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Eight-cent gas tax could replace tollways

From Dallasblog.com:

New toll roads aren’t the only pathway to financing the state’s transportation needs, according to a recent report commissioned by the Governor’s Business Council (GBC). An eight cent increase in the gas tax indexed for inflation may be all that’s needed to pay for new state roads over the next 25 years.
In outlining the report at the Nov. 28 meeting of the Study Commission on Transportation Financing, David Ellis of the Texas Transportation Institute offered lawmakers several toll-less financing alternatives to meet the state’s future transportation needs in the eight largest metropolitan areas.
A flat increase in the gas tax, Ellis said, is possible but not optimal. “The fuel tax loses buying power to inflation every year because it is a tax based on the unit of volume. It’s not related to costs of projects,” he said. Nonetheless, he said, a 31-cent increase per gallon in the gas tax would provide for the Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) unfunded needs, as opposed to the estimated $1.21 increase frequently cited by Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) chairman Ric Williamson.

ACLU friendly nativity scene


The Young Conservatives of Texas have made an ACLU friendly nativity scene.
For those who can’t see this small the three wise men are Karl Marx, Vladimer Lenin and Josepth Stalin. There is no Mary but two Josephs. The shepard is a terrorist. The angel appears to be Nancy Pelosi. We are told the manger is empty. Merry Christmas.
Via Dallasblog.com.
Also from Dallasblog:

The Young Conservatives of Texas are planning to erect a “parody” of the Nativity Scene at the University of Texas in Austin to protest the “extremity” of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). According to a spokesman for the YCT “We’ve got Gary and Joseph instead of Mary and Joseph in order to symbolize ACLU support for homosexual marriage, and of course there isn’t a Jesus in the manger,” said Chairman Tony McDonald. “The three Wise Men are Lenin, Marx, and Stalin because the founders of the ACLU were strident supporters of Soviet style Communism. The whole scene is a tongue-in-cheek way of showing the many ways that the ACLU and the far left are out of touch with the values of mainstream America.” The scene will also display a terrorist shepherd and an angel in the form of Nancy Pelosi. So how many conservative Christian Texans will find this humorous or even get the point?

Sydor can now live in Farmers Branch

From Frontburner:

An alert FBvian passes along a snippet from last night’s 6 o’clock sportscast on Channel 8. Dale Hansen said:
“Stars defenseman Darryl Sydor is an American citizen. Became official this morning. And you know what this means — Sydor can live in Farmers Branch now.”
[standing, clapping, sticking index fingers in mouth to make high-pitched whistle]

Amen and Amen.