Today’s Headlines

• Houston Planning Commission Has Formed a Walkable Places Committee! 1st Meeting: Wed 1/11, 4pm
• Hit-and-Run Tahoe Driver Struck and Killed While Fleeing, by 2nd Tahoe Driver, Who Also Fled (Houston Chron)
• Jesse Copeland, 22, Killed Walking Across High-Speed SH155 Outside Tyler, But “Not at a Crosswalk” — Closest Pedestrian Crossings Are 21.9 Miles Apart (KTRE)
• The Texas Legislature Does Not Reflect the Gender, Race, Ethnic Diversity of the State (KUT)
• Waco MPO Has Costly Options to Widen I-35, Isn’t Considering “Reconnect Waco” (WacoTrib)
• CAMPO Active Transportation Plan Public Meeting Starting Week of Jan 23 (CAMPO)
• Craddick and Zaffarini Starting Another Push to Ban Txting While Driving (HPM)

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