ARRRGH! The latest insanity.....

An article in today's paper describes TxDOT's newest incredible brashness. A budget of NINE MILLION DOLLARS has been approved for an ad campaign designed to convince us tax-paying citizens that toll roads and the Trans-Texas Corridor are just what we need, and most of all, something that we should heartily desire. TxDOT frequently complains about underfunding - yet they can squander like this? Personally I find it insulting that those greedy idiots in Austin are so scornful of our intelligence.

An added irony is the probability we've already lost the battle and the war. Work is continuing apace on turning US 281 north into a toll road. That area is a vast collection of upscale sudivisions whose commuters will now have to shell out more to get to/from work. This may well have a depressing effect on home resale pricing, but won't likely reduce property tax appraisals, since sales prices there aren't reported to the county assessor's office. What a mess.