In always good for the country as well. On the other side of the political spectrum, former Texas Governor rick perry is believed to be preparing for a run for president. How were your dealings with him as mayor of san antonio . Governor perry served, as folks may remember from 2001 until just recently. And i served on city council in san antonio from 2001 to 2005. Most of the time i interacted with governor was around Economic Development projects. And often times when mayors and governors interact on Economic Development, everyone is on the same page. You want to see investment in your local community. Senators are usually involved in sparking that investment. I have said publicly and privately that, with regard to Economic Development, former governor perry did make that a priority. So my relationship with him on those issues was cordial and good. When he supported san antonio. Obviously, i have much different views from him on a whole host of issues. And i believe in general that t
[inaudible] and to give back, extending data and it allows you to stay in touch. So the dimension of it. [inaudible] well, the incentive to act. Well, here is my response to that. I fear you. I think that what free for your just looking at the roads and highways narrowly i understand the point, but if you are looking at the broader trend that we are talking about here what i see coming forward is a massive amount of gridlock that we will be hitting the highway systems. And i think that we need to be thinking in terms of, you know an automobile off of the road with a net benefit to a truck driver trying to get from one place to another and can only use about to get their. So a multi pronged approach is one that i do think benefits the trucking industry. I understand the argument and look forward to more conversation about it. Question over here. Yes, mr. Sec. This is a much more micro circuit to public question. Nowadays a local nowadays a local Transit Agency as a sponsor and fiscal ag
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