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Transportation spending bill passes Texas House, moves to Senate
The Texas House on Thursday voted to pass a bill that would raise about $800 million in transportation funding, moving the legislation to the state Senate, according to a report from the Texas Tribune. The bill, House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR2), would remove a constitutional requirement that a quarter of the state’s gasoline taxes go […]
July 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Texas Senate, House propose differing transportation funding plans
The Texas Senate and House have radically different ideas about how to raise funds for highway spending, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The Texas Senate on Thursday passed Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR1), which proposes earmarking a portion of the severance taxes collected from the state’s oil and gas industry to fund transportation. The proposed constitutional […]
July 12, 2013
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