Tag Archives: Transportation
Transportation Committee Takes on Tough Budget Math
The push for sizable tax cuts fits poorly with other needs in the budget, like an effort to bolster transportation funding—can the Lege make the math work?...Read More
Study Finds More Urban Texans are Commuting Car-Free
People in big Texas cities are driving less, and riding bikes and public transportation more, according to a new study of American commuters....Read More
Pressure from Perry Ensures Dead End to Auto Registration Fee Hike
With conservative representative pitted against one another, two camps emerged–one with Darby and one with Gov. Rick Perry who opposes any fees. ...Read More
Hot List: Day 99 of the Legislature
In a major political maneuver, Governor Perry unveiled his proposal for a $1.6 billion business tax cut at a news conference at the Austin Chamber of Commerce y...Read More
Hot List: Day 98 of Legislature
Rep. Jim Pitts, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said a supplemental education bill is on the way. ...Read More
TxDOT Director Calls for Stable Highway Funding System
As lawmakers consider new highway construction this session, Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) warned this morning that they need to address TxDOT’s huge de...Read More
Perry: More Money for I-69 Means More Business for Texas
Maybe the Trans-Texas Corridor wasn’t so dead after all. Gov. Rick Perry stepped up his support Wednesday morning for new interstate highway construction ...Read More
With Credit Cards Maxed Out, TxDOT Looks for New Revenue
In a somewhat awkward exchange on Monday afternoon, the Senate Finance Committee lectured the Department of Transportation’s executive director for his presen...Read More