An ex-chair of the University of Texas Regents, Beecherl was a top cheerleader for a record  $380 million Dallas bond initiative to develop the banks of the Trinity River. Critics call it a boondoggle that will line the pockets of Beecherl and the other project boosters who happen to own land adjacent to this grandiose public works. Beecherl hired Pioneer lobbyist Bill Ceverha to push the project.