Relating to the construction of bridges in Harris County.
HB 3720 requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design and build two bridges in Harris County to separate train tracks from road traffic. Specifically, it mandates construction at the intersections of Little York Road/Hirsch Road and Tidwell Road/Hirsch Road to eliminate grade crossings. The bill directly affects Harris County residents and commuters by aiming to reduce traffic congestion at these rail-road intersections through physical infrastructure changes. It does not alter existing laws but creates a new obligation for TxDOT to complete these projects by September 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
Last action May 21, 2025
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May 15, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an engrossed version, with minor spacing and line break adjustments. The substantive content remains unchanged, maintaining the same requirements for the Texas Department of Transportation to develop plans and construct two bridges in Harris County for rail-roadway grade separation.
Scope change
No substantive change in scope or applicability; the bill's purpose and requirements remain identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and line break adjustments were made to convert the bill from a draft version to an official engrossed version, with no changes to the actual policy content.
Floor votes · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
91–42
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 143
May 14, 2025
D
Democratic58
96% Yea
R
Republican85
48% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
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 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
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