Wanted Legislature to Create Toll Road Districts Without Public Notice: House of Bad Cards

Today, only counties can create toll authorities. They do so by petitioning TxDOT with a resolution from the county commissioners and have to describe how the new Regional Mobility Authority would improve mobility for people. TxDOT then publishes notice of public hearing to let the people weigh in on the issue.

If HJR 144 passed, it would have amended our Texas constitution to allow the legislature to create RMAs by local law, and to be able to do so "without the local notice required for special or local laws."

It's always a bad idea to step over the people to expedite a civic project.

GOP Platform Conflict: Planks 51 (opposes toll roads), 62 (fiscal responsibility).

RV#2180: Yea 104 (R 46, D 58) - Nay 32 (R 31, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Ashby; Bumgarner; Cain; Cunningham; DeAyala; Gerdes; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Absent - Collier; Dorazio; Gates; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hull; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Metcalf; Troxclair

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Brad Buckley: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Daniel Alders: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

David Cook: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Gary Gates: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

John Smithee: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mark Dorazio: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(Bill summary provided in part by Texas Policy Research)