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Lobbyists tell Rockwall County officials to push Legislature to shift more motor-vehicle sales tax to highways
Summary
At a Rockwall County commissioners' meeting, lobbyists Drew Campbell and Brandy Bird said the states 10-year transportation plan (UTP) faces declines in the 2027 draft and urged local officials to press lawmakers to gradually increase the share of motor-vehicle sales tax flowing to the highway fund under a Prop 7 transition proposal.
Drew Campbell, senior partner at Capital Insights and executive director of the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, and Brandy Bird, president of Bird Advocacy and Consulting, told Rockwall County officials that the states 10-year Unified Transportation Program (UTP) is expected to shrink in the draft 2027 plan and that sustained local advocacy is needed to secure funds for projects in the Dallas district.
Campbell said the coalition was formed in 1989 to ensure Dallas-Fort Worth and its 27 local governments, including Rockwall County, received a fair share of TxDOT dollars. "If you don't advocate in Austin for transportation funds at all, you aren't gonna get any," he said. He warned…
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