TxDOT earmarks $146M for statewide transit upgrades

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Transportation is allocating nearly $150 million to help enhance transit access and reliability across the state, officials said in a press release Thursday.The Texas Transportation Commission approved Tuesday awarding $68 million in combined federal and state funds for transit providers to use. Those funds, when paired with an award granted in June, amount to $146 million in transit access funding.The funds will go toward both rural and urban-based