The Texas Transportation Commission approved $95,000 Thursday for San Augustine County airport improvements.

Commissioners approved the funding at their November meeting in Austin and earmarked the money for engineering/design for pavement improvements at the airport. A project consultant will be named later this year.

The project costs will be funded through San Augustine County and TxDOT's Aviation Facilities Grant Program, which preserves and improves the state's general aviation system.

TxDOT expects this year to provide approximately $60 million in funding for planning, constructing and maintaining approximately 275 community airports in Texas that are eligible for funding.

More than three million flight hours are logged in arrivals and departures each year from Texas community airports which additionally provide aircraft facilities for agricultural, medical, business and commuter use.