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The Problem with the Proposed GLO Methodology for Allocating Storm Recovery Funds

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Texurban December 12, 2019June 24, 2020No Comments

The people of coastal regions of Texas have suffered extensively from a series of extraordinary storms that have ravaged 49 counties since 2016. Hurricane Harvey alone caused an estimated $125 billion in damage, according to the Texas Tribune. People died and others had to evacuate their homes in these storms. Floods ran through homes. Many …

H-GAC Transportation Policy Council Starts Tough Discussion on Equitable Representation

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas January 28, 2019January 28, 2019One Comment

Strategies and funding allocations for transportation, urban planning, sustainability, and equity issues in Texas metropolitan regions are decided at our Texas metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). Unfortunately, these decision making entities generally lack fair representation from the diverse people of their metro regions. For example, the Houston region is the most diverse large metropolitan region in …

10 Great Buried Texas Public Policy Stories from 2018 – 1/2

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Growing Weirder, One Thousand Texans for Transit, VisionZeroTexas December 28, 2018January 2, 2019One Comment

Texas is a big state with big issues happening across the state. Here is our list of significant public policy stories that happened across the state that might not have received as much attention as they may have deserved. This post contains explanations of one through five, and a second post includes six through ten. …