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Originally Posted by chinchaaa

why would suburban and rural constituents care about a 1/4 mile stretch of a street downtown? like come on people.

Its literally in the state GOP party platform to not allow it.

https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-RPT-Platform.pdf

63. Freedom to Travel: We oppose the Biden Infrastructure and Green Energy Plan that threatens our
freedom to travel, imposes a federal mileage tax, as well as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or other
social justice policies on Texas taxpayers and drivers. We oppose anti-car measures that punish those
who choose to travel alone in their own personal vehicle, and oppose any measure to impose “road diet”
mandates designed to shrink auto capacity and/or intentionally clog vehicle lanes to force deference to
pedestrian, bike, and mass transit options (whose users do not pay gas tax). We urge the Texas
Legislature to protect drivers from these California-style, anti-driver policies in Texas.

I mean, it doesn't make sense to me but they also tried to hang their own Vice President. so