Topic – Local Option
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Gubernatorial candidates discuss transportation
DMN interviews candidates
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, Rick Perry, and Bill White discussed their views with the Dallas Morning News.
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North Texas faces transportation funding challenges
Needs extra $3b annually
The DFW region will need to spend an additional $3 billion per year to meet its population demands, but officials aren't sure where they will get the money.
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Oklahoma City voters approve quality of life tax
Includes streetcar system
The one-cent sales tax, which will fund a streetcar system, a downtown park, and pedestrian and bicycle improvements, was approved by 54 percent of voters.
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Atlanta voters could approve local transportation taxes
Legislature to consider bill
The lack of local transportation taxes, which have so far been prohibited by the Georgia legislature, has hindered Atlanta's transportation system for years.
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TIA Committee
Meeting notes - Sept. 14, 2009
The City Council members approved renewing Houston's membership in the Gulf Coast Regional Mobility Partnership and discussed the Mobility Plan.
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Local-option bill rejected for final time
Carona: Fee is "essential"
The bill's third and final iteration, which its sponsor called "essential" to funding transportation in Texas, was removed from the TxDOT bill on Saturday.
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TxDOT restructuring fails, special session next?
TxDOT safety net also failed
The House and Senate could not reach a compromise, and a special session may be necessary to keep TxDOT in business beyond September 2010.
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TxDOT sunset bill passes Senate
Conference committee is next
The Senate version contains fewer changes than the House bill and a local-option amendment that excludes Houston. It must pass conference committee by Sunday.
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Texas legislative session nearing completion
Session ends June 1
The Safe Passing Act looks like it will become law, while the future of the local-option bill is somewhat murky. The session ends on June 1.
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