STIC is composed of a multi-stakeholder leadership that works together to forge an environment of innovation, imagination, and ingenuity to pursue specific initiatives and their rapid implementation to deliver a modern, high quality transportation system to the citizens of the commonwealth. The STIC will identify ways that Texas responds to key issues and challenges that impact the highway program, and suggest options to enhance the program and Texas’s transportation infrastructure.

The STIC is co-chaired by the TxDOT Director of Strategy & Innovation and the FHWA Texas Division Administrator and will be composed of no more than twenty-five (25) individual members. All member organizations (that are not affiliated with a State or Federal agency) will delegate a representative who is appointed for a two-year term by the organization’s chief executive officer or board of directors, with each member eligible to be reappointed for an additional two-year term. Any person appointed to fill a temporary vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term, with the option to be reappointed for a successive two-year term, by the appointing organization or agency.

The State Transportation Innovation Council reviews potential implementation projects, which have been verified through the FACs within TxDOT’s program.

Implementation projects may include Every Day Counts (EDC) proven innovations as part of the SPR II Subpart B Work Program.

The implementation projects include both products of research conducted in Texas, as well as, Federal Highway Administration’s proven innovations and enhanced business processes promoted through the EDC program. These projects facilitate greater efficiency at the state and local levels, saving time and resources that can be used to deliver more projects for the same money.

Projects found to be of high interest to the STIC are sent to RTI as recommendations to consider for inclusion in the SPR II Work Program. The Project Portfolio Manager reviews prioritization and performs an initial assessment based on program history, potential funding needs and type of projects to the RTI Director for concurrence. The PMs request proposals and develop Implementation Project Recommendations (IPRs) for each of the projects. The IPR is submitted to the RTI Financial Committee for further consideration and approval to continue in the process. Once approved, it is submitted to the Director of Strategy and Innovation for final approval and modification request are submitted to the local FHWA Division Office for approval and inclusion in the SPR Part II Work Program.

The STIC for the State of Texas meets at least twice per year at a time and location established by the Co-Chairs.