OOIDA Call to Action - Texas members

Oct. 25, 2006

Texas lawmakers made a very big mistake when they overwhelmingly voted in 2003 to move forward with Gov. Rick Perry's plan for the Trans-Texas Corridor - they did it despite overwhelming public sentiment against the effort.

The corridor is an intermodal route that would cut across Texas from the Mexican border to Oklahoma and include toll lanes. The private team Cintra/Zachry is planning part of the project. Cintra is based in Spain and Zachry is based in San Antonio.

Lawmakers serve at the will of the people. If your calls and letters mean so little to them, it's time they find another line of work.

With Election Day right around the corner it's the perfect time to use your ballot to let your lawmakers know that you haven't forgotten their actions. All voters in the state need to use this opportunity to show lawmakers just how important it is that they pay attention to the opinions of those who elected them - or those who voted them out of office.

In an effort to assist OOIDA members to identify those legislators still in office who offered their support for the plan, we have included a list of those House and Senate lawmakers who are on the November ballot. (See list below.)

Because we cannot possibly reach out to all Texas voters about this issue, please share this information with friends, family and other truckers.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. If possible, you can vote early at locations throughout the state through Nov. 3. If you are not familiar with those locations, visit http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/earlyvote.shtml. Another option is to request that a ballot be mailed to you. For more information on voting by mail, visit http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml. Voting by mail in Texas ends four days before Election Day.

The following is the list of the House and Senate members who voted in favor of the legislation that authorized the Trans-Texas Corridor and who are up for re-election.

House

Rep. Robert Alonzo, District 104

Rep. Kevin Bailey, District 140

Rep. Leo Berman, District 6

Rep. Dwayne Bohac, District 138

Rep. Dennis Bonnen, District 25

Rep. Dan Branch, District 108

Rep. Betty Brown, District 4

Rep. Fred Brown, District 14

Rep. Lon Burnam, District 90

Rep. Bill Callegari, District 132

Rep. Norma Chavez, District 76

Rep. Warren Chisum, District 88

Rep. Wayne Christian, District 9

Rep. Garnet Coleman, District 137

Rep. Bryon Cook, District 8

Rep. Robby Cook, District 17

Rep. Frank Corte Jr., District 122

Rep. Joe Crabb, District 127

Rep. Myra Crownover, District 64

Rep. John Davis, District 129

Rep. Yvonne Davis, District 111

Rep. Glenda Dawson, District 29

Rep. Dianne White Delisi, District 55

Rep. Joe Deshotel, District 22

Rep. Joe Driver, District 113

Rep. Dawnna Dukes, District 46

Rep. Jim Dunnan, District 57

Rep. Craig Eiland, District 23

Rep. Rob Eissler, District 15

Rep. Gary Elkins, District 135

Rep. Juan Manuel Escobar, District 43

Rep. David Farabee, District 69

Rep. Jessica Farrar, District 148

Rep. Ismael Flores, District 36

Rep. Dan Flynn, District 2

Rep. Pete Gallego, District 74

Rep. Dan Gattis, District 20

Rep. Charlie Geren, District 99

Rep. Helen Giddings, District 109

Rep. Toby Goodman, District 93

Rep. Tony Goolsby, District 102

Rep. Ryan Guillen, District 31

Rep. Pat Haggerty, District 78

Rep. Mike Hamilton, District 19

Rep. Rick Hardcastle, District 68

Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, District 105

Rep. Will Hartnett, District 114

Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, District 53

Rep. Fred Hill, District 112

Rep. Scott Hochberg, District 137

Rep. Terri Hodge, District 100

Rep. Mark Homer, District 3

Rep. Chuck Hopson, District 11

Rep. Charlie Howard, District 26

Rep. Bryan Hughes, District 5

Rep. Carl Isett, District 84

Rep. Delwin Jones, District 83

Rep. Bill Keffer, District 107

Rep. Jim Keffer, District 60

Rep. Phil King, District 61

Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, District 13

Rep. Mike Krusee, District 52

Rep. Edmund Kuempel, District 44

Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, District 89

Rep. Jerry Madden, District 67

Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, District 116

Rep. Brian McCall, District 66

Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, District 120

Rep. Jim McReynolds, District 12

Rep. Jose Menendez, District 124

Rep. Tommy Merritt, District 7

Rep. Sid Miller, District 59

Rep. Paul Moreno, District 77

Rep. Geanie Morrison, District 30

Rep. Anna Mowery, District 97

Rep. Elliott Naishtat, District 49

Rep. Rick Noriega, District 145

Rep. Dora Olivo, District 27

Rep. Ken Paxton Jr., District 70

Rep. Aaron Pena, District 40

Rep. Larry Phillips, District 62

Rep. Joe Pickett, District 79

Rep. Jim Pitts, District 10

Rep. Robert Puente, District 119

Rep. Chente Quintanilla, District 75

Rep. Richard Raymond, District 42

Rep. Debbie Riddle, District 150

Rep. Allan Ritter, District 21

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, District 51

Rep. Patrick Rose, District 45

Rep. Gene Seaman, District 32

Rep. Todd Smith, District 92

Rep. Wayne Smith, District 128

Rep. John Smithee, District 86

Rep. Burt Solomons, District 65

Rep. David Swinford, District 87

Rep. Robert Talton, District 144

Rep. Larry Taylor, District 24

Rep. Senfronia Thompson, District 141

Rep. Vicki Truitt, District 98

Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale, District 130

Rep. Michael Villarreal, District 123

Rep. Buddy West, District 81

Rep. Martha Wong, District 134

Rep. Beverly Woolley, District 136

Rep. Bill Zedler, District 96

Senate

Sen. Kip Averitt, District 22

Sen. Bob Deuell, District 2

Sen. Rodney Ellis, District 13

* Glenn Hegar Jr., District 18

Sen. Kyle Janek, District 17

Sen. Jane Nelson, District 12

Sen. Steve Ogden, District 5

Sen. Florence Shapiro, District 8

Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, District 29

* Carlos Uresti, District 19

Sen. Jeff Wentworth, District 25

Sen. John Whitmire, District 15

* Denotes member of the House during 2003 session who is now running for a seat in the Senate