Ep. 125 - Texas General Aviation: Funding, Workforce & Disaster Response | Armando Martinez
Pilot. Flight paramedic. Firefighter. State Representative.
Rep. Armando Martinez (HD 39) joins Texas Talks to break down why Texas general aviation airports are more important than most people realize — and what the new House Select Committee on General Aviation is trying to fix.
In this episode we cover:
• Why Speaker Burrows created a Select Committee on General Aviation
• The real difference between general aviation and commercial airports • Infrastructure and funding challenges facing small and rural airports
• How Mid-Valley Airport in Weslaco is expanding to become a regional disaster…
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