Due to the state's record consumption tax collections, Texas' 2024 transportation plan increased from $85 to $100 billion.
Initially approved by the Texas Department of Transportation in 2021, the I-45 expansion project had been on hold due to the county’s federal lawsuit.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office described it as an “unprecedented level of projected transportation funding.”
Under Mayor Turner’s Climate Action Plan, Houston is touting a move away from clean diesel and CNG buses to “100 percent no emission” buses.
Anticipating one million electric vehicles on the road by 2028, the state wants to build a network of charging stations starting with interstate routes.
A future highway from Laredo to Amarillo received official designation in the omnibus spending bill signed into law in March. No appropriations for the project have yet been made.
TxTag drivers had been overcharged for years to the tune of millions of dollars.
Named the most dangerous road in the U.S., a $7.5 billion project to update I-45 is on hold after federal intervention, but Galveston County officials are urging TxDOT to keep the project funded.
Bills both expanding and contracting the use of toll roads have been proposed in the Texas legislature. Additionally, a bill to streamline toll billing practices and cap fees has been filed.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo said lane expansions would lead to more congestion and that plans should be reformulated to eliminate any need to relocate residents.
Walmart says its open locations will operate “as long as it is safe to do so.”
In contrast to the spending in other areas, some government entities have realized savings during the COVID-19 crisis — including for transportation project construction.
