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Legislator to San Antonio group: Texas must make increased transportation funding a top priority
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collected more than $26 billion in tax revenues since propositions 1 and 7 launched in 2014 and 2017, respec- tively. Propositions 1 and 7 are set to expire in 2034 and 2032, TxDOT said. “The reality is we’d be in a really dark place without propositions 1 and 7,” Canales said. PROPOSITION 7 Approved by voters in 2015, Proposition 7 allo- cates portions of state sales taxes, motor vehicle sales, rental taxes to build and maintain nontolled roads. Total deposit to date: $13.2 billion SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING ROAD PROJECTS Propositions 1 and 7 continue to be major generators of funding for state-supported road projects. PROPOSITION 1 Approved by voters in 2014, Proposition 1 allocates a portion of oil and natural gas production taxes to build and maintain nontolled roads. Total deposit to date: $13.3 billion
The chair of the Texas House of Representatives Transportation Committee told the San Antonio Mobility Coalition on Dec. 8 that increasing transportation funding should be a top priority in the 2023 legislative session. State Rep. Terry Canales, D Edinburg, addressed a SAMCO breakfast held at Embassy Suites-Landmark. Canales gave coalition members and business leaders a preview of transportation-related issues that state lawmakers will be tackling in the 88th Legislature, which convened Jan. 10. Canales said Texas has an overall robust transporta- tion system, but more money is needed to maintain, improve and expand that system to support a statewide population, which demographers project going from an estimated 29.8 million in 2022 to 40 million in 2040. “Transportation is nonpartisan. We have to nd solutions,” Canales said. Canales urged the Legislature to extend propositions 1 and 7, two voter-approved mechanisms that redirect some revenues from speci c nonproperty taxes toward public road projects, such as the current expansion e orts on Loop 1604 and US 281 North in Bexar County. The Texas Department of Transportation said it has
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Hill Country Village road improvements Work on this citywide road
improvements project is nearing its end, city o cials recently said. By the end of January, contractors were scheduled to nish grading and cleaning all the roads that saw a variety of upgrades throughout this project, weather permitting. A sixth, nal phase of work that began last November included di erent types of repairs on Tomahawk Trail, Winding Way, Crest Trail, Cabin Path Street and Paso del Norte Street. Timeline: October 2021-February 2023 Cost: $5.9 million Funding source: city of Hill Country Village 2019 bond
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