These are the minutes of the regular meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission, which was held on

July 31, 2008 216 These are the minutes of the regular meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission, which was held on July 31, 2008 in Wichita Falls, Texas. The meeting opened at 9:03 a.m. with the following commissioners present: Texas Transportation Commission: Deirdre Delisi Chair Ted Houghton, Jr. Commissioner Ned Holmes CommFred Underwood William Meadows issioner Administrative Staff: Amadeo Saenz, Jr., Executive Director Steven E. Simmons, Deputy Executive Director Bob Jackson, General Counsel Roger Polson, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director Registration sheets listing others in attendance are on file with the Texas Department of Transportation Chief Minute Clerk. A public notice of this meeting containing all items on the proposed agenda was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State at 2:50 p.m. on July 23, 2008, as required by Chapter 551, of the Government Code, referred to as “The Open Meetings Act.” Receive comments from area public officials, community and civic leaders, and private citizens. Report by the Wichita Falls District. The commission received comments from Wichita Falls District Engineer Larry Tegtmeyer; Midwestern State University President Jesse Rogers; Chief of Staff for Senator Estes Lewis Simmons; State Representative David Farabee; Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom; Wichita Falls Mayor Lanham Lyne; and Cross Plains Rural Transportation Council Chair James Cantwell. ...