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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Anti-Anti-TTC
Misinformation. Subterfuge. Sabotage. Ah yes, and of course, the Trans Texas Corridor.
The latest allegation by TexasTurf and other anti-TTC groups is that comments made this week by Texas Senator Steve Ogden to a Walker County official were intended to undermine Turf’s rally against the highway planned for this weekend in Austin.
Turf quoted Ogden saying “TTC-69 is dead.” The comment, Turf says, was meant to keep the angry mob away from Austin, believing they had won. Ogden, in turn, says he was misquoted, that he meant “TTC-69 is dead in Walker County.”
TURF says a second incident, in which a witness said she heard the Mayor of Kendleton attempt to discourage attendance at the rally, was also an attempt to sabotage anti-TTC efforts.
There’s a lot of unconfirmed, partisan information here. But the episode is indicative of widespread feelings among many citizens of anger and mistrust that are very, very real.
In the meantime, public comments on the TTC Draft Environment Impact Statement are still being collected.
