Governor Greg Abbott signs a transportation funding bill surrounded by legislators, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, fourth from right, and TxDOT officials with a backdrop of major highway construction on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the heliport at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)
As Congress continues to grapple with a long-term transportation funding bill, Gov. Greg Abbott has one other thing he wants lawmakers to tackle: the diversion of Texas gas tax revenues to other states.
Texas was the only state in 2013 to receive fewer transportation dollars than its residents sent to Washington D.C. in gas tax revenues. According to the Federal Transportation Administration, Texas received 95 cents back for every $1 it contributed in gas taxes.
“Texas’ taxpayer dollars should be used to continue building Texas’ economic growth by address Texas’ transportation needs,” Abbott said in a letter to the state’s congressional delegation.
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