Ten months into his tenure, the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation on funding the state’s transportation needs, the prospects for high-speed rail and what the expansion of the Panama Canal means for Texas ports.
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Property Tax, Speed Limit, PAC Money
This week on the Newsreel, a look at property taxes versus sales taxes, 85-mph speed limits and Super PAC contributions from Texas.
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Transportation
Private Firm Aims for Bullet Trains From Dallas to Houston by 2020
By 2020, bullet trains might be transporting Texans between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston in less than 90 minutes, if a private firm’s plans to build the system without public funding come to fruition.
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Transportation
Report: Texas Jobs Near Public Transit, But Commuters Aren’t
A new report shows a growing disconnect between the number of jobs located near public transportation and the number of workers who can easily use it. And Texas metro areas are below the national averages for connectivity.
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Transportation
Texas Conference Draws Transportation Heavy-Hitters
A Texas conference started 15 years ago at the request of U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, has grown into one of the leading transportation policy gatherings in the country.
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Transportation
TxDOT Releases First Rural Transportation Plan
TxDOT released the state’s first transportation plan for rural areas last week, intending it as a “blueprint” for future transportation projects and services in rural areas through 2035.
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Transportation
For TxDOT, a $2 Billion “Perception Problem”
The Texas Department of Transportation announced this year that it had an extra $2 billion in funding. And that could hurt the agency’s attempts at getting extra funding next session.
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Transportation
TxDOT Lobbying Congress For More Revenue Options
The Texas Department of Transportation is urging Congressional leaders to give states more discretion in charging tolls and using private funding for road projects.
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Criminal Justice
Pay to Pave
More energy producers are making “donations” to the Texas Department of Transportation to fix roads torn up by gas well operations.
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Transportation
Panama Canal Expansion Raises Hopes in Houston
The Panama Canal’s expansion will probably mean the Port of Houston sees more container ships, but local officials disagree on whether the area is ready for the extra business.