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North Texas leaders to bend TxDOT chiefs' ears, but will they listen? U.S. judge gives Corps another reason to be cautious with Dallas levees Would Gov. Perry support a gas tax increase? NTTA set to approve $41 million to contractors this morning In Austin, your on-call car is waiting Statement from NTTA Chairman Paul Wageman ... Is Dallas ready for the World Cup? Mr. Morris goes to NYC Should state road funds be awarded by formula, or by discretion? Carona tells NTTA, TxDOT to reach a Hwy. 161 deal within 30 days Categories
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Entries tagged with 'taxes'Early look at new Texas transportation planHere are the outlines of a new state/local transportation funding proposal being shaped in talks among major metro transportation leaders for Texas' 2011 legislative session. It's "bold" by design and "large enough to make a difference," says Vic Suhm, executive... Off the beaten (up) pathView Larger Map Mi esposa and I went to the beach at Port Aransas last week. Good sand, surf and seafood. And as it turned out, getting there was part of the fun. And eye-opening, from a transportation standpoint. If... House's (and Harper-Brown's) line in the sand on local optionAbout the time we were posting an editorial on the fate of the local option transportation bill, members of the House were letting us know where they stood. One vote took me by surprise -- kind of. I had... Carona's local-option end aroundWhat a quick pivot by John Carona today. Those of us who have been writing for years about local-option plans to build out rail transit had expected somewhat of a train wreck in the House this week. Carona got his... Would Obama's cars really save us money?That is, with less fuel used, how do we pay for roads? The president asserts that the higher per-car price under his efficiency standards would be offset by lower fuel consumption. The math has yet to prove out. Manufacturers would... North Texas' toll-road futureDear D/FW drivers, Look at this map. If you think we have lots of toll roads now, this is your future, as forecast by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. That is, it's your toll road future assuming... New plan for local gas taxJoe Pickett's House Transportation Committee meets at this hour. (Go here, LiveStream 6). They will take up a revamped version of a local-option tax for roads and rail. The committee pulled a surprise yesterday, met at Pickett's desk and... House local-option bill to offer just one optionBackgrounder: Look for the House's local-option transportation bill to morph into a one-option bill this week -- fuel tax only. That's the preference of Transportation Chairman Joe Pickett, and Rep. Vicki Truitt, author of the House version (HB 9)... How to fix transportation? More taxes, more tolls and more flexibility, says TxDOT's HolmesIn Washington today, the man Gov. Rick Perry picked to lead a national advocacy group designed in part to pump up pressure on Congress for private toll roads made a concession that was once was as rare as summer snow... Austin versus Collin, Round 2?As lawmakers discuss the local option transit tax bill in Austin, a vocal segment of Collin County Republicans continues to take shots at the proposal. Ideological skirmishes about the bill came to a head last month in a Senate committee... Nolan Ryan to pitch in for transit bill supporters todayNolan Ryan is batting cleanup today for advocates of the Rail North Texas plan -- the bill backed by many North Texas leaders that would allow counties to hold elections to raise money for local transportation projects. The House transportation... Senate to vote on constitutional amendment todayThe Senate is expected to vote later today on a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would require the state to spend its highway trust fund directly on transportation projects, gradually ending the current practice of diverting some of... Rail funding bill clears final Senate hurdleThe Senate just seconds ago voted 21-9 to give third and final approval to a bill authored by Sen. John Carona, a measure that would give counties the right to hold elections in which voters can decide to raises their... Rail North Texas gets a third and final vote todayThey are not calling it Rail North Texas any more, but the bill that would allow counties to call elections to ask voters to tax themselves to pay for rail and road projects is expected to be back in the... Bill that would let North Texans tax themselves for road, rail improvements gets big hearing todaySometime later this afternoon in Austin -- 2 p.m., or when the Senate adjourns -- the transportation committee led by Dallas' Sen. John Carona will take testimony on a couple of big bills. SB 855 would let counties in metro... |