Tag Archives: transportation
Texas Leaders Ask Trump to ‘Nix’ Tolls in His Infrastructure Plan
While some have called the Trump proposal DOA on Capitol Hill, Texans are taking nothing for granted and made the trip to D.C. to deliver it to the White House personally to ensure the President got the message from a … Continue reading
Posted in News and Analysis, Toll Roads, Transportation, Transportation Issues
Tagged Governor Greg Abbott, JoAnn Fleming, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, taxes, Terri Hall, Texans for Toll-free Highways, Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom, Texas toll roads, tolls, transportation, Trump's Infrastructure Plan, TURF, TxDOT
Virginia’s Governor McDonnell gets devoured for massive transportation tax hikes
Houston, we have a problem. Well, actually, it’s a nationwide problem. Gas tax, the primary user fee that funds our national Interstate Highway System, hasn’t been raised in 20 years. The same is true for the gas tax in most states, where gas tax is the primary source of revenue to fund each state’s highway system.
