We’re liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s Transportation track, which features panel discussions on planning, high-speed rail, road funding and rural transportation.
Texas Department Of Transportation
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Transportation
TxDOT Banking On “Don’t Mess With Texas” to Provide More Cash
The cash-strapped Texas Department of Transportation is hoping to partner with a vendor to launch a new line of merchandise that takes advantage of the company’s intellectual property — most notably, “Don’t Mess With Texas.”
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Transportation
A Boom for Oil, but a Bust for Texas’ Rural Roads
As the Texas Department of Transportation blames a funding shortfall for its plans to convert some rural roads to gravel, South Texans argue they are being unfairly punished for the region’s drilling boom.
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Transportation
Graveling Over Visible Holes in Funding — and Invisible Ones, Too
The state’s proposal to convert some paved roads back to gravel has invisible counterparts in other areas of the state budget. But it’s apparently safer to talk about transportation problems.
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Transportation
Austin-San Antonio Rail Effort Could Get Federal Funds
The mayors of San Antonio and Austin are in talks with federal officials about federal funding to help develop a high-speed rail project between the two cities, local and federal officials have confirmed.
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Transportation
TxDOT Officials Address Concerns on Cost-Cutting Plans
During a meeting when local and state officials accused the agency of poor communication, Texas Department of Transportation officials confirmed plans Thursday to delay converting more asphalt roads to gravel.
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31 Days, 31 Ways (2013)
New Law Aims to Protect TxDOT Road Workers
Texas drivers will have to slow down or move over one lane when passing Texas Department of Transportation workers under a new law. This story is part of our monthlong 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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State Government
Video: New Law Aims to Protect TxDOT Workers
Texas drivers will have to slow down or move over one lane when passing Texas Department of Transportation workers . This story is part of our monthlong 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Transportation
TxDOT’s Cost-Cutting Plans Draw Local Outrage
With the announcement of two new cost-cutting measures, the Texas Department of Transportation has managed to anger dozens of local officials in both rural and urban parts of the state.
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Energy
Plan to Convert Paved Roads to Gravel Begins Despite Local Concerns
Lawmakers and rural residents worry unpaved roads will create safety hazards and reduce property values. But the Texas Department of Transportation says converting paved roads to gravel is the only safe plan it can afford.
