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Committee advances bill requiring mailed notice for new commercial bus terminals after dust-up over Houston relocation
Summary
Senate panel reported House Bill 39 66 to the full Senate after debate about a Greyhound terminal moved into a residential Houston neighborhood; Greyhound testified in opposition, saying the mail-notice requirement would hinder emergency relocations and operational flexibility.
The Senate Committee on Transportation reported House Bill 39 66 to the full Senate after a contested vote, advancing a bill that would require commercial bus operators to mail written notice to residents within 1 mile of a proposed new stop or terminal.
Senator Carol Alvarado, sponsor of the bill, said the measure responds to a December 2023 relocation of a commercial bus terminal into a residential neighborhood in Houston’s East End. She told the committee the terminal was moved “smack in the middle of a…
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