Titus County court votes to seek State Infrastructure Bank financing terms for proposed weigh station after months of planning

Judge Kent Cooper on Oct. 27 asked the Titus County Commissioners Court to authorize the county to obtain financing terms from the Texas State Infrastructure Bank for a proposed commercial motor vehicle weigh station.

The court voted to request formal rate information so the county can assess whether to proceed with constructing a facility that proponents say would include weigh-in-motion technology, license-plate readers and expanded inspection pits.

Darryl Estes, a former Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) sergeant who worked at the Mount Pleasant scales, told the court "This has always been a dream of mine" and urged the county to pursue the expansion, saying it would let troopers and inspectors detect more violations and improve safety. Lieutenant Crooks…