From News 8 Austin, March 1, 2009...
Federal stimulus money is rolling toward Texas highways.
This week state transportation commissioners are set to approve major road projects to be paid for with $1.2 billion from the funds.
Commissioners are gathering at a special meeting Thursday to approve stimulus money projects throughout the state.
Texas is getting $2.25 billion in transportation stimulus package money.
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Showing posts with label Texas Transportation Commission. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas Transportation Commission. Show all posts
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
2008 a big year for transportation in Texas
From statesman, December 22, 2008...
Texas Transportation Commission chairman Ric Williamson, whose imposing will and enterprising ideas had dominated state transportation policy for five years, died of a heart attack in a Weatherford hospital the morning of Dec. 30, 2007 . His sudden absence — coming just as the agency he ran was facing a cash crunch and an as-yet-undisclosed accounting problem of historic proportions — left TxDOT rudderless. That leadership vacuum affected everything to come in 2008, at least in Texas highway circles.
Capital Metro, meanwhile, had a whirlwind of a year, raising fares as ridership boomed, weathering a strike and announcing when its over-budget and tardy passenger rail line would open.
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Texas Transportation Commission chairman Ric Williamson, whose imposing will and enterprising ideas had dominated state transportation policy for five years, died of a heart attack in a Weatherford hospital the morning of Dec. 30, 2007 . His sudden absence — coming just as the agency he ran was facing a cash crunch and an as-yet-undisclosed accounting problem of historic proportions — left TxDOT rudderless. That leadership vacuum affected everything to come in 2008, at least in Texas highway circles.
Capital Metro, meanwhile, had a whirlwind of a year, raising fares as ridership boomed, weathering a strike and announcing when its over-budget and tardy passenger rail line would open.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Texas lawmakers put TxDOT under microscope
From KXAN, July 16, 2008...
Some lawmakers today raised the possibility of making the appointed Texas transportation commissioner an elected position.
Legislators in Austin reviewed a proposal to revamp the Department of Transportation governing board out of the Sunset Commission. All state agencies are subject to a regular review from the sunset agency.
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Some lawmakers today raised the possibility of making the appointed Texas transportation commissioner an elected position.
Legislators in Austin reviewed a proposal to revamp the Department of Transportation governing board out of the Sunset Commission. All state agencies are subject to a regular review from the sunset agency.
Read more...
Monday, June 9, 2008
Sunset Commission Recommends Scrapping Texas Transportation Commission
From Austin Chronicle, June 6, 2008...
The Sunset Advisory Commission, the quietly powerful Lege committee that can mean life or death for a state agency, has released its staff report on the Texas Department of Transportation, and it's a pretty serious "could do better" moment for the agency.
The staff report highlights six key issues of concern, from management practice to contract allocation. But the theme throughout is the same: a lack of public accessibility and accountability. The big takeaway item is that they want the Texas Transportation Commission to be disbanded and replaced by a single commissioner.
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The Sunset Advisory Commission, the quietly powerful Lege committee that can mean life or death for a state agency, has released its staff report on the Texas Department of Transportation, and it's a pretty serious "could do better" moment for the agency.
The staff report highlights six key issues of concern, from management practice to contract allocation. But the theme throughout is the same: a lack of public accessibility and accountability. The big takeaway item is that they want the Texas Transportation Commission to be disbanded and replaced by a single commissioner.
Read more...
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