Economic Impact of Transportation Funding in Texas. By the Numbers.

• $60 Billion  TXDoT’s  5-10 year estimate to improve urban connectivity
• $20 Billion  TXDOT’s estimate to improve statewide connections &  border-trade projects
• $516 annual cost per car per year for poorly maintained road damage, but in Texas it is more:
  • $838 in San Antonio
  • $815 in El Paso
  • $772 in Houston
  • $716 in McAllen
  • $549 in Corpus Christi
• $70.6 billion economic impact of tourism in Texas for 2014
• 630,000 direct Texas jobs in tourism in 2014
• $6 billion in state and local tax revenues for Texas tourism in 2014
• 68% of transportation jobs are construction

Fiscal Notes | Texas Road Finance, Part II: Economic Impacts