The 82nd Texas Legislature required the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to conduct a study to evaluate increased pavement and bridge consumption by oversize and/or overweight (OS/OW) vehicles, including exempt OS/OW vehicles carrying loads such as agricultural products, solid waste or recycled materials, ready mix concrete and milk. The study, referred to as Rider … [Read more...] about Road Report Examines Overweight Vehicles, Fees
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Energy Boom = Road Bust
Counties Seek Solutions as Roadways Crumble It’s not every day that county government makes the Wall Street Journal. However, on July 27 one of the country’s largest newspapers shared with its readership the emerging plight of Texas counties both blessed and challenged by the oil and gas industry. DeWitt County Judge Daryl Fowler was quoted in the article titled, “Drilling … [Read more...] about Energy Boom = Road Bust
State Agencies Prepare Plans on Rural Transportation and Medicaid
When the state legislature establishes policies, the implementation of those policies becomes the responsibility of state agencies. The details of these agency implementation plans are critically important to counties. Texas state agencies are currently preparing implementation plans on matters that affect county budgets and taxpayers. TxDOT Rural Plan The … [Read more...] about State Agencies Prepare Plans on Rural Transportation and Medicaid
Deadline Approaches for Colonia Improvement Proposals
Deadline Approaches for Colonia Improvement Proposals Border county officials have until Sept. 30 to submit project proposals to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for road improvement projects in border colonias as part of TxDOT’s Border Colonia Access Program (BCAP). Gov. Rick Perry has asked the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue $50 million in bonds … [Read more...] about Deadline Approaches for Colonia Improvement Proposals