Today’s Headlines

• Does Texas need a hands-free law for drivers? [Asnwer: Yes] (KXAN)
• In Increasingly Diverse Texas, the Legislature Remains Mostly White and Male (Texas Tribune)
• Limiting the Amount of People Allowed to Live in the City of Austin Not Working Out Well (CultureMap)
• Sit-Down Scooter Rental Program To Debut In Austin (KUT)
• …Fights Over Scooters Reflect Desperate Need for Multimodal Safe Networks in Texas Cities (KXAN)
• City of Austin on Track to Finish 2016 Mobility Bond in Eight Years (Community Impact)
• A Growing Texas City Rethinks its Transportation Plan (Planetizen)
• TXDOT Releases Report on Agency’s Plans for the Intersection of U.S. 290 West and Texas 71 (Austin Chron)

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