Monitoring the Session

HB 3727

bill sets up grants for railroad grade separation projects

Companion SB 1555 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Jared PattersonRHouse 106

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

Cities and counties apply and cover at least 10 percent of the cost.

The bill tells the Texas Department of Transportation to set up a grant program that pays for projects separating railroad tracks from local roads and pedestrian crossings. Cities, counties and other local governments can apply, but they must cover at least 10 percent of the cost, and the state transportation department manages the contracting and construction. The money can come only from legislative appropriations, gifts and grants, not the state highway fund, and rules are due by October 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3727 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Jared PattersonRHouse 106 Rep. Ana HernandezDHouse 143 Rep. Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144

+ 2 more authors, 7 coauthors

ITEM

relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

WHAT IT DOES

Cities and counties apply and cover at least 10 percent of the cost.

The bill tells the Texas Department of Transportation to set up a grant program that pays for projects separating railroad tracks from local roads and pedestrian crossings. Cities, counties and other local governments can apply, but they must cover at least 10 percent of the cost, and the state transportation department manages the contracting and construction. The money can come only from legislative appropriations, gifts and grants, not the state highway fund, and rules are due by October 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 9, 2025

The fiscal impact to the state cannot be determined because the amount and timing of legislative appropriations and amounts of gifts and grants that would be received by the Department of Transportation to fund rail-roadway grade separation project grant awards is unknown. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Recalled from subcommittee
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Committee substitute considered in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Left pending in committee
  10. Considered in formal meeting
  11. Committee substitute considered in committee
  12. Reported favorably as substituted
  13. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. Committee report distributed
  15. Committee report sent to Calendars
  16. Considered in Calendars
  17. Placed on General State Calendar
  18. Companion considered in lieu of SB 1555
  19. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jared Patterson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$133KTexas Sands PAC$85KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$58K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$132,750.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$132,750.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$32,750.00
Total
$132,750.00
polling $32,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100996442, 101018590, 101035748, 101067950, 101072483.

Texas Sands PAC$84,800.00

Texas Sands PAC

$84,800.00

Cash
$68,000.00
Paid by others
$16,800.00
Total
$84,800.00
polling $16,800.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100976997, 101018590, 101035748, 101072483.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$57,950.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$57,950.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$57,950.00
Total
$57,950.00
canvassing $35,000.00polling $22,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 12, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101035748, 101067950.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$132,750.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$32,750.00
Total
$132,750.00
polling $32,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100996442, 101018590, 101035748, 101067950, 101072483.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$84,800.00

Cash
$68,000.00
Paid by others
$16,800.00
Total
$84,800.00
polling $16,800.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100976997, 101018590, 101035748, 101072483.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$57,950.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$57,950.00
Total
$57,950.00
canvassing $35,000.00polling $22,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 12, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101035748, 101067950.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses37
For
35
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • AGC of Texas1 registration
  • Blet txslb1 registration
  • BNSF Railway1 registration
  • City of Fort Worth1 registration
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • City of Leander1 registration
  • City of San Antonio1 registration
  • County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • CPKC Railroad1 registration
  • Dallas County1 registration
  • El Paso County1 registration
  • Every Texan (formerly CPPP)1 registration
  • Farm&City1 registration
  • Greater Houston Partnership1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Houston Police Department1 registration
  • Hutchinson County, County Judges and Commissioners Assn1 registration
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston, TX)1 registration
  • NFIB1 registration
  • North Texas Commission1 registration
  • Self3 registrations
  • Self; Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Self; MOTRAN Alliance1 registration
  • Self; San Antonio Mobility Coalition1 registration
  • Self; Texas AFL-CIO1 registration
  • Texas Association of Business1 registration
  • Texas City Terminal Railway companu1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
  • Texas Police Chiefs Association1 registration
  • Texas Rail Advocates1 registration
  • Texas Railroad Association1 registration
  • Vision Zero Texas1 registration

On

  • Texas A&M Transportation Institute1 registration
  • Texas Department of Transportation1 registration
Sources

37 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 9, 2025

The fiscal impact to the state cannot be determined because the amount and timing of legislative appropriations and amounts of gifts and grants that would be received by the Department of Transportation to fund rail-roadway grade separation project grant awards is unknown. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 4, 2025

05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Nicole CollierDHouse 95 Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142 Suleman LalaniDHouse 76 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148 Christina MoralesDHouse 145 Matt ShaheenRHouse 66

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1555 by Nichols (identical)

Subjects

Political Subdivisions

State Finances--Management & Control

Transportation--Railroads

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 416 words

89R13159 MZM-F

By: Patterson
H.B. No. 3727

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade

separation projects.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 471, Transportation Code, is amended by

adding Section 471.010 to read as follows:

Sec. 471.010. GRANT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RAILROAD GRADE

SEPARATION PROJECTS. (a) For the purpose of increasing public

safety, enhancing economic development, and reducing traffic, the

department shall establish and administer a program to award grants

to political subdivisions of this state or railroad companies to

fund:

(1) rail-roadway grade separation projects that are

located at intersections of railroads and roadways that are not

part of the state highway system; and

(2) rail-pedestrian grade separation projects that

are located at intersections of railroads and pedestrian crossings.

(b) A political subdivision or railroad company may use

money awarded by the department under this section as matching

funds to secure additional funding for a grade separation project

described by Subsection (a).

(c) Each grant awarded under this section must be approved

by the commission. The commission may not approve a grant under

this section unless the commission determines that:

(1) at least 10 percent of the total project costs will

be provided by a source other than the state; or

(2) if the grant money is being used as matching funds

under Subsection (b), at least 10 percent of the amount used as

matching funds will be provided by a source other than the state.

(d) The department may fund the grant program under this

section only from money appropriated by the legislature for that

purpose and from gifts and grants, including grants from the

federal government. The department may solicit and accept gifts

and grants from any source for the purposes of this section. Money

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund may not be used to

fund a grant awarded under this section.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to

implement this section.

SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2025, the Texas

Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section

471.010, Transportation Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.