Profit now, pay later. That is the familiar Wall Street mantra behind the push for toll roads that has swept Texas and other states in recent years.

Private companies and public agencies have paid billions for the chance to collect your tolls. States have used that cash to build new roads. And road operators hope to cash in on built-in rate hikes and increased traffic over time.

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When Rhonda McBride was picked as Gov. Sarah Palin's rural affairs adviser a year ago, some Alaska Native leaders were upset.

McBride was a veteran journalist who had lived in Bethel and traveled...

Profit now, pay later. That is the familiar Wall Street mantra behind the push for toll roads that has swept Texas and other states in recent years.

WILLIAM DeSHAZER/DMNCrews put finishing touches on State Highway 121 in Lewisville. The North Texas Tollway Authority paid more than $3 billion for its toll rights last year, hoping to generate $5 billion or more on the road over the next sev...

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