[austlar1]

$300 million is an insane amount of money to lavish on a courthouse project. This thing is going to meet with some stiff opposition at the polls, and I think I would be one to vote against it. Unfortunately I live in Bastrop County. A really good office block or hotel or apartment project could be built there for way fewer bucks, and I can practically guarantee it would look better and contribute more to the immediate environment and the property tax rolls too.