Texas and California have taken sharply different approaches to surface transportation. Texas has spent decades expanding roadway capacity, building new infrastructure, and moving projects from planning to construction. California has pursued a broader set of objectives, including environmental protection, greenhouse gas reduction, land-use planning, transit development, equity, and mobility. These differences stem not from geography or population growth but from how each state structures governance, project review, funding, and the role transportation systems are expected to play.

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