Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson introducing Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Dallas Voice. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg toured DFW Airport and rode DART to a press conference at Lovers Lane Station.
He was accompanied by Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Colin Allred. During his time in office, Allred has been working on infrastructure legislation and Johnson is chair of the Science and Technology committee.
During the press conference, she said getting reliable Internet throughout South Dallas was a priority. Buttigieg said Dallas and the DFW area stand to be one of the biggest benefactors of the infrastructure bill that pass the U.S.