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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and |
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funding of transportation projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.609, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.609. NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF CERTAIN ACTIONS |
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[COMPLETED PROJECTS]. [(a)] Not later than the 10th day after the |
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date a major road project is selected for funding or the 10th day |
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before the date on which a major road project is scheduled for |
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completion, as applicable, the department shall provide notice [of |
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the location and completion date of the road project] to each member |
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of the legislature who represents the county in which the road |
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project is located of: |
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(1) the selection of the road project for funding; or |
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(2) the completion of the project [and who wants to |
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receive the notice]. |
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[(b) The department shall ask each legislator whether the |
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legislator wants to receive notices under this section.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 201.991(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall develop a unified transportation |
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program covering a period of 10 years to guide the development of |
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and authorize construction of transportation projects. The |
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program must: |
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(1) annually identify target funding levels; [and] |
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(2) list all projects that the department intends to |
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develop or begin construction of during the program period; and |
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(3) identify and prioritize transportation projects |
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that: |
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(A) are required to maintain the state |
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infrastructure; or |
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(B) would improve the state infrastructure. |
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SECTION 3. In selecting and prioritizing transportation |
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projects, the Texas Department of Transportation shall: |
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(1) develop a plan, conduct an environmental review, |
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and propose a design for: |
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(A) the reconstruction of Broadway Street in San |
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Antonio between its intersections with East Houston Street and Burr |
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Road; |
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(B) the reconstruction of Hildebrand Avenue in |
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San Antonio between its intersections between North New Braunfels |
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Avenue and the San Antonio River; |
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(C) the construction of State Highway 32 between |
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State Highway 4 and U.S. Highways 77 and 83 in Cameron County; |
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(D) the improvement and extension of Cistercian |
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Road between State Highway 114 and Northgate Drive in Dallas |
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County; |
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(E) the improvement and extension of Stewart Road |
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from U.S. Highway 77 to Frontier Parkway in Denton County; |
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(F) the improvement of Fishtrap Road between its |
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intersections with U.S. Highway 377 and Brewer Road in Denton |
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County; |
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(G) the improvement of Rockhill Road and Arvin |
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Hill Road between the intersection of Rockhill Road and the Union |
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Pacific Railroad tracks and the intersection of Arvin Hill Road and |
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Red Mesa Trail in Denton County; |
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(H) the construction of a bridge in Harris County |
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crossing the railroad tracks at the intersection of Little York |
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Road and Hirsch Road to provide rail-roadway grade separation; |
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(I) the construction of a bridge in Harris County |
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crossing the railroad tracks at the intersection of Tidwell Road |
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and Hirsch Road to provide rail-roadway grade separation; |
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(J) the reconstruction of State Highway 225 |
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between its intersection with Interstate Highway 610 and Red Bluff |
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Road in Harris County; |
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(K) the construction of connectors between State |
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Highway 225 and State Highway 8 in Harris County; |
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(L) the reconstruction of Broadway Street |
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between its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 and State |
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Highway 225 in Harris County; |
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(M) the construction of a sound barrier along the |
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eastern side of State Highway 146 between McCabe Road and Wharton |
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Weems Boulevard in Harris County; |
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(N) the expansion of State Highway 57 between the |
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City of Eagle Pass and Interstate Highway 35 in Frio, Maverick, and |
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Zavala Counties; |
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(O) the construction of an interchange at the |
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northern intersection of State Highway 349 and Business State |
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Highway 349-C in Martin County; |
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(P) the improvement and expansion of State |
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Highway 349 from its intersection with Business State Highway 349-C |
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in Martin County to its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1788 |
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in Midland County; |
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(Q) the construction of an interchange at the |
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intersection of State Highway 349 and Farm-to-Market Road 1788 in |
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Midland County; |
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(R) the construction of an interchange at the |
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intersection of State Highway Loop 250 and Todd Road in Midland |
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County; and |
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(S) the improvement of Farm-to-Market Road 1660 |
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between its intersections with Orgain Street and U.S. Highway 79 in |
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Williamson County; |
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(2) construct the projects described by Subdivision |
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(1) of this section; and |
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(3) ensure that a route in the state highway system, |
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including Farm-to-Market Roads 1021 and 1472, between Eagle Pass |
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and Laredo is sufficiently maintained. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |