Records show Texas transportation agency’s land deals under federal grand jury investigation
FOIFT2014-04-07T14:48:38-05:00By Kevin Krause and Brandon Formby The Dallas Morning News Originally published April 7, 2014 The Texas Department of Transportation’s land purchases for the expansion of Interstate 35E in North Texas are part of a federal grand jury’s probe into potential criminal activity, according to state records obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The agency confirmed the federal investigation in a letter sent last month to the state attorney general’s office. TxDOT officials declined last week to discuss the inquiry, its scope or what prompted it. “I really can’t comment on any aspect of it just because of the fact that it’s [...]