Today’s Headlines

• Senate Conferees for SJR 5 (Requiring Road Spending): Nichols, Nelson, Whitmire, Eltife, & Hall
• TXDOT: Prop 1 Spending Not Just For Expanding Roads, Also to “Enhance Safety for Drivers”
• H-GAC TIP Call for Projects: $3B Proposed for Roads, $46M for Transit, $47M for Ped/Bike
• Dallas Morning News Says Regional Mobility Authorities Have Spent $1 Billion, Gained Nothing
• Anti-Toll Texas Tea Party Appears Powerless Against the Need for Road Spending (Quorum Report)
• City of Austin Paying Overtime to Catch Up to Development Review Backlog (Community Impact News)
• Bill to Require Cities to Allow Fracking Passes Senate, Heads to Governor (Quorum Report)
• Greg Abbott: “It’s a Sad Day in Texas When a Guy in a Wheelchair Can Move Faster Than Traffic on Our Congested Roads” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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