Despite the state's highways being judged to be in poor condition, Texas infrastructure showed enough signs of improvement to earn a slightly improved overall infrastructure grade of “C” from the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which released its 2021 Texas Infrastructure Report Card on Feb. 10. Texas infrastructure received a “C-” on ASCE's last report card, issued in 2017. A “C” score indicates infrastructure is “mediocre” and “requires attention.”
The association’s civil engineers graded the state on 12 infrastructure categories. The lowest scores went to wastewater and levees, which each received a “D,” followed by highways and roads and dams, each with a “D+.” The state received its highest grades for its energy infrastructure (“B+”) and solid waste (“B”). A score of “D” indicates “poor, at risk” infrastructure, while “B” means infrastructure is “good, adequate for now.” A brief of the report can be found here.