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Gov. Greg Abbott’s office described it as an “unprecedented level of projected transportation funding.”
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office described it as an “unprecedented level of projected transportation funding.”
The state, and nation's, largest port is undergoing a project to widen and deepen its channel that will open the door for even more growth.
Under Mayor Turner’s Climate Action Plan, Houston is touting a move away from clean diesel and CNG buses to “100 percent no emission” buses.
By a vote of 5-3, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Texas Central qualifies for eminent domain authority as an interurban electric railway.
The departure of Texas Central's CEO sparked rumors that the project is ending, but lawyers claimed otherwise to the Texas Supreme Court.
The high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston faces another obstacle as its CEO and President Carlos Aguilar announced his departure.
Due to inflation, property value increases, and an unplanned hiccup with the Capitol Corridor, the cost of Austin's Project Connect rail expansion has grown substantially.
Truckers are reportedly being redirected to locations as far away as Arizona, amid wait times of up to 12 hours at Texas ports of entry.
Tesla is now headquartered in Austin and celebrated the launch of its massive new factory, but car purchases in Texas have to be done online.
A future highway from Laredo to Amarillo received official designation in the omnibus spending bill signed into law in March. No appropriations for the project have yet been made.
County attorneys sent a letter to the Texas Supreme Court apprising them of over $600,000 in delinquent property taxes owed by Texas Central, suggesting it raises doubt about the project’s viability.
Texas Central wants to receive federal infrastructure money to help construct its high-speed rail project, though questions are raised as to whether it would qualify.