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Austin Transit Advocates Seek Bond Election for the Good Light Rail Plan in November (Statesman) Anti-Rail Transit TPPF Board Members Electioneering Against Republican House Leaders (Quorum) Does the Buck Stop Anywhere in Dallas City Manager/Weak Mayor System? (Morning News) TXDOT Signs I-10 Charter With NM, CA, AZ. Does It mean Truck/Auto Separation in Houston? (@ArizonaDOT) SA Mayor Taylor Opposes Larger […]

Sen, Watson Wants to Get Rid of All Signals on SH71 From Mopac Through Bastrop With Overpasses (TxDOT Austin) Lower Westheimer Reimagining Expected to Prioritize Pedestrians, Then Transit (Houston Chron) Two People Killed One Hour Apart in East Houston Trying to Walk Across Fast Roads (Houston Chron) Laredo Taxi Driver Turns Right Into Person Riding Bicycle, Who Should Be Okay […]

North Texas Toll Roads Also Inducing Apartments (Morning News) Alexander Barrera: Embrace San Antonio’s Tejano Tradition of Public Spaces (Rivard) #TXLege Examines Socializing All SOV Road Use Costs, Imposing Costs on Taxpayers (Houston Chron) Terrifying Sprawl Development to Pave Over Katy Prairie Because of Grand Parkway (BizJournals) Houston Man Shot in Possible Road Rage Altercation […]

Dallas Street Fighters: Time to Build a Vision and Goals for the Next City Manager (Morning News) NTTA Knowingly Causes Traffic By Building Roads to Spur Car Dependent Development (Morning News) Man on Tractor Beats Car Dependency to Deliver Whataburger to Neighbors in Flood (Morning News) Arlington Stadium Subsidies Crowd Out Sales Tax $ That Could Support Transit (Morning News) Caleb […]

6 People Dead After Memorial Day Floods (CBS) Austin Mayor Wants $720 Million Bond for Roads (ABJ) Sen. Watson Proposes Puzzling Plan to Fund $4.6B I-35 Expansion With Local Sources (ABJ) University of Texas to Replace Parking Lot With Sports Arena (KXAN) Grand Parkway Corp Pleased About Soaring Traffic After Opening of New Segment (Chron) UH […]

DART Plans to Increase Frequency & Hours of Commuter Rail Without Increasing Costs (DNews) Houston Council Approves Fast Process for Getting Traffic Calming in Neighborhoods (Chron) Uber Tries to Renegotiate Fingerprint Checks in Houston Before Super Bowl 2017 (HBJ) Memorial City Residents Sue City Over Inadequate Stormwater Mitigation (Chron) 2-Way HOV Lanes Approved for Parts […]