Today’s Headlines

• Metro Board Chair Carrin Patman: Harvey Proves Robust Public Transit Needed (Houston Chron)
• UT-Austin Paying For Guaranteed Lyft Rides for Late Night Trips Home From Campus (Daily Texan)
• Evolve Austin Transit Study Shows CodeNEXT Would Not Allow Transit-Oriented Densities
• Non-Profit Leaders Join Real Estate Interests Calling for More Density in CodeNEXT (Big Red Dog)
• TXDOT Conducting Another Live Freeway Removal Experiment This Weekend (HPM)
• Texas Lawmakers in the Vanguard With New Requirement for School Bus Seat Belts (Morning News)
• Car Dealerships Are Seeing a Post-Harvey Surge in New Car Buying (AutoNews)
• San Antonio Express: Gas Shortage Reveals S.A. Needs Better Transit Options

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