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TRA urges Texas lawmakers to add TxDOT's statewide transit plan to their interim hearings

January 16th, 2026
January 16, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Texas lawmakers will hold what they call 'Interim Charge Hearings' in the upcoming months, to review legislation that passed during the 2025 session and determine what should be studied leading into the next gathering...

One year after a deadly train wreck, a West Texas town awaits state help to avoid more tragedy

December 21st, 2025
December 18, 2025 - TexasTribune.org - As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an alternative route away from the heart of the city.PECOS — For Joe...

Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit to meet mobility demands, TxDOT report says

November 10th, 2025
November 10, 2025 - TexasTribune.com, Joshua Fechter - As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.The state agency in charge of...

TxDOT wants to hear from you NOW on their statewide transit plan. Want more trains?

October 28th, 2025
October 28, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Do you want to see our spread-apart Texas cities connected by intercity rail and intercity bus service, among other modes of transportation? If so, the Texas Department of Transportations wants to know do you...

Eye Opener: TxDOT unveils first ever Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan for urban, rural and intercity corridors

October 20th, 2025
October 20, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Texas Department of Transportation said it best in one sentence."Transit in Texas is at a crossroads."In the first ever comprehensive study of urban, rural and intercity travel corridors to move Texans without stepping...

TxDOT is studying the Austin-San Antonio corridor for passenger rail service

October 5th, 2025
October 5, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The Texas Department of Transportation is taking a closer look at potential intercity passenger rail service in the heavily congested I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio.Caroilne Mays, Senior Director of Planning and Modal...

$5 Billion to be awarded: Could California's billions in fed high-speed rail money pulled back now be Texas' gain?

September 23rd, 2025
September 21, 2025 - TRA Newswire -States and rail entities will soon be scrambling to apply for over $5 billion that the Federal Railroad Administration just announced will be designated for intercity passenger rail projects, including safer at-grade rail crossings. In...

Article: Texas' Road-Building Plans Keep Growing, 98% of TxDOT budget is dedicated to highways

September 4th, 2025
September 3, 2025 - Governing.com -While other states struggle to fund major transportation projects, Texas' 10-year transportation spending plan had surpassed $100 billion for the third year in a row. "Their entire budget is based on a fallacy, which is more...

TxDOT is looking for its next Rail Division Director following promotion of Jeff Davis

August 15th, 2025
August 15, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Following the promotion of Jeff Davis to an executive level position, the Texas Department of Transportation announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Rail Division Director.The details of the position can...

Review of freight funding from Texas legislative session: rail got a small slice, other modes not so much

August 5th, 2025
August 5, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The needs continue to be great in funding freight projects for rail and maritime modes in Texas and in the recent legislative session the outcome turned out to be a mixed bag. In a...

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