Bill to divert Texas emissions funds to transportation heads to Senate

A bill sponsored by Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa’s, D-Brownsville, to adjust funds sent to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan easily passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee this week, on its way to the Senate floor.

As of August, just over $1 billion will be sitting in the so-called TERP funding, which is the largest unused balance of any general revenue dedicated fund. Slowing the increase of the fund frees up revenue for transportation needs, which the Texas Department of Transportation…