Should the Texas state government spend $1.2 billion from oil and gas taxes on road and highway repairs?

Last answered 2 years ago

Yes

39 votes

74%

No

14 votes

26%

Distribution of answers submitted by Socialist.

47%

Yes

19%

No

23%

Yes, but only if the funds go towards public transportation instead of road works projects

8%

No, put the money towards education instead

4%

Yes, but only if the funds go towards road works instead of public transportation projects

3 Yes answers

2 No answers

0 overlapping answers

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The 2014 Texas Transportation Funding Amendment would divert 12% of the state's oil and natural-gas tax revenue from reserve accounts into a fund that would repair roads, highways and bridges. Proponents, including the State legislature and Governor Rick Perry, argue that the state's recent addition of 5.2 million residents clogged the state's roadways. Opponents say that the funds will be diverted from a "rainy day fund" which should only be used for emergencies.  See recent Texas transportation funding news