After the Amarillo City Council balked at such an ordinance last year, residents collected signatures for a ballot measure.
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Energy
Truckers hope protest over unpaid hours and lack of restrooms will spark a Permian Basin labor movement
Truckers say they can wait up to 18 hours without pay to load or unload fracking sand. The drilling sites often lack restrooms.
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Environment
Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem
TxDOT says it can’t guarantee that upgrades to one of Houston’s main hurricane evacuation routes will prevent future flooding of U.S. 59.
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Criminal Justice
Amarillo City Council must vote on abortion travel ban following successful voter petition
The council has been reluctant to approve the ban since it first debated the issue last fall.
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Politics
Texans triumph in fight to get direct flights from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.
The push to get more nonstop flights to the nation’s capital pit Texans against Virginians, who were opposed to the expansion.
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Environment
Barge hits, damages bridge in Galveston, causing an oil spill
The damaged bridge connects Pelican Island, where the Texas A&M Galveston campus is located, to Galveston Island.
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Environment
El Paso residents rally to protect a Rio Grande wetland from possible highway project
Potential routes for a highway in El Paso’s Mission Valley run alongside a restored wetland called Rio Bosque. Environmental advocates are urging TxDOT to scrap the idea.
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Texas and California leaders unite at EarthX
State leaders acknowledge milestone in recycling and circular economy initiatives.
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Houston’s growth demands that we prioritize equitable transit now
Unlocking economic prosperity: A framework to harness technology and data for smarter transportation planning in Houston
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Environment
Eclipse fever hits Texas towns as residents and officials prepare for a crush of visitors
Llano residents are told to stock up on groceries. A Sulphur Springs church is renting its parking spots. And everyone’s watching the weather forecast ahead of Monday’s eclipse.