Infrastructure bill to bring $35 billion to Texas

Texas is set to receive $35 billion for bridges, roads and public transit improvement from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law this week.

Why it matters: Texas infrastructure "has suffered from a systemic lack of investment," according to a White House report. The state received a C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

• No Texas Republican voted in favor of the bill, which got 13 House GOP votes and 19 Senate Republican votes.

Details: Most of the state’s money will go toward road and bridge construction and improvement.

• Commute times in Texas have increased by more than 11% since 2011, and each year drivers pay about $700 to driving on roads in need of repair.

By the numbers: Texas’ allotment over the next five years, according to the White House report:

• $26.9 billion for highways and $537 million for bridges.
• More than 19,400 miles of Texas highways and 818 bridges are in poor condition.
• $3.3 billion to improve public transit.
• $2.9 billion to improve drinking water.
• "Clean, safe drinking water is a right in all communities," the report says.
• $1.2 billion for airport development.
• $408 million to expand Texas’ electric car charging network.
• Texas can also apply for $2.5 billion in grants for the effort.
• $100 million for broadband coverage.
• More than 1 million Texans currently lack access.
• $53 million to protect against wildfires.
• $42 million to defend against cyber attacks.

Of note: One of the goals of the bill is to increase "climate resiliency.”

• Texas has seen 67 extreme weather events in the past decade, costing the state as much as $200 billion, the White House report says.