#harriscountytollroadauthority — Public Fediverse posts

Monday marked the final day for Texas House bills to pass out of committee in time to get a vote on the House floor. Those bills that didn’t make it are now effectively dead.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/05/14/521259/with-monday-deadline-passed-thousands-of-texas-house-bills-are-effectively-dead/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Transportation #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislature #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #TexasHouseOfRepresentatives #ZombieBills

As Houston City Council members kick off budget hearings next week, the city faces economic turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies as well as a legislative tug-of-war over toll road funding with Harris County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/09/521024/city-of-houstons-2026-budget-complicated-by-possible-recession-potential-legislation/

#CityOfHouston #Economy #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CityOfHoustonBudget #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HoustonBudget #HoustonBudgetDeficit #RecessionFears #TexasLegislature

As Houston City Council members kick off budget hearings next week, the city faces economic turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies as well as a legislative tug-of-war over toll road funding with Harris County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/09/521024/city-of-houstons-2026-budget-complicated-by-possible-recession-potential-legislation/

#CityOfHouston #Economy #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CityOfHoustonBudget #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HoustonBudget #HoustonBudgetDeficit #RecessionFears #TexasLegislature

As Houston City Council members kick off budget hearings next week, the city faces economic turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies as well as a legislative tug-of-war over toll road funding with Harris County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/09/521024/city-of-houstons-2026-budget-complicated-by-possible-recession-potential-legislation/

#CityOfHouston #Economy #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CityOfHoustonBudget #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HoustonBudget #HoustonBudgetDeficit #RecessionFears #TexasLegislature

As Houston City Council members kick off budget hearings next week, the city faces economic turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies as well as a legislative tug-of-war over toll road funding with Harris County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/09/521024/city-of-houstons-2026-budget-complicated-by-possible-recession-potential-legislation/

#CityOfHouston #Economy #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CityOfHoustonBudget #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HoustonBudget #HoustonBudgetDeficit #RecessionFears #TexasLegislature

As Houston City Council members kick off budget hearings next week, the city faces economic turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies as well as a legislative tug-of-war over toll road funding with Harris County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/09/521024/city-of-houstons-2026-budget-complicated-by-possible-recession-potential-legislation/

#CityOfHouston #Economy #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CityOfHoustonBudget #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HoustonBudget #HoustonBudgetDeficit #RecessionFears #TexasLegislature

Senate Bill 2722, authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), would require 30% of the Harris County Toll Road Authority's surplus funds to be allocated to the City of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/10/518516/bettencourt-bill-would-restrict-harris-countys-authority-over-millions-in-surplus-toll-road-funds/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #Transportation #CommissionerAdrianGarcia #CommissionerTomRamsey #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HoustonFireDepartment #HoustonPoliceDepartment #SenatorPaulBettencourt

The National Transportation Safety Board has identified three vulnerable Houston-area bridges in an analysis conducted after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/03/21/516623/three-houston-area-bridges-identified-for-vulnerabilities-after-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse/

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A three mile stretch of the Hardy Toll Road will be closed while CenterPoint works to restore power to the area, according to the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/07/12/493367/a-three-mile-stretch-of-hardy-toll-road-will-be-closed-during-power-restoration-efforts/

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Some residents in Near Northside have concerns about the project bringing air and noise pollution to their neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/03/29/482139/harris-county-commissioners-court-approves-new-hardy-downtown-connector-project/

#HarrisCounty #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #HardyTollRoad #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority