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Dallas Morning News: DART Focus on Rail Hurts Those Who Need Transit Most Former Webb County Judge Ricardo Rangel Injured in Crash That Killed Noe Alex Moreno (LMTonline) Oklahoma City Mayoral Candidate Tours Transit with State Rep Bennett and EMBARK Board Member Verizon Building Mixed-Use “Technology-Infused” Transit-Oriented Development in Irving (Morning News) Three People Killed in […]

Capital Metro Board Will Be Asked to Commit $18M to I-35 BRT on July 31 (Monitor) …Catch Up on the Proposals and Complaints With This Video of the Board Committee Meeting Houston Public Works Director Who Made Unlawful Payments Takes Leave (Houston Chron) Blame For Collin County Growing Pains Rests on State, Regional, and Local Officials (D […]

Culberson’s Federal Funding Ban on Richmond Light Rail Is in the New Draft THUD Bill Delivery Service “Favor” Expanding to Southern Dallas Following Twitter Outrage (Morning News) Capital Metro Teaming With Techies to Install Location-Based Transit Information System (Statescoop) Travis County Prioritizes Dense Walkable Urbanism for Downtown Parking Lot Property (Monitor) Dawn Hanson: The Answer to Income Segregation? […]

Governor Abbott Issues “Unofficial” Special Session Call to Let Distracted Driving Claim More Lives Whitney Brewer McGaughey, 33, and 20-Month-Old Baby Killed in Car Crash (East Texas Matters) Austin Mayor Wants to Create Task Force to Study Displacement Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Front of Waco Home Featured on “Fixer Upper” (Morning News) Texas City Commissioner Dee […]

Houston Real Estate Agents Steadily Hawk Sprawl While Claiming “Small Town Feel” (Houston Chron) At June Meeting, Texas Transportation Commission Did Not Discuss Performance Measures as Planned More Independent Eyes Needed at the Unified Transportation Plan Public Meeting and Webinar July 20 City Auditor Report Questions Houston’s Use of Affordable Housing Funds (Houston Chron, Infographic) Suspected […]

First of Three CTRMA Board Members Under Investigation Agrees to $300 Ethics Fine (Monitor) In-Depth Story on Tyson Dever, Who Was Paralyzed From the Waist Down at 22 by Texting Driver (KVUE) Austin Bcycle Adding 18 Stations to Grow to 69 Stations and 505 Bikes (Monitor) Today’s Anti-Speed Bumps Lunacy: Terrible Car-Based Design of Neighborhood Traps […]