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Hundreds of TxDOT employees and transportation
industry representatives gathered in early January
in Austin for two days of outstanding presentations
and panel discussions regarding the current issues and
future challenges facing the industry. Keynote speakers for
the event included Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst
and T. Boone Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital
Management. Other featured session speakers included
Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
Richard Gephardt, and State Senator John Carona, Chair of
the Transportation and Homeland Security Committee.A featured presentation included a report from a group
of experts in business and transportation who were asked
to identify Texas' transportation needs in the context of
today's economic reality. Other topics centered on the hot
issues now facing state and national leaders dealing with
growing transportation demands, aging infrastructure and
declining revenues.
You can watch video of the event by visiting the Forum's
website at http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ttf/Program.htm.
Audio podcasts from the Forum, including an interview
with the legendary T. Boone Pickens, are available at http://
www.keeptexasmoving.com/index.php/podcast.TN / March - April 2009
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