Interest in paddling is on the increase. Word is getting out about Texas rivers. The paddling trail program is a great way to make places more accessible and attractive to people. This first paddling trail is just the beginning.

There's a lot of really neat stretches in Texas, but people just don't know about them with Texas being privately owned, there's not many access points and they don't really know about that unless someone provides information, gives them a chance to go out there on the water. And I think once they've done it, they will be hooked on it like I am.

We are gaining interest on top of interest on top of interest. We're going to have a good parade and we will be setting a landmark for years to come.

We're not overly concerned about dairy farmers' interests in the West or the Southwest or Wisconsin. Our interest is what's best for Northeast farmers.

We have solid employment growth, stable interest rates and rising immigration. They are all supporting building.

There has not been interest in the past to go that route. This is a subject that has been mentioned with the state coaches association in the past, but one of the concerns would be financial.