Ted Cruz wouldn't be caught dead in the presence of these dirt plowing rock-pickers, much less advocate for them. He'd be in the pocket of the multinational corporation who bribed him to let them build the road through the landowner's pasture in the first place, I'd reckon. A
lot of highways in TX are toll roads that are owned by foreign, private companies. Railways, too. A lot of land gets taken in the process of these messes. My family's pasture land had miles of electric line run through it - and it was not a request. If I recall correctly we had to provide a padlock and key for their access, too (this is many, many years ago we're talking).
https://grist.org/climate-energy/te...ranscanada-can-seize-land-from-a-family-farm/
That's just one instance. From recently. When Texas decides it's time for #*^@#* you, it's time for
#*^@#* you.