On Monday, Governor- elect Abbott announced staff and legisltive plans, including adding $4Billion to the transportation coffers. He hopes to accomplisht his by:
- Dedicating sales taxes collected on vehicle sales to road construction and maintenance.
- Resulting in more than $2 billion a year added to the highway fund.
- Ensuring more of the gasoline taxes go to roads, without touching the gasoline taxes that fund DPS. [TX Tribune]