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Proposition 5

The amendment will be on the ballot Nov. 5. Early voting starts Oct. 21. Image by Julie Thibodeaux.

The Leadership of the NETT feels it’s important that we remind you that there is an issue on the Texas ballot that, we believe, would have a profound effect on our long term goal.  And that is Proposition 5.  That ballot proposition supports a constitutional amendment to dedicate revenue from the state sales tax on sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission.

 What would Proposition 5 change?

In Texas, the state legislature is allowed to appropriate revenue from the sales tax (6.25 percent) on sporting goods to the state Parks and Wildlife Department and the state Historical Commission. Proposition 5 would add language to the Texas Constitution dedicating revenue from the sales tax on sporting goods to the state Parks and Wildlife Department and the state Historical Commission. Whereas the current law allows the legislature to allocate the revenue for other uses, Proposition 5 would require a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber to reduce the amount for the parks, wildlife, and historical agencies. Furthermore, the ballot measure would prohibit the legislature from decreasing the amount for the parks, wildlife, and historical agencies by more than 50 percent.

This change would NOT create any new taxes.

The Leadership of the Northeast Texas Trail encourages your support of Proposition 5. We believe Proposition 5 would go far toward helping us achieve our long-term goal of completing the NETT and becoming a Texas State Park.

6 Texas State Grants Awarded

Great news!!!  Yesterday, the TPWD Commission announced that we were awarded 6 recreational trail grants.  Please visit www.tpwd.texas.gov and click under TPWD State News and Media for the official news release of our awarded grants.

My sincere thank you to all of you who were instrumental in preparing these applications!

Six Grants for $1,174,400 Approved

The Northeast Texas Trail Coalition is excited to announce that Texas Parks and Wildlife recently approved six different grants totaling $1,174,400 for various Northeast Texas Trail projects! It’s important to note that these funds are National Recreational Trails Fund doll

ars that fund recreational trail construction, renovation and acquisition. These are federal dollars that are generated from a portion of the federal tax on gasoline. Of these funds, 30% are for motorized recreational trails, 30% for non-motorized and 40% is marked as discretionary. In essence, these are dollars that we, as Texans, send to Washington coming back home to projects here in Northeast Texas.

 Open the PDF here for a rundown on grants received!

Texas Legislative News

Northeast Texas Trail has two bills before the Texas Legislature working toward our efforts to complete the Trail and become a 130 mile long Texas State Park.