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| | Peering under the radar at transportation bills (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Both state Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Williamson County, and state Sen. Todd Staples, R- Palestine, who chair the transportation committees in their respective chambers, have filed what are often called "cleanup" bills of 2003's HB 3588. |
 | | Perhaps on the theory that the best defense is a good offense, state Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, vice chairman of the House Transportation Committee, is carrying HB 3308 to dedicate 14 more fees and up to $400 million more a year to the fund, allowing its total borrowing to approach $10 billion. |
 | | Krusee and state Rep. Ruth McClendon, D-San Antonio, are co-sponsoring legislation to create a railroad version of the Texas Mobility Fund, a stash of cash to help defray the estimated $10 billion cost of moving the bulk of freight rail service away from Texas' largest cities. |
| www.statesman.com /metrostate/content/metro/stories/03/28wear.html (870 words) |
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