Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has recently announced $5.25 million in federal grants will be used for 38 recreational trail projects (chosen from the 82 proposals submitted) across the state.
BikeTexas is proud to have been part of this process. In a collaborative effort with national bike and trail organizations and bike organizations from other states, BikeTexas worked with members of our congressional delegation to keep Rec Trails funding in the federal transportation bill in 2012. BikeTexas then worked with leaders at TxDOT and TPWD to save Rec Trails funding from being transferred to other uses. As a result of our work to preserve Rec Trails, funds were available for this round of grants.
Funding from Rec Trails must be divided between motorized and non-motorized trail projects. The new non-motorized trail projects will be around the state. For more details about these projects, see TPWD’s press release here.
Breckenridge in Stephens County
Bridgeport in Wise County
Brownwood in Brown County
The Caddo Trail Riders Association in Fannin County
Canton in Van Zandt County
Canyon in Randall County
The East Texas Arboretum in Henderson County
The Galveson Island Nature Tourism Council in Galveston County
The Greenbelt Alliance of Denton County
The Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition in Harris County
Hico in Hamilton County
The Hill Country Conservancy in Travis County
Horeshoe Bay in Burnet County
Kilgore in Gregg County
Lasara Independent School District in Willacy County
Levelland in Hockley County
Little Elm in Denton County
The Mission Bend Greenbelt Association in Fort Bend County
The National Park Service in Moore County
Olney in Young County
Port Isabel in Cameron County
Raymondville in Willacy County
Rockport in Aransas County
Rusk in Cherokee County
San Bonito in Cameron County
San Diego ISD in Duval County
Surfside Beach in Brazoria County
Texas A&M University-Texarkana in Bowie County
The Friends of Trinity Strand in Dallas County
Tyler in Smith County
