Inside Scoop: Texas Transportation Commission September 2024
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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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