Some counties are happier than others after the Texas Department of Transportation released estimates of state aid to help fix roads damaged amid the state’s oil and gas boom.
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In Austin, Toll Lanes May Give Bus Service a Boost
In Austin, transportation planners are hopeful that a toll project will help increase ridership on city buses, which will be able to use new tolled lanes for free and cut time on some routes.
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South Texas County Gets Off TxDOT’s Gravel List
La Salle County officials have agreed to pay a portion of the repair costs and all the maintenance costs for 20 miles of roads that the Texas Department of Transportation had intended to convert to gravel.
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Gravel Plan on Pause, but Political Fallout Continues
Debate over the Texas Department of Transportation’s controversial plan to convert some damaged asphalt roads to gravel has come up in a fight between the House and Senate to boost the agency’s funding.
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Worsening Austin Traffic Prompts Talk of Toll Swap
As state and local leaders consider what to do about the most congested segment of road in Texas, Interstate 35 through central Austin, the possibility of swapping the interstate with a nearby toll road remains a possibility.
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TribuneFest: Talking to TxDOT
At the Trib’s Oct. 17 symposium on transportation at Southern Methodist University, Aman Batheja sat down with Ted Houghton, chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, and Phil Wilson, executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation.
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Debt Challenges Tied to SH 130 Could Impact Future Toll Projects
A year after opening, a privately operated toll road in Central Texas may be in danger of defaulting next year, increasing the scrutiny of a funding model long touted by transportation advocates and state leaders.
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TxDOT May Get Extra Money for Damaged Roads
State lawmakers are expected to give the Texas Department of Transportation an extra $250 million for work in counties affected by the drilling boom, but that likely won’t stop some paved roads from being converted to gravel.
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Consolidation of Bus Industry Hits Hardest in Rural Texas Communities
A surprise decision by Megabus earlier this year to cancel its rural routes has left local officials scrambling. The company’s move is the latest consolidation of the state’s makeshift intercity bus system.
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Lawmaker Defends Prada Marfa Against Permit Questions
The famed art installation made to look like a Prada store is drawing scrutiny from the Texas Department of Transportation over whether it constitutes an illegal advertisement.
