2017 issue – Page 28 – InfoHive

3 Reasons to Adjust the Texas Gas Tax from the 50th Annual Texas Legislative Conference

Why adjust the gas tax?

Gas tax has not been changed in 25 years
Cars are more fuel efficient, so less gas is purchased and less revenue is collected
Roads are more expensive to build than 25 years ago

Time Warner Cable News | State Leaders May Increase Fuel Tax to Improve Roads

INTERIM. 2 New Texas Special District for Transportation Funding.

What local governments created a new special district for transportation funding? Weatherford & South Padre Island with Cameron Cunty

What is the goal of the new special district? spur development along the Interstate 20 corridor in Weatherford & improve Padre Boulevard

How will the new special districts funding work?

Property tax revenue continues collection
the local governments will designate to the TIRZ fund a portion of the additional property tax revenues as…

5 Things Said about Brazos Valley Council Opposition to Texas High Speed Rail

Dallas Morning News editorial: “But the eminent domain scare tactic is getting old.”
Grimes County Judge Ben Leman: “Now we know that it will take huge amounts of eminent domain.”
Kyle Workman, Texans Against High Speed Rail: ““a strong message to the Japanese investors that one of the main target markets for this project absolutely does not want it.”
Brazos Valley Council of Governments media release: “a solid blow to [Texas Central’s] claim of strong support in the Brazos Valley…

Trending. Issue on Horizon for Texas: Self Driving Cars Meets Data Security.

Data security of self-driving cars spurs calls for uniform data security standards for self-driving cars.

Have there been a push for self driving car regulations or statutes in Texas ? Yes, why yes, there has. 84R HB 933

Did those pushes include data security issues? No.

The Hill | Lawmakers worry about cyberattacks on self-driving cars

3 Points on What the Opposition to High Speed Rail Gets Wrong.

The Dallas Morning News editorial isn’t a fan of the Brazos Valley Council opposition to Texas High Speed Rail from Dallas to Houston. Let’s look at what the DMN says the BVC gets wrong:

There’s a public benefit to businesses along the train’s path and to consumers who won’t have to sit in 6 hours of traffic and can count on a 90 minute train trip
The risk will be born by the high speed rail investors- so subsidies. no special favors.
$36 billion in revenue over 25 years is estimated for…

TRENDING. Legal: High Speed Rail Win in West.

High speed rail enjoyed a legal victory in California when a judge threw out a case against it.

What tactic did the high speed rail opponent employ in California Courts? Opponents said that the high speed rail project did not comply with restrictions on rail by voters.

What did the court say? We don’t know if high speed rail hasn’t complied because high speed rail isn’t up and running in California. It could still comply.

What are opponents saying now? High Speed Rail will still have…