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srothstein wrote:Madbull,

I don't think the cities are doing ti for free either. I was talking with a friend who is on Mustang Ridge PD and he was telling me the city had a contract and got paid for patrolling the toll roads in their area. I might be wrong, but I seem to remember it being just under $485,000. I don't know how long that was for.

I was surprised since I had never heard of any PD being paid to patrol a highway, even the toll roads. It raises some interesting questions about whether or not the traffic laws actually apply on those roads.

DFWTT,

I understood that the foreign company (Cintas or something like that I think, a Spanish company) only had a lease for the section of 130 from Austin to Seguin. The rest is controlled by the local metropolitan transit authorities in each area. The lease raises some interesting questions based on where our traffic laws apply. The transportation Code says it only applies on publicly maintained roads. The lease calls for the company to maintain the road as well as build it. This could be a very interesting defense in a court case over a ticket, especially if the ticket leads to something else and makes it worth fighting.