• TardisBeaker@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Charge who? And in what form? Interstates in Texas are not toll roads. A little from fuel taxes & vehicle registrations maybe, but certainly not enough to maintain all the interstate (i.e. Federal) highways.

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        9 months ago

        I’m not from Texas, I’m asking the question. I heard, forget where, that most highways are essentially toll roads. Sure there are a handful of bigger ones that cross state lines that are free. But being the biggest state means that most aren’t those. The smaller connecting ones are still just that, toll roads. Sure, it’s entirely possible an individual never has to pay because their commute doesn’t deviate from the one free highway. But for most, isn’t the freeway/highway just one big toll road?

        I just saw the map and most federal highways revolve around the Houston area going East/West. Wanna go north, pay. Wanna go south, pay.