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In 2007, the Texas legislature passed a bill that would put a two-year freeze on the creation of privately held toll roads. The moratorium was sought after concerns were raised about a recently approved deal with Cintra Concessiones in which Cintra would pay the state $2.8 billion in concessions and provide more than $2 billion in construction and maintenance. Among the concerns were clauses in the privatization contracts that bar the state from building free roads that compete with toll roads. After initially expressing opposition to the bill, the Governor ultimately signed the bill into law. 1/25/09 - Austin Statesman - Private Firms Do Government Work With Little Scrutiny 1/12/09 - Dallas News - Texas Lawmakers to Weigh Private Road Deals Against Tax Increases 12/31/08 - Austin Statesman - Mixed Verdict on Public Private Partnerships 9/4/2008 - Houston Chronicle - Privatization Hangover at Human Services Agencies 4/6/2008 - Austin American Statesman - Trans-Texas Corridor Foes March on Capitol 2/10/2008 - New York Times - Proposal in Texas for a Public-Private Toll Road System Raises an Outcry 1/14/2008 - Valley Morning Star - Public Meetings Begin in Gigantic Texas Toll Road Project 6/12/2007 Free Republic Perry Signs Toll Road Bill, Slowing Toll Road Projects 6/11/2007 Governor Press Release Governor Perry Signs Transportation Bill 5/2/2007 Dallas News House Gives Toll Road Freeze Final OK; Bill Heads to Perry
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