Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Talks Transportation

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has laid out her vision for the future of transportation in Texas. The gubernatorial candidate -- and top opponent to Governor Rick Perry -- spends the majority of paper in this policy release talking about reforms to the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDOT has come under fire in recent years as the agency has tried to implement the unpopular Trans-Texas Corridor (a Perry idea).

Reforms include:

  • Hire a Transportation CEO
  • Increase Transparency
  • Restructure TX Transportation Commission
  • Stop Highway Fund Diversions

The Senator does also lay out transportation projects -- focusing specifically on transportation within the "Texas Triangle" The area ...

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