The Texas Transportation Commission has approved $89 million in transit funding at their June meeting. $35 million of which is made up of state funds and $54 million is from federal funds. According to TxDOT, it is the largest amount of funding at one time for transit agencies across the state.
The funding includes over $10 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to help transit agencies manage the impacts of COVID-19. TxDOT funding contributed to the nearly 20 million transit rides provided in Fiscal Year 2020. A full list of the agencies and communities that received funds can be found here.