No money for schools, but there is money for this.
The Texas Transportation Commission [Thursday] morning unanimously approved allocation of $350 million for construction of the Grand Parkway’s Segment E in west Harris County.
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The $350 million approved [Thursday] morning comes from uncommitted dollars in the Texas Mobility Fund, said Kelli Petras, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Transportation.
It was part of a total allocation of $775 million for Texas transportation projects, Petras said.
See here, here, here, and here for the background. Yes, I know, the funding for this could not have gone to education or any other non-transportation purpose. It’s still a poor use of the money.
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