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  89R12548 AJZ-D     By: Y. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 3947       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning   organizations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 201.9911, Transportation Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (d)     In developing a transportation plan under this section,   each metropolitan planning organization shall consider the   transportation needs of individuals who receive services from:                 (1)  the Health and Human Services Commission; or                 (2)  the Texas Workforce Commission.          SECTION 2.  Section 201.9991, Transportation Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:           (c-1)     A metropolitan planning organization that requests   financial assistance from the commission must submit evidence to   the commission that transportation providers within the boundaries   of the planning organization have considered meeting the   transportation needs of individuals described by Section   201.9911(d), including by adjusting the providers' fixed routes to   address the needs of those individuals.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.