Local Group Files Lawsuit againt TxDot for illegal lobbying

A non-profit organization TURF ( Texas Uniting for Freedom and Reform) is issuing a temporary restraining order against TxDot to stop public relation financing. As stated in http://www.star-telegram.com/ Terri Hall the founder of TURF filed the petition today in Travis County Court today at 3:00. According to her the spending of public funds for the Keep Texas moving campaign is illegal. The intention of TxDot to directly lobby the United States Congress for additional toll roads in the Trans Texas Corridor program is not an expenditure allowed for with public funds. TxDot PR campaign is to ask Congess that "All limitations on tolling be lifted including buying back existing interstates."says Hall
This is an important issue for everyone who drives on Texas roads. The future of how we will build Texas highways either privatly owned or state financed will be decided. It is up to us as residents to voice our opinion if we want our tax money spent in a way that will benifit everyone fairly.