The House voted 108-25 for a measure that would boost funding for the Texas Department of Transportation without raising taxes or fees, but lawmakers said they expect the Senate to make changes to the proposal.
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Transportation
House Tentatively Backs TxDOT Funding Plan
In a 92-36 vote, the Texas House on Monday gave tentative approval to a plan that would boost funding for road construction and maintenance if voters approve a constitutional amendment.
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State Government
Abortion Debate Pushes Other Bills Into the Shadows
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: The abortion fight at the state Capitol this summer has overshadowed two other issues — transportation and criminal sentencing — lawmakers have also been asked to address.
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Criminal Justice
House OKs Life With Parole for Juvenile Murderers
UPDATED: Seventeen-year-olds convicted of capital murder could soon be subject to a mandatory sentence of life with parole eligiblity after 40 years under a bill lawmakers approved on Thursday.
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Transportation
Lawmakers Piecing Together Transportation Funding Bill
UPDATED: House leaders are piecing together a version of the transportation bill that includes elements from several different proposals, and said they have not convinced their Senate counterparts to go along.
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Economy
Transportation Funding on Track to Becoming Major Issue in 2015
While abortion legislation is drawing all the attention in this second special session, lawmakers are also trying for the third time this year to find some extra money for the Texas Department of Transportation.
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Transportation
Third Time’s the Charm for Road Funding Plan?
The second special session starting Monday gives transportation advocates a third chance to find some extra money for road construction and maintenance.
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Criminal Justice
Transportation, Criminal Justice Bills Headed to Full Senate
The Senate could vote as early as next week on transportation funding and criminal justice measures that died in the first special session. Those measures were quickly approved Tuesday by two Senate committees.
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Politics
At Perry’s Behest, Lawmakers Back for a Second Helping
After an end-of-session debate killed three bills, including a controversial abortion bill that prompted a filibuster, Gov. Rick Perry is calling lawmakers back for more. They started Monday.
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Criminal Justice
In Senate Abortion Fight, Other Bills Became Collateral Damage
Legislation that would create sentencing guidelines for 17-year-old murderers and increase funding for road construction were not the target of state Sen. Wendy Davis’ filibuster, but died amid her high-profile effort.