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Mexican governor pleads with TxDOT Executive Director to consider San Antonio-Monterrey train

July 11th, 2023
July 11, 2023 - sacurrent.com - The governor of the Mexico's state of Nuevo Leon is asking the Texas Department of Transportation to consider building high-speed rail connection between San Antonio and Monterrey, according to a letter posted online.In the letter July...

Commentary: It's embarrassing that local Council of Governments had to bail out the state of Texas on passenger rail funding

July 4th, 2023
July 4, 2023 - TRA Commentary - Now that $700,000 in emergency funding is in place from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), the Amtrak Heartland Flyer won't have to cut train service during the busy summer peak season. While...

Tourist attraction Texas State Railroad gets $10 million from legislature

June 12th, 2023
June 10, 2023 - JacksonvilleProgress.com - State Senator Robert Nichols (R – Jacksonville) and State Representative Cody Harris (R – Palestine) secured $10 million through House Bill 1, the General Appropriations Act, for the Texas State Railroad.“The Texas State Railroad is...

Time to call your State Senator and Representative, lets get rail funding for Texas

April 20th, 2023
Updated April 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The days are dwindling down for the 88th Texas legislative session and there has been nary a dollar set aside yet for state rail funding so Texas can compete for the billions in...

Merry Christmas from Congress: $16B for pax & freight rail; $21B for public transit

December 24th, 2022
December 24, 2022 - APTA.com -The American Public Transportation Association reports that House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders included  $21.2 billion for public transit and $16.6 billion for passenger and freight rail in H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023....

Harrison County OKs resolution in support of state rail funding

November 20th, 2022
November 18, 2022 - MarshallNewsMessenger.com - The Harrison County Commissioners Court recently approved a resolution in support of state rail funding to match funding available in the competitive federal rail program.The resolution of support was requested by Peter J. LeCody, president...

'Hell has frozen over': After $85 billion for road construction, Texas asks for federal rail funding

October 10th, 2022
October 10, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News - Shepard Price -The Texas Department of Transportation is asking the federal government for millions in railroad funding after focusing mainly on roadway infrastructure in recent years. In a letter dated Oct. 5, Marc D. Williams, the executive...

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