I probably wouldn't have done it if I could have looked in a crystal ball 20 years down the road.

It is apparent to the Texas Transportation Commission that neither the federal government nor the state government has the resources to pay for I-69.

If someone came with a bid tomorrow, they'd have to wait.

Twenty-years from now is not an unusual length (of time for a corridor to be built).

We're not going to be able to satisfy both of you.

I think the governor decided it was time to quit waiting and move ahead. we were losing too many jobs.

We followed the rules and regulations of the federal government. The process that has been followed in the last year was as open and as transparent as the law and the regulations permit.