U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's Washington office is disputing Harrison County Judge Wayne McWhorter's contention that the senator told him a proposed industrial site at the former Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant was "never going to be more than 100 to 200 acres."

In fact, Hutchison spokesman Chris Paulitz said the industrial site could still be the original 1,500 to 2,000 acres first requested and blamed the delay in moving forward on McWhorter, who has not yet held a public hearing Sen. Hutchison said is key to the process.

"If the judge wants to move forward, it's simple: hold the public meeting, propose a plan and pass a resolution of the commissioners' court. Once the public has spoken, the senator will fully support the community officials request for federal action," Paulitz said.