Tag Archives: Texas road debt
Texas Governor Abbott’s “State of the State” speech promises adequate road funds without tolls
Texas voters recognize the shell game and now consider tolls a tax, which has become the most expensive way to fund roads, and they’re holding their elected officials accountable for the runaway taxation placed in the hands of these unelected commissions and toll authorities.
Posted in News and Analysis, Taxation, Transportation
Tagged Gasoline Tax, Governor Greg Abbott, Governor Rick Perry, Texas road debt, toll roads
Focal Point Texas: The Coming Trade Tsunami and the Greater Push Toward Globalization
The eighth annual Texas Transportation Forum hosted by the Texas Transportation Institute and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently held in Austin had all eyes on the future – the future of international trade in light of the anticipated Panama Canal expansion, the future of road funding, and even the future of driving (like driverless cars).
