The Battle Over Funding For Regional Rail In Texas
<p>A regional rail system is being planned for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but lawmakers can't agree on how the project will be funded.</p>
"Dallas-Fort Worth transit officials, city and county leaders and some state office holders support raising the state's sales tax cap by a half-cent to 8.75 cents to build an expanded commuter rail system."
"But other state officials would rather use other funds, such as motor fuels taxes, or find a way for cities to divert their economic development sales taxes to transit."
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