Abbott Supports $4Billion in Transportation Funding

On Monday, Governor- elect Abbott announced staff and legisltive plans, including adding $4Billion to the transportation coffers. He hopes to accomplisht his by:

  • Dedicating sales taxes collected on vehicle sales to road construction and maintenance.
  • Resulting in  more than $2 billion a year added to the  highway fund.
  • Ensuring more of the gasoline taxes go to roads, without touching the gasoline taxes that fund DPS. [TX Tribune]