I mean, I can give you, as somebody that cares about people and been in government for all my adult life, there's brilliant ideas that either special interest blocks it. You know, I almost had a rapid transit, a fast bullet train here in Dallas in 88. went to Germany, looked at theirs. You know who killed it? Southwest Airline. My friend Bob Lanier. There's a highway building industry that don't want you to get off the highways, but anyway, okay, but back to Missouri and Katy. (58:26–58:34)
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