21-8 vote ensures toll funds are spent on roads and emergency services, not non-transportation projects AUSTIN TX — The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2722 by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R- Houston) in a 21-8-2 vote, refocusing how excess toll road surplus revenues are used in Harris County to prioritize real road maintenance and public safety services over non-transportation- related spending, and to recognize the $116M spent by the City of Houston on public safety. “Since […]
Sen. Bettencourt’s SB 2722 Passes Texas Senate to Rein in on Toll Fund Diversions
Sen. Bettencourt’s SB 2722 Passes Texas Senate to Rein in on Toll Fund Diversions
21-8 vote ensures toll funds are spent on roads and emergency services, not non-transportation projects AUSTIN TX — The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2722 by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R- Houston) in a 21-8-2 vote, refocusing how excess toll road surplus revenues are used in Harris County to prioritize real road maintenance and public safety services over non-transportation- related spending, and to recognize the $116M spent by the City of Houston on public safety. “Since […]