May 17, 2017      3:37 PM

TxDOT Sunset strays from the path in House, adds multiple low-impact bills

“They say to the agency, ‘Hey, you’re doing a pretty good job. Here are some guardrails to kind of keep you on path.’”

The ship known as the sunset bill for the Texas Department of Transportation took on plenty of cargo as the Texas House attempted to move a half-dozen failed House bills and float many of the road naming bills that failed during the so-called Mother’s Day Massacre.

At times on Tuesday, it was difficult to tell why the House and Senate had sent TxDOT through a new round of sunset review. House members spent well over an hour renaming roads during a debate intended to improve the deployment of billions of new dollars in road construction. Such has been the tenor and tone of the start-and-stop session known as the 85^th legislature.

Sponsor Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, praised TxDOT staff for their openness, and even eagerness, to accept feedback during the latest round of the Sunset process.

By Kimberly Reeves

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