Transportation
METRO Puts $3.5 Billion Bond Issue On The Ballot To Fund Transit Initiatives
Posted on · Among the initiatives METRO hopes to fund are light rail expansion, bus rapid transit and infrastructure improvements.
Tag: bond issue
Transportation
Galveston County Hopes Money From A New Bond Issue Will Get Traffic Moving
Posted on · There’s going to be a lot of construction in Galveston County over the next few years now that voters have approved three new bond issues. Officials say those projects are designed to address a growing population.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Election Day Primer, And ExxonMobil Settlement (Nov. 7, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters, we preview the items you'll see on your ballot today. We discuss the recent ExxonMobil settlement over air pollution allegations. And we learn about an opera being staged in an airplane hangar at Hobby Airport.
Transportation
Fort Bend County Hopes Mobility Initiative Will Help Ease Growing Pains
Posted on · Lots of new residents are expected in the years to come but officials say their roads just aren’t keeping up. They’re hoping voters approve a new bond issue to help pay for a long list of projects designed to get traffic moving.
Texas
Turner Warns Hurdles Remain Before Pension Reforms Become Reality
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner called on House and Senate negotiators to strike out amendments that would make the reform plan prohibitively expensive.
News
Galveston Voters To Decide On Bond Issue For Road And Drainage Improvements
Posted on · Officials say they can't delay streets projects any longer. Galveston voters are being asked to pay more in property taxes to fund that work.
News
Montgomery County Judge Back On The Job After Commission Amends Earlier Ruling
Posted on · Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal has had his suspension lifted. He’s still banned from performing certain functions, but those functions aren’t currently within his job duties.
Transportation
Poll Results Show Support For Harris County Road Bond
Posted on · Harris County's population boom is leading to some big-city traffic problems in areas that not too long ago were considered rural. To deal with this issue, Harris County Commissioners are asking voters to approve a new bond issue to pay for road improvements. The latest News 88.7-KHOU News 11 Election Poll finds voters like the idea.
Transportation
Montgomery County Attorney Says Commissioners’ Actions Will Not Void Election Results
Posted on · Opinion looks at how commissioners put a roads bond issue on the November ballot.
Transportation
Some Montgomery County Residents Say Road Widening Would Hurt Their Quality Of Life
Posted on · Officials in Oak Ridge North says they don't have the money to go forward.