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Hutchison bill blocks tolling of existing highways nationwide
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison filed S. 2019 on September 5 to bar tolling of existing federal interstates. TxDOT had proposed buybacks to toll roads, but Hutchison pledged to oppose tolls on roads taxpayers already funded. The CPPP released a Texas budget report noting rising living costs, limited employer health coverage, and high taxes hitting low earners, plus policy suggestions. Governor Perry commuted Kenneth Foster’s death sentence to life, urging review of capital murder procedures. The Texas Historical Commission bought Davy Crockett’s last known letter for $490,000 amid authenticity questions. Texas Education Agency said field testing would be trimmed to speed instruction.
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Austin
Texas
U.S
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas Department of Transportation
Center For Public Policy Priorities
Lone Star State
CPPP
Perry
Kenneth Eugene Foster
San Antonio
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Foster
Michael LaHood
LaHood
Texas ‘Historical Commission
Davy Crockett
Houston
Crockett
San Augustine
Alamo
Texas Education Agency