Under 23 U.S.C. §504, the National Highway Institute (NHI), a staff office in FHWA Headquarters, is responsible for identifying current and future technical training needs and for developing training to satisfy the identified needs in cooperation with FHWA program and field offices and State highway agencies. The NHI primary mission is to provide education and training to Federal, State, and local employees associated with Federal-aid highway work. The NHI provides this training and education primarily through a program of short courses aimed at States and the Local Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP) which is geared to serve local agencies. The Texas Local Technical Assistance Program (TxLTAP) is financed and sponsored by TxDOT and FHWA. TxDOT has been assigned the responsibility to develop, coordinate, and maintain this program. TxDOT RTI manages and has oversight of this Program by contracting with a Texas state-supported university to facilitate these activities of the Program.