Projects include rural water systems, water storage, conservation, transportation, nature-based solutions, dam safety, water purification and reuse and desalination.
Population growth in Texas over the past decade has been remarkable, leading to significant demands for basic infrastructure and facilities across the state.
The existing technology for grade crossing warnings has largely remained unchanged since the 1960s, and includes flashing red lights, warning bells and gates.
The program looks to incentivize the use of sustainable, domestic construction materials and products that have lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
The initiative targets a section of highway where the crash rate is more than 2.5 times the state average, with nearly half of all incidents being rear-end collisions at lower speeds.