Bill Text: TX HCR69 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study the construction of a second vehicular causeway connecting Padre Island to the mainland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-12 - Left pending in committee [HCR69 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR69-Introduced.html
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| By: Hunter | H.C.R. No. 69 | |
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| WHEREAS, Constructed in 1973, the JFK Causeway Bridge serves | ||
| as a major gateway between Padre Island and the Corpus | ||
| Christi/Flour Bluff area, and the causeway is nearing capacity due | ||
| to increased vehicle traffic; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Padre Island, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, Corpus | ||
| Christi, and other communities surrounding the JFK Causeway have | ||
| experienced significant population growth over the years, creating | ||
| a critical need for additional traffic routes to accommodate more | ||
| travelers between the barrier island and the mainland; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During dangerous and life-threatening weather | ||
| events, easily accessible evacuation routes are crucial to ensure | ||
| the safety of area residents, and the single route provided by the | ||
| JFK Causeway may not be sufficient in an emergency; slower travel | ||
| times caused by high traffic density could endanger the lives of | ||
| evacuees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The potential benefits of constructing a second | ||
| causeway connecting Padre Island to the mainland range from | ||
| reducing travel time to preserving life, and it is imperative that | ||
| this option be explored; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the | ||
| House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study | ||
| the construction of a second vehicular causeway connecting Padre | ||
| Island to the mainland; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including | ||
| findings and recommendations, to the 89th Texas Legislature in | ||
| January 2025. | ||
