Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Texas
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Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Texas

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A Metropolitan Planning Organization is a local decision-making body that is responsible for overseeing the metropolitan transportation planning process. An MPO is required for each urban area with a population of more than 50,000 people.

Listed below are the MPOs in Texas. Additional information about Texas' MPOs can be found at the Association of Texas Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

Metropolitan Planning Organizations list

MPODistrictUrban area
AbileneAbileneAbilene
Alamo AreaSan AntonioSan Antonio, New Braunfels
AmarilloAmarilloAmarillo
Bryan/College StationBryanCollege Station, Bryan
Capital AreaAustinAustin, San Marcos
Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiCorpus Christi
Eagle PassLaredoEagle Pass
El PasoEl PasoEl Paso
Grayson CountyParisSherman, Denison 
Houston-Galveston Area CouncilHoustonHouston, Conroe, The Woodlands, Lake Jackson, Angleton, Texas City
Killeen-TempleBrownwood, WacoKilleen, Temple
Laredo & Webb County AreaLaredoLaredo
LongviewAtlanta, TylerLongview
LubbockLubbockLubbock
North Central Texas Council of GovernmentsDallas, Fort Worth, ParisDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Denton, Lewisville, McKinney-Frisco
Permian BasinOdessaMidland, Odessa
Rio Grande ValleyPharrBrownsville, Harlingen and McAllen
San AngeloSan AngeloSan Angelo
South East Texas Regional Planning CommissionBeaumontBeaumont, Port Arthur
TexarkanaAtlantaTexarkana
Tyler AreaTylerTyler
VictoriaYoakumVictoria
WacoWacoWaco
Wichita FallsWichita FallsWichita Falls