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Dallas leaders can't decide on a path for high-speed rail — and it could cost them the project

November 15th, 2025
November 14, 2025 - KERA.com, By Pablo Arauz Peña - With federal support on the line for a proposed bullet train from North Texas to Houston, Dallas leaders still haven’t agreed to a path for the project.During a Thursday meeting of the Regional Transportation...

All Aboard! Silver Line Opens on Oct. 25 with Free Rides Across DART System; Regional Transportation Council looks at expansion

October 3rd, 2025
October 3, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A major milestone in North Texas public transportation will soon be reached: The DART Silver Line will begin operations Saturday, Oct. 25.The North Central Texas Council of Governments announced that the 26-mile, east-west regional...

Texas Transportation Commission approves Heartland Flyer $3.6 million funding

August 21st, 2025
August 21, 2025 - TRA Austin - The Texas Transportation Commission, meeting in Austin today, concurred with the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments' funding of construction and projects that included $3.6 million "for Amtrak's Heartland...

Ellzey's at it again: Regional Transportation Council has to issue letter to feds backing DFW-Houston high-speed rail

August 7th, 2025
August 7, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) voted to send a letter to DC-legislators supporting high-speed rail that would connect the DFW region with greater Houston.The support letter...

North Central Texas Council seeks public input on Amtrak funding, safety initiatives Aug. 11; Heartland Flyer keeps rolling

August 1st, 2025
August 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) invites the public to provide input on recently proposed initiatives, including funding to continue Amtrak service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City and expansion plans for the...

OKLAHOMA EDITORIAL: Kudos to North Texas agency for bailing out the Flyer

July 26th, 2025
July 19, 2025 - Tahlequah Oklahoma Daily Press - Reprinted with authorization -State-level politicians grow increasingly incompetent, stingy and cruel in many parts of the country, and the Texas Legislature – whose members meet only every other year and undoubtedly...

If the state of Texas won't save the Heartland Flyer, the Regional Transportation Council will

July 9th, 2025
July 10, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The North Central Texas Council of Government's Regional Transportation Council has done what the state of Texas shirked it's responsibilities in doing... fund the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service.In a vote today at their...

North Texas leaders prepare to spend $1M on legal fight related to high-speed rail line

January 9th, 2025
January 6, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia - A pricey legal fight over high-speed rail routes in North Texas could be on the horizon.The Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy group of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, could...

North Texas leaders seek funds to expand, improve rail transportation infrastructure

December 27th, 2024
December 23, 2024 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia - North Texas leaders seek funds to improve transportation infrastructure as the 89th Texas Legislature prepares to meet Jan. 14.The Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy group made up of elected and appointed...

North Tx Regional Transportation Council's Transit 2.0 agenda to be set in October; mulling high speed rail and funding options

September 18th, 2024
September 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments will decide, at their October monthly meeting, what proposals to push forward in the 2025 state legislative session from their innovative...

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