August 29, 2024 - FortWorthReport.org - 

Tarrant County leaders said they plan to lobby the state Legislature to provide millions of dollars for more funding for needed transit projects, including basic maintenance for local highways.

Mayor Mattie Parker, a member of Texas Big City Mayors — a group consisting of the mayors of the state’s biggest cities — said the state funding is needed to lessen the burden on cities such as Fort Worth that devote much of their budgets to public safety measures involving transportation.

“The state of Texas has to come to the table to help us with this,” she said.

Cities are limited in how much they can financially support because of restrictions from the Texas Legislature, North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Director Michael Morris said.

Read more: https://fortworthreport.org/2024/08/29/for-tarrant-county-to-succeed-leaders-say-they-need-cooperation-state-funds-for-transit/