Transportation Services

ETCOG provides demand-response rural transportation in its fourteen county region through the Rural Transit District.

As long as your trip originates or ends in a rural area, we can provide the transportation.

Call 1.800.590.3371 to schedule a trip today! Trips must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.

History

The East Texas Council of Governments was designated the Rural Transit District for the 14 county region in September 1995.

In accordance with Texas Transportation Code (Chapter 458), the Rural Transit District is empowered to carry out the purpose of district planning, constructing, or operating a facility or performing a service that the rural transit district is authorized to operate or perform.

The ETCOG Area Agency on Aging (AAA) began providing Rural Public Transportation in 1990, initially utilizing the AAA’s fleet of vehicles purchased with Elderly Funds and contracting with the AAA's Elderly Transportation Contractors.

ETCOG assumed direct responsibility for the delivery of Transportation Services on September 1, 2007.