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Mexican rail officials address needed international Monterrey to San Antonio passenger service
July 30th, 2021
EXCLUSIVE - Updated August 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
In a special Texas Rail Advocates online presentation Wednesday evening August 4th, officials of Mexico's state-owned rail system laid out how they want to address a passenger rail corridor between Monterrey,...
Transpo Commission approved most funding ever for transit, but don't get excited yet
July 19th, 2021
July 19, 2021 - TRA Opinion -
In a recent news release the Texas Transportation Commission touted that it approved the most funding, ever, for transit projects in the state. The amount? $89 million. And we applaud that.
But let's take the...
Analysis: Texas drivers put out more carbon dioxide than every train in the world combined
July 16th, 2021
July 15, 2021 - Houston Chronicle, Jay Jordan / Texas Observer, Megan Kimble -
Think about this the next time you start your car.
Texas drivers account for nearly half a percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to a Texas Department of...
Bass retires: TxDOT Commission names Williams as new CEO of transpo agency
May 27th, 2021
May 27, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Marc Williams has been named the Texas Department of Transportation's CEO, stepping in to replace Executive Director James Bass who previously announced his retirement. Bass' career with TxDOT spanned over 40 years.
Williams has served...
Bruce Bugg of San Antonio suits up for another term as Gov. Abbott's highway-paving quarterback
March 9th, 2021
March 8, 2021 - Bruce Selcraig, Staff Reporter / expressnews.com -
When Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed San Antonio bank chairman and arts patron J. Bruce Bugg Jr. to a six-year term last month as chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, even...
Tex-Mex rail bridge needs a $35 million state appropriation to start cross-border service
March 8th, 2021
March 8, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
No trains will be able to cross the newly rebuilt Presidio, Texas-Ojinaga, Mexico international rail bridge until the Texas legislature appropriates $35 million for the final touch, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...
After revenue drop Tx House Transpo Chair Canales looks for ways to increase funding
January 16th, 2021
Committee’s interim report explored indexing fuel taxes to inflation rate -
January 15, 2021 - KSAT.com -
Lawmakers are just beginning the 87th session of the Texas Legislature and they have to craft a budget, all while dealing with declining revenues...
1st train in over 15 years uses South Orient RR tracks to Presidio - but no Rio crossing...yet
December 23rd, 2020
Updated December 28, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Two heavy haul locomotives pulling a 100 car ballast train from Alpine, Texas have made their way over the long mothballed South Orient Railroad line to Presidio, in deep Southwest Texas. This...
I-35 in Austin: worst traffic congestion in Texas (with no rail planned)
December 3rd, 2020
December 3, 2020 -TRA Newswire -
It should come as no surprise to anyone who drives I-35 through Austin.
The stretch of the interstate from U.S. Highway 290 north to State Highway 71, Ben White Boulevard in the south, has been identified...
TxDOT hires Canadian firm for $20 million corridor study, includes transit
October 28th, 2020
October 27, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
SNC-Lavalin was selected as prime consultant under a $20 million, five-year contract to provide corridor planning and development services for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Under the contract, the Company will assist TxDOT in...