school and, together with her infant son, went to be with him in Europe when he joined the military. A daughter was born three years later.

Almost as if following a script, the young couple quarreled and separated. It was after the separation that they took an unusual path.

Wheatley

Eric and Melinda Wheatley both discovered something that few couples seem to grasp: Staying together for the sake of the children is a good idea. Melinda, who had remained in Germany for a time after her husband had returned to the United States, fell into bad company. One of her new companions raped her.

It was then that Melinda turned to God. In her misery, she recognized what only someone of considerable strength can see -- that she needed to grow up and take responsibility for herself and her children. She contacted her husband, and they decided to get back together. Seven years later, she says, "When you are doing the right thing, and the person you're with is doing the right thing, it's really hard not to fall in love with him again."

It wasn't easy. They were still poor. Eric worked in a warehouse, and Melinda worked as a bookkeeper. They lived in a dangerous neighborhood on the northeast side of San Antonio, Texas. Their son, Isaac, had to pass through metal detectors at school. When he was only 8, the principal warned the Wheatleys to turn his jacket inside out, since the sports logo on the back could be confused with gang colors and get him into deep trouble.

Moreover, Melinda and Eric were worried about Isaac's behavior in school. The wild atmosphere was affecting him. But since the teachers and administrators had their hands full with the really violent and dangerous kids, Isaac's problem was never addressed.

One night, as the children (there were now three) lay sleeping, the Wheatley home was sprayed with bullets from an AK-47. One of the bullets went through a mattress inches from 3-year-old Troy's head. The Wheatleys were suddenly desperate to escape all of it -- the awful neighborhood, the unsafe public school and the low-paying jobs.

Through a friend, they heard about a private voucher program sponsored by Fritz Steiger called CEO (Children's Educational Opportunity), which would pay one-half of the tuition at a private school. They got on the waiting list (there is always a waiting list). In time, Isaac made it, and the Wheatleys placed him in a Christian school. They also joined the church and met people who took their responsibilities as adults seriously. They began to take pride in their home and their work. They no longer asked, "How much sick leave do I get, and how can I abuse it?" Instead, they looked for opportunities to move up.

Melinda persuaded an attorney she knew to train her in the evenings as a paralegal in exchange for cheap labor. Her interest in public affairs eventually got her a place at a public interest law firm and later at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, where she is now, at age 30, the vice president.

Though the Wheatleys have now achieved the American dream, with all three children in good, safe schools and a home on a quiet street, Melinda never forgot the struggling families in her old neighborhood. With help from Thaddeus Lott, founder of Houston's Wesley school, and state legislator Mike Krusee, she began a charter school in San Antonio.

Nearly all of the children at her new school are Hispanic (as is her husband), and 75 percent are poor. But the atmosphere is like that of an elite private school. All of the kindergartners are reading. The kids come from rough backgrounds, but in school, they are polite and well dressed (in uniforms). And they are learning. Her obligation to the state, which provides the funding, is simply to obey health and safety regulations, and to submit her students to state testing. "We are bursting to do that," says Wheatley happily, "to show what we have achieved."

What she has achieved is a lifetime's worth of work in only 30 years. Look out, world, Melinda Wheatley has just gotten started.

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