Texans successfully fought back against tolled highway projects in 2017. Meanwhile, motorists are now forbidden to text while driving and ride-hailing companies emerged from the legislative session with a major victory.
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Some Texans dodge bullet train, others are square in its path
Federal officials identified the likely route a planned Dallas-Houston bullet train will take through rural counties as it connects the state’s two largest urban areas.
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Politics
Postponed: Join The Texas Tribune for a symposium on Hurricane Harvey recovery
Join The Texas Tribune for a symposium on Hurricane Harvey, where lawmakers, reporters and thought-leaders will discuss the deadly storm that struck Texas, and the road to recovery.
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Texans driven mad as tolls burn holes in their wallets
As the number of toll projects continue to ramp up in the name of easier commutes, thousands of Texans are feeling anything but relief.
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Amid blowback over accounting maneuver, TxDOT drops financing idea for several toll projects
Late Thursday, transportation officials released a statement saying they were dropping several toll projects from long-term plans due to public response.
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TxDOT eyeing accounting trick to get around toll road prohibition
A state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on whether the state’s transportation agency can use voter-approved funds to rebuild or expand highways that will also include toll lanes alongside them.
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In Harvey's Wake
In Houston, low-income residents struggle after losing vehicles in floods
In addition to replacing clothes and finding new places to live, many in southeast Texas must repair vehicles or buy new cars. But not being able to get to work for more than three weeks makes that a challenge.
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In Harvey's Wake
Texas officials see long road from Harvey for state transportation network
Hurricane Harvey closed hundreds of roads around Houston and Southeast Texas. Texas transportation officials are only beginning to assess how prolonged flooding has damaged roads and bridges.
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In Harvey's Wake
Coastal Texas county’s long recovery from Hurricane Harvey begins
Nowhere was Hurricane Harvey’s devastation felt more than Aransas County, which has had one storm-related death and has had many buildings severely damaged. The region’s difficult physical — and emotional — recovery is underway.
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In Harvey's Wake
Ahead of Hurricane Harvey, officials send Texans mixed messages on evacuations
In the hours before Hurricane Harvey hits Texas, some local leaders told residents to flee their homes, while others urged them to stay in place and wait out the storm.