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 Is there a freeway on-ramp near your home? Ric Williamson wanted to put a toll booth on it (mouseover to see Ric Williamson's Texas) |
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| Recent Updates | Dec. 30, 2007 | Ric Williamson dies. FireRicWilliamson.com will be left online for a period of time to promote awareness of the policies of Williamson and Governor Rick Perry. | |||
| March 31, 2005 | Williamson's heavy-handed tactics backfire. See story | ||||
| March 19, 2005 | HB 3363 announcement and info | Nov. 14, 2004 | Conference presentation with traffic counts | ||
| Dec. 6, 2004 | Time Magazine article Pages 1-2 Page 3 | Oct. 12, 2004 | Victory in Houston | ||
See how our new transportation policy was formulated (cartoon)
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Ric Williamson was chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, the powerful five-person commission that sets policy and determines spending priorities. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry and served as Perry's enforcer on transportation policy.
He wanted to turn Texas into the toll road capital of America, maybe the world Read more
He wanted to turn freeways into tollways Read more
Driving on a Williamson tollway is like paying a $3.75 per gallon gasoline tax! Read more
Tolls are a horribly expensive and inefficient way to finance our roads Read more
He ignored the risks and costs of tollways Read more
He supported the costly, unnecessary, and environmentally harmful Trans-Texas Corridor Read more
He poisoned the climate for debate by intimidating local officials Read more
He backstabbed his Republican constituency Read more
He unfairly targeted transportation funding for ongoing cuts due to inflation Read more
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Let's send him to New York City, where he can pay hefty bridge tolls and still drive deteriorating highways.
Better yet, let's send him to France or Japan where he can pay the brutal tolls on the highways as well as sky-high gasoline taxes.
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Raise the gasoline tax 6 cents per gallon to make up for inflation losses since 1991 Read more
Index the gasoline tax to inflation to prevent future crises
Do not convert freeways into tollways
Do not toll freeways built with gasoline tax funds
Cancel the Trans-Texas Corridor
Build managed lanes on freeways, but keep the free lanes free
Build tollways only where they are wanted and gas tax funds are insufficient
Make Texas highways the best in the world with a fair gasoline tax and limited tollways About FireRicWilliamson.com Web site last updated 30-December-2007