State HouseStatewide NewsTransportationTexas Highway Funding Advocates Push for More Toll Roads
Kim RobertsSeptember 17, 2020
As the Texas House Committee on Transportation convenes in the interim, toll roads are at the forefront of the discussion.
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FederalIssuesStatewide NewsTaxes & SpendingTransportationPlans for New West Texas Highway May Provide Another Route Through State
Kim RobertsJune 15, 2020
If the Ports-to-Plains Highway Act is passed, a new interstate extension from north to south through West Texas could be in Texas' future.
Battleground 2020Elections 2020Taxes & SpendingThe Back MicThe Back Mic: Eric Holder Endorses in Texas, Watchdog Group Highlights TxDOT Spending, Sid Miller Makes 10 Percent Budget Cuts
McKenzie TaylorMay 29, 2020
This week — endorsements from a group headed by a former U.S. attorney general, the “Texas Wastebook’s” first highlight, and an agency commissioner announcing budget cuts.
IssuesLocal NewsDespite Declining Ridership, $318 Million Federal Grant Guaranteed to North Texas Public Transit
Kim RobertsApril 10, 2020
Public transit in North Texas will receive hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
IssuesLocal NewsTaxes & SpendingBridges to Nowhere: Fort Worth Eyes Completion Date for Panther Island’s Delayed Bridge Projects
Kim RobertsFebruary 19, 2020
Three bridges in Fort Worth associated with the beleaguered Panther Island project have had their completion dates set. For now, the bridges will cross dry land.
IssuesLocal NewsTaxes & SpendingRidership Remains Low a Year Into TEXRail Transit Operations
Kim RobertsJanuary 14, 2020
Initial projections for the massive transit project estimated some 250,000 riders per month. So far, TEXRail has only managed to hit 20 percent of that mark.
Civil SocietyLocal NewsStatewide NewsGovernor Abbott Steps Up DPS Presence in Downtown Austin, Near UT After Recent Stabbings
Brad JohnsonJanuary 10, 2020
The governor's move to bolster security comes on the heels of a fatal stabbing and months of Austin's homeless problem festering amid public uproar at city officials.
Local NewsCity of Austin Forgoes Homeless Shelter, Purchases Motel Instead
Brad JohnsonNovember 15, 2019
The city announced that an abandoned Rodeway Inn will be renovated into housing for Austin's homeless.
86th LegislatureState HouseStatewide NewsRep. Poncho Nevárez Admits to Possession of Cocaine After Affidavit Surfaces
Brad JohnsonNovember 14, 2019
Prior to the affidavit going public, Nevárez announced he would not be seeking reelection last week.
IssuesLocal NewsDepartment of Transportation Begins Cleaning Up Austin Homeless Encampments
Brad JohnsonNovember 6, 2019
The move has been a long time coming after several months of the governor and City of Austin officials publicly sparring over Austin's camping and lying ordinance changes.
IssuesAfter the Net Neutrality Debate Settles, Rural Texans Still Lack Broadband Access
Brad JohnsonJune 4, 2019
Over 30 percent of rural Texans are without high-speed broadband internet access in their homes and government-led approaches are dominating the debate.