Monitoring the Session

HB 5453

TxDOT splits road money evenly: maintain or improve

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Tom CraddickRHouse 82

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the selection, prioritization, and funding of transportation projects.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Spending split evenly between those two kinds of projects.

The bill tells the Texas Department of Transportation to rank road projects that either maintain or improve state infrastructure, and to split transportation spending evenly between those two kinds of projects. It also requires the department to notify every legislator whose county holds a major road project when that project is picked for funding and before it is finished, instead of only notifying legislators who asked. It touches the department, its 10-year project plan, and lawmakers, and it takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Transportation committee 9-0 on May 1, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 13, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5453 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Tom CraddickRHouse 82

ITEM

relating to the selection, prioritization, and funding of transportation projects.

WHAT IT DOES

Spending split evenly between those two kinds of projects.

The bill tells the Texas Department of Transportation to rank road projects that either maintain or improve state infrastructure, and to split transportation spending evenly between those two kinds of projects. It also requires the department to notify every legislator whose county holds a major road project when that project is picked for funding and before it is finished, instead of only notifying legislators who asked. It touches the department, its 10-year project plan, and lawmakers, and it takes effect September 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 · May 8, 2025

Because detailed cost information is not available, the cost to the State to implement the bill cannot be determined at this time.

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. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Reported favorably as substituted
  9. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  10. Committee report distributed
  11. Committee report sent to Calendars
  12. Considered in Calendars
  13. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Tom Craddick

Donors

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$101KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70KJohn R. Weisman$30,000

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 29, 2024 to Oct 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.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$100,500.00

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$100,500.00

Cash
$100,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,500.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 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: 101028957, 101058926.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$70,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$70,000.00

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$70,000.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.

John R. Weisman$30,000.00
Money

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

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Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$100,500.00

Cash
$100,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,500.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2025 to May 21, 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: 101028957, 101058926.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$70,000.00

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$70,000.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100986335, 101009831, 101028957, 101071728.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4
For
2
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • Self1 registration
  • Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association1 registration

On

  • Self1 registration
  • Texas Department of Transportation1 registration
Sources

4 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 · May 8, 2025

Because detailed cost information is not available, the cost to the State to implement the bill cannot be determined at this time.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025

05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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.

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Transportation--Miscellaneous

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 400 words

89R18912 JAM-D

By: Craddick
H.B. No. 5453

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the selection, prioritization, and funding of

transportation projects.

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

SECTION 1. Section 201.601(d), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d) In selecting transportation projects, the department

shall :

(1) prioritize projects identified under Section

201.991(a)(3); and

(2) consider the transportation system strategies,

goals and measurable targets, and other related performance

measures established under Subsection (a-1)(1).

SECTION 2. Section 201.609, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 201.609. NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF CERTAIN ACTIONS

[ COMPLETED PROJECTS ]. [ (a) ] Not later than the 10th day after the

date a major road project is selected for funding or the 10th day

before the date on which a major road project is scheduled for

completion, as applicable, the department shall provide notice [ of

the location and completion date of the road project ] to each member

of the legislature who represents the county in which the road

project is located of:

(1) the selection of the road project for funding; or

(2) the completion of the project [ and who wants to

receive the notice ].

[ (b) The department shall ask each legislator whether the

legislator wants to receive notices under this section. ]

SECTION 3. Section 201.808(e), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(e) The department shall establish criteria to prioritize

the transportation needs for the state that are consistent with the

statewide transportation plan. In establishing prioritization

criteria under this subsection the department shall ensure that

transportation expenditures are split evenly between:

(1) transportation projects that are required to

maintain the state infrastructure; and

(2) transportation projects that would improve the

state infrastructure.

SECTION 4. Section 201.991(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The department shall develop a unified transportation

program covering a period of 10 years to guide the development of

and authorize construction of transportation projects. The

program must:

(1) annually identify target funding levels; [ and ]

(2) list all projects that the department intends to

develop or begin construction of during the program period ; and

(3) identify and prioritize transportation projects

that:

(A) are required to maintain the state

infrastructure; or

(B) would improve the state infrastructure .

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.