URGENT: Texans' Property Taxes to Build Toll Roads???

THE GRASSROOTS TEXANS NETWORK

Fellow Grassroots Texans:

Please find below an URGENT message from Terri Hall of T.U.R.F.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.

PROPERTY TAX TO BUILD TOLL ROADS?

This week, the full Texas House will vote on whether or not to use property taxes & sales taxes to build toll roads using Transportation Reinvestment Zones (TRZs). That means they'll build the road with property tax, but will charge you a TOLL to drive on it - another DOUBLE TAX scheme. It also expands the use of TRZs to fund transit, rail (think street car), even parking lots!

We DEFEATED the expansion of TRZs known as Prop 4 on the Constitutional Amendment election in November 2011 (read about it here), so we can certainly do it again! The senate version of this bill already passed the Senate. Every member of the Senate voted FOR it, so stopping this in the House is a MUST!

It's up to YOU to help us STOP it in the House!

ACTION ITEM #1:

Call your State Representative & make sure they vote AGAINST HB 1716 which allows the use of property tax & sales tax to build toll roads!

>>Find out who your STATE representative is here:

http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx

>>You can email using this formula:

first_name . last_name@house.state.tx.us

(Be sure to eliminate any spaces in the actual email address. Include your full name, address, & phone in all written correspondence.)

NOTE: If Speaker Joe Straus is your State Rep., email him here:

joe.straus@speaker.state.tx.us

He does NOT vote on bills, but controls the calendar and which bills come to the floor for a vote.

AND/OR

>>Call the Capitol Switchboard - (512) 463-4630 (between 8 AM - 5 PM)
 (Give them your zip code & they can connect you to your state rep.)

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ACTION ITEMS THIS WEEK:

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