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Hill Country Transit District

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Bus service in the Killeen–Temple metropolitan area, Texas, U.S.

The Hill Country Transit District, branded as The HOP, is a public transit operator serving the Killeen–Temple metropolitan area. The HOP operates microtransit services in five urban cities, three rural cities, a commuter bus route connecting Belton, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Killeen, and Temple, and rural demand-response service in three counties.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1

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The Hill Country Transit District, branded as The HOP, is a public transit operator serving the Killeen–Temple metropolitan area. The HOP operates microtransit services in five urban cities, three rural cities, a commuter bus route connecting Belton, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Killeen, and Temple, and rural demand-response service in three counties.2

Timeline

  1. 1988Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$102.6M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $102.6M in all. Federal grants $102.6M.$0$5M$10M$15M2008 · Federal grants: $3.6M20082009 · Federal grants: $6.2M2010 · Federal grants: $6.6M20102011 · Federal grants: $7.3M2012 · Federal grants: $3.7M20122013 · Federal grants: $5.2M2014 · Federal grants: $696.5K20142015 · Federal grants: $4.8M2016 · Federal grants: $7.0M20162017 · Federal grants: $6.1M2018 · Federal grants: $4.5M20182019 · Federal grants: $4.3M2020 · Federal grants: $11.0M20202021 · Federal grants: $3.2M2022 · Federal grants: $3.0M20222023 · Federal grants: $2.6M2024 · Federal grants: $4.8M20242025 · Federal grants: $10.8M2026 · Federal grants: $7.3M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$7.3M$7.3M
2025$10.8M$10.8M
2024$4.8M$4.8M
2023$2.6M$2.6M
2022$3.0M$3.0M
2021$3.2M$3.2M
2020$11.0M$11.0M
2019$4.3M$4.3M
2018$4.5M$4.5M
2017$6.1M$6.1M
2016$7.0M$7.0M
2015$4.8M$4.8M
2014$696.5K$696.5K
2013$5.2M$5.2M
2012$3.7M$3.7M
2011$7.3M$7.3M
2010$6.6M$6.6M
2009$6.2M$6.2M
2008$3.6M$3.6M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jun 12, 2020$6.2M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants5 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-2020-088
  2. Jun 12, 2020$3.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-2020-092
  3. Jun 10, 2009$3.5M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants7 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-96-X010-00
  4. May 13, 2026$3.1M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-2026-045
  5. Jul 23, 2025$2.8M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants9 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-2025-088
  6. Mar 3, 2025$2.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants10 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-2025-026
  7. Jun 21, 2011$2.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants11 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-90-X930-00
  8. Sep 19, 2013$2.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants12 To HILL COUNTRY TRANSIT DISTRICT Award TX-90-Y034-00

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