In 1997 the transportation office of the Department of Aging Services was designated as a rural transit district to service the six county region. The HOTRTD contracts with transit providers in each county to provide Section 5311 rural public transportation, Title XIX non-emergency medical transportation and Title III senior citizen transportation. The system is operated as a demand response program which requires the rider to call their local transit office at least 24 hours in advance. The Section 5311 “rural transit program” operates as the “bus services” for rural areas and takes passengers to destinations both inside and outside the region. The HOTRTD provided 44,031 trips to rural Section 5311 passengers in FY2004. Our seniors can use this service on a voluntary contributions basis by calling their local transit provider 24 hours in advance of their transit need. In FY 2004, seniors took 26,244 trips. The HOTRTD contracts to provide non-emergency medical transportation on a demand basis as directed by the Texas Department of Transportation/Medical Transportation Program and provided 27,057 trips to passengers in FY2004.

Contact:       Jacque Wolske
                    Transportation Manager
                    254-756-7822 

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