Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.
HJR 144 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Texas counties or cities to create regional transportation authorities through local law. If approved by voters, this would enable these authorities to build, maintain, and operate transportation projects (like roads or transit systems) across multiple jurisdictions without requiring the standard public notice for local laws. The amendment specifically removes the need for special notice when passing such local laws. This measure must be voted on by Texas voters in the November 2025 election.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted with improved spacing and line breaks while retaining the same substantive content. The core proposal to create a regional mobility authority by local law remains unchanged, as do the implementation timeline (November 4, 2025 election) and the proposed constitutional amendment language.
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Floor votes · House May 12, 2025
How they voted
103–31
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 146
May 12, 2025
D
Democratic59
98% Yea
R
Republican87
51% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 10, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
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