Texas roads are jammed even when it's not raining, and now Texas voters are being asked to decide on whether to spend millions on fixing roads.
If Proposition 7 passes, about $2.5 billion of sales tax revenue will go to the state highway fund.
In 2020, some revenue from the motor vehicle tax would go to the state highway fund too. The money has already been allocated by the legislature. It can't be used for toll roads.
NBC 5 talked to Michael Morris, the director of the North Central Texas Council of Governors, about some of the possible projects if Proposition 7 passes.
They include Interstate 35E south to Interstate 20 and Highway 67, Interstate 635 in Garland to Miller, and in Tarrant County, Interstate 35W on the east side of downtown Fort Worth and the completion of the DFW connector.
"We as staff are getting these projects ready so they can hit the ground running as soon as the funds are available, assuming the citizens of Texas wish to support this," said Morris.
The text from the proposition is below:
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Each fiscal year in which General Sales Tax revenues exceed $28 billion, all General Sales Tax revenues above $28 billion shall be deposited into the State Highway Fund, not to exceed $2.5 billion. This provision expires in 2033 except that the legislature may, by a majority vote, extend this provision in 10-year increments.
Each fiscal year beginning 2020, 35% of all motor vehicle sales & rental tax revenues in excess of $5 billion shall be deposited into the State Highway Fund. This provision expires in 2030 except that the legislature may, by a majority vote, extend this provision in 10-year increments.
