Monday, September 7, 2009

Eminent Domain-Trans-Texas Corridor

Texas government has devised a plan to create a "Supercorridor" otherwise know as the Trans-Texas Corridor that will provide straight shot highways for goods traveling through Texas from Mexico to final destinations throughout the United States. The corridors will also allow corporations to transport their toxic industrial waste through the state without directly endangering residents in populated areas. This "Supercorridor" is slated to have 6 lanes for cars, and 4 lanes for trucks, plus railroad tracks, oil and gas pipelines, water and other utility lines. However, this "Supercorridor" will come at the expense of many families, businesses, farmers and ranchers who's lives depend on the land that this Supercorridor is slatted to be built. There are many fights over this project. There are pros's and con's with this project. The corridor will relieve the already congested highways, it will keep hazardous material out of arms way and it will build new cities creating new jobs. There are many more pros's to this project but as with any other project it to has its downfalls too. I believe in helping out but not at the expense of hurting thousands of others without a plan in place to protect their rights and well being.