Public Transportation Advisory Committee

The Public Transportation Advisory Committee (PTAC) consists of nine members, appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House of Representatives. The committee's primary responsibilities include:

Advising the commission on the needs of the state's public transportation providers
Advising the commission on the allocation of public transportation funds
Commenting on rules involving public transportation

Committee Members
Marc Whyte – General Public Representative 1045 Cheever Blvd., Suite 103 San Antonio, TX 78217 (210) 562-2870 Email
James C. Cline, Jr. – General Public Representative 1955 Lakeway Drive, Suite 260 Lewisville, TX 75057 (972) 221-4600 Email
Ken Fickes, CCTM – Transportation Provider Representative Director, Harris County Transit Services 8410 Lantern Point Drive Houston, TX 77054 (713) 578-2000 Email
John McBeth – Transportation Provider Representative President/CEO, Brazos Transit District 1759 N. Earl Rudder Freeway Bryan, TX 77803 (979) 778-0607, ext. 0 (office) (979) 778-3606 (fax) Email
Christina Melton Crain, PC – General Public Representative 5930 Royal Lane, Suite E PMB 146 Dallas, TX 75230 (214) 215-8152 (office) (214) 373-8405 (fax) Email
J.R. Salazar – Transportation Provider Representative Central Texas Rural Transit District P.O. Box 712 Coleman, TX 76834 (325) 625-4491 (office) (325) 625-5044 (fax) Email
Dietrich M. von Biedenfeld – Transportation User Representative Marilyn Davies College of Business University of Houston-Downtown 320 North Main Street Houston, TX 77002 (713) 221-5833 Email

2018 Meeting Agendas and Materials

Date	Time	Location
Sept. 18	10 a.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Room 2B1, Austin
May 8	10 a.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Room 2B1, Austin
March 27	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Room 2B1, Austin
Jan. 18	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Room 2B1, Austin

Meeting Archive

2017

Date	Time	Location
Oct. 24	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Auditorium, Austin
July 25	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Room 1A.2, Austin
June 6	1 p.m.	3712 Jackson Ave. Room 324, Austin
March 30	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Room 1A.2, Austin
Jan. 26	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Auditorium, Austin

2016

Date	Time	Location
Sept. 27	1 p.m.	3712 Jackson Ave. Bldg. 6 Room 325 Austin
April 19	1 p.m.	3712 Jackson Ave. Bldg. 6 Room 325 Austin
Jan. 28	1 p.m.	200 E. Riverside Drive Auditorium, Austin

2015

Date	Agenda	Transcript	Minutes	Audio
Jan. 22
March 31
May 26
July 23
Sept. 29

2014

Date	Agenda	Transcript	Minutes	Audio
Jan. 28 (Canceled)
Feb. 25
March 25 (Canceled)
May 27
July 24
Sept. 30 (Canceled)
Nov. 18

2013

Date	Agenda	Transcript	Minutes	Audio
Nov. 26
Sept. 24
July 9
May 28
March 19
Jan. 23

2012

Date	Agenda	Transcript	Minutes
Nov. 8
Sept. 13
July 12
June 7
April 16
Feb. 9

2011

Date	Agenda	Transcript	Minutes
Nov. 2
Sept. 8
June 30
April 13
Feb. 25

2010

Date	Agenda	Transcript	Minutes
Sept. 8
June 17
May 14
April 7
Feb. 26
Jan. 29

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