Houston Public MediaA contentious piece of legislation that would have required Harris County to send 30% of its surplus toll road funds to the City of Houston will remain in legislative purgatory after failing to reach a vote by the full Texas House.
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Bill to limit Harris County’s authority over surplus toll road funds dies as legislative session ends
Harris County commissioners lobbied against Senate Bill 2722, which would have given 30% of the county's surplus toll road funds to the City of Houston. But one commissioner said Monday he was open to negotiating with the city, which regularly dispatches emergency personnel to the toll roads.