December 16, 2016 - Vianna Davila - San Antonio Express-News -
SAN MARCOS — San Antonio and Austin transportation officials pledged Friday to continue studying how to relieve congestion along the Interstate 35 corridor, a plan that has long included commuter...
By Roy N. Kent - YourHoustonNews.com
Anyone who has driven the route knows that the flow of traffic from Houston to Austin is a 24-hour endeavor. It doesn’t matter what time of day or night, you will see cars along the way.
Once...
March 30, 2016 - BOE Report
Large rail shipments of crude from the Midwest to coastal areas have decreased significantly over the past two years, especially to the Gulf Coast and East Coast. This decrease in rail transportation has paralleled the...
January 22, 2016 - TRA Newswire
Senator Don Huffines, who serves as Vice-Chair of the Transportation Committee, said that the state must embrace innovative solutions like private sector high speed rail. "Private sector ingenuity and innovation will bear great promise for...
December 8, 2015 - Houston Chronicle
When he signed a five-year transportation funding bill on Friday, President Barack Obama sent America one singular message: Keep on truckin'.
Apologies to R. Crumb, but we're having a bit of a nostalgia fit. It has...
October 13, 2015 (Special to TRA)
Approximately 300 rail crossing locations on highways, city streets and county roads in Oklahoma are set to become safer and more visible. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is putting these areas on a fast track...
Only 34 projects (3%) would be slated for rail, and that equals 1% of total cost but freight rail impacts 17% of employment (Texas Freight Mobility Plan pie chart)
Dug Begley - Houston Chronicle - September 24, 2015
Texas has thousands of...
San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board - August 17, 2015
It's been talked about for so long, it's hard to believe rail between San Antonio and Austin will ever be real. But if you are a commuter, policymaker or a fiscal hawk,...
