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Conference kicks off with talk of money: TxDOT needs more, director says
comments ()Note: this story was updated and made more complete at 2:38 p.m. AUSTIN — Texas roads and bridges need more money — many billions more — if the Texas Department of … [visit site to read more]
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RTC chairman likes gas-tax focus for local-option plan
comments () Here’s a transcript of a question-and-answer session I did with Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, who is chairman of the Regional Transportation Council for the North Central Texas Council...
View ArticleLet’s talk honestly about a vehicle-miles-driven tax
comments ()Talk about your gas tax diversion. This is becoming something of an minor obsession with me, so let me go ahead and apologize right from the start. But it seems like you can’t turn around in...
View ArticleTexans speak: What transportation crisis?
comments ()Update: New details throughout, including some information on regional differences. Bottom line: This poll gives little support for higher transportation spending. I’ve been away for a week...
View Article$15 billion federal jobs bill includes deal to reshape transportation
comments ()The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Senate easily passed the big jobs bill this morning. Five Republicans, including Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, voted with Democrats to end...
View ArticleMore east-vs-west talk in D/FW transportation circles
comments ()The simmering Dallas-Fort Worth rivalry over transportation dollars is not over. A group of “east side” members of the Regional Transportation Council met in state Sen. Florence Shapiro’s...
View ArticleThe cost of doing nothing on transportation
comments ()The Texas Transportation Institute has compiled a report for state lawmakers who are studying how to pump money into the state’s highway fund and the fallout if lawmakers keep kicking the...
View ArticleHouse transportation committee expected to take up TxDOT sunset bill today
comments ()Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, should get her chance this morning to present the 2011 sunset bill for the department of transportation. A member of the transportation committee and...
View ArticleWhat passes for Obama’s transportation proposal
comments ()From the State of the Union, here is what President Obama said about transportation: So much of America needs to be rebuilt. We’ve got crumbling roads and bridges. A power grid that wastes...
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