Inside Scoop: Texas Transportation Commission September 2024
27 Sep 2024
News
Here’s what the Texas Transportation Commission discussed and approved at its meeting on Sept. 26, 2024.
Public Transportation
The Texas Transportation Commission awarded a total of $44.4 million in state and Federal Transit Administration program funds to 31 public transit agencies in Texas to support rural bus services. Of this funding, $18.5 million from the federal Bus and Bus Facilities Program is for fleets and $8.4 million is for facilities.
Additional state funding of $4.6 million will go toward fleets and $2.1 million will go toward facilities. Three rural transit districts will share $7.4 million for low-emission vehicle funding.
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