Articles written by Sen Robert Nichols & Rep Joe Pickett

Sen Robert Nichols and Rep Joe Pickett|Updated Oct 9, 2014

Texas running out of money to build new highways We take driving for granted as we climb into the car or pick-up truck and go. Most Texans don't know how much they pay in state gas tax when they fill up - or that the gas tax has not increased in 23 years. Most Texans don't realize borrowed money ($20 billion) has financed most of our highway construction during the past decade. Unless we act, money for new highway construction runs out by 2016, and the only available funding...