This memorandum expresses the Foundation’s concerns regarding a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize local communities to enact new local gasoline taxes and additional vehicle registration fees to pay for road and rail projects, and presents the Foundation’s research on alternative methods to address the state’s transportation needs.
Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure: Prevention, Mitigation, and Recovery from Natural Disasters and State Actor and Terrorist Attacks
Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure: Prevention, Mitigation, and Recovery from Natural Disasters and State Actor and Terrorist Attacks By: The Honorable Chuck DeVore Download the full research paper here. Key Points Texas’s critical infrastructure remains vulnerable to natural disasters and attacks. The federal government largely abandoned civil defense 50 years ago. Should key elements of Texas’s...