Buried within a massive federal transportation bill is a little-noticed provision that is of great interest to automobile dealers. The man who offered the amendment is U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a second-generation car dealer.
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Demographics
Roundup: Cruz’s Debate, Immigration, Congestion
In the Roundup: Amid a debate full of substance, GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz had a rare flub. Plus, a federal appeals court ruled against a controversial Obama administration immigration program, and researchers identified the top 100 congested roads in the state.
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Transportation
Texas Rail Prospects Tempt Foreign Companies
A Japanese-backed effort to build a Dallas-Houston bullet train may just be the start of an international rail play in Texas as companies from other countries vie for a piece of potential rail projects in the state.
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Transportation
I-35 in Austin Named the Most Congested Roadway in Texas
A new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute named the stretch of I-35 between U.S. 290 N and SH 71 as the most congested roadway in Texas. We map the 10 most congested roadways.
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Politics
A Closer Look at Turnout for Tuesday’s Election
About 430,000 more Texans voted Tuesday than in the 2013 constitutional election. Hear more about turnout and see how many Texans voted — by county — on Proposition 7, which directed more money to the state highway fund.
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Transportation
Video: Local Ballot Measures, Propositions Drive Turnout
About 430,000 more Texans voted Tuesday than in the 2013 constitutional election. Officials saw an increase in voting in all of the state’s 15 largest counties, with Harris County – which had a mayoral race and nondiscrimination ordinance to decide – at the top.
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Economy
Amendments Sail to Easy Passage
Voters overwhelmingly favored seven changes to the Texas constitution, including measures that will cut property taxes, boost funding for road projects beginning in 2017 and let state officeholders live outside of Austin.
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Economy
2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Transportation Track
The Transportation track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival included panel discussions on high-speed rail, transportation planning, urban mobility and the Legislature. Listen to audio from each session.
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Criminal Justice
2015 Tribune Festival: Videos of the Keynote Sessions
During the keynote sessions of the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival, we featured one-on-one conversations with Dan Patrick, Joe Straus, Nancy Pelosi and Julián Castro. You can watch those interviews and videos of our other keynote sessions here.
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Economy
Texans to Decide on Transportation Funding with Prop 7
As Texas’ transportation needs multiply, voters in the rapidly growing state will be asked Nov. 3 to consider a way to pay for those needs.