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Causes: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Mission: In communities across texas, transportation has become a significant economic development and quality of life issue that must be addressed on a daily basis. Despite an increase in federal funding, the state is able to fund less than 40% of the needed transportation projects. Statewide and local communities increasingly have to sholder more of the transportation burden. The rapid transportation growth of the 90's in conjuction with the increased commercial traffic flow from nafta, is straining our statewide transportation infrastructure. Our goal is to bring texas the statewide transportation it needs and deserves through the following activities: 1. Raising the transportation conciousness across the state by meeting with members of the coalition on a periodic basis; 2. Ecouraging the development and implementation of laws, regulations, rules and policies that benefit the entire state; 3. Achieving tex-21 goals with regard to transportation, economic development and coordination objecti
Programs: The organization has promoted transportation improvements, development and implementation of laws, regulations and policies that benefit the state of texas.
the organization has promoted transportation improvements, development and implementation of laws, regulations and policies that benefit the state of texas.