By Shelley Kofler, KERA News
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Austin, TX – Tuesday morning in his state-of-the-state address Governor Rick Perry is expected to call for ending the diversion of the gas tax. The 20-cents per gallon collected is supposed to be used for roads. But about one third is used to pay for other things. Perry's view on the gas tax is supported by Senate Transportation Chairman John Carona, a Dallas Republican.
When Senator Carona talked to KERA's Shelley Kofler he said finding money for transportation is his top legislative priority, and he not afraid to use the "t" word.