What happened?
RTC members elected a new chair, vice chair and secretary during a June 13 meeting. The new officers began their yearlong terms at the end of the meeting.
- Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, chair
- Johnson County Commissioner Rick Bailey, vice chair
- Lewisville City Council member Brandon Jones, secretary
Jenkins is stepping into the chair position after Gyna Bivens, Fort Worth mayor pro tem, who was elected last June. Jenkins previously served as secretary and vice chair before being elected chair. He has served as a county judge and an RTC member since 2011.
He will preside over the RTC during the 89th Texas Legislature, which begins in January.
Bailey was elected vice chair after serving as secretary the previous year. Bailey was first appointed to the RTC in July 2022. Jones will serve as secretary for the coming year.
Learn more
The RTC is a policymaking body composed of elected or appointed officials from across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As part of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the RTC oversees transportation planning initiatives and policies for the 12-county region.
Key projects and planning initiatives the RTC has worked on include:
Regional Transit 2.0 study
- The NCTCOG hired two consultant companies to help design a next-generation transit system for the region.
- The RTC greenlit the study in 2023.
- The RTC approved extra funds for the project in December for scope and budget adjustments
- The NCTCOG is expected to host a workshop about the rail in July after Dallas City Council withdrew its support for the project.
