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...

July 31, 2025 - TRA Austin - At the July meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission today, it was announced that Texas Department of Transportation   Rail Division Director Jeffrey "Jeff" Davis has been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer at the agency....

Updated May 27, 2025 - TRA Austin -Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill Friday that would, for the first time, create a grant program to eliminate dangerous at-grade rail crossings across the state. A supplemental budget of $250 million was...

April 23, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A new twist in the high-speed rail saga happens Monday, April 28 when House Bill 483 finally gets a hearing in the Transportation Sub-Committee on Funding.The committee will hear from Texas Representative John Bucy,...

April 21, 2025 - RailwayAge.com -Could June 30, a deadline only ten weeks away at this writing, mark the final run for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer, the only passenger train in Oklahoma? That could happen, according to a report posted by the...

April 13, 2025 - TRA Newswire -North Texas is on the cusp of losing the only daily train that serves Fort Worth, Gainesville and Oklahoma points because the yearly funding for the train was stripped out of the Texas legislative...

April 8, 2025 - Fortworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Rapid growth in Texas’ five largest cities — and in between — is among the reasons state transportation officials are studying several transit options, including passenger rail improvements.The Texas Department of Transportation,...

March 14, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Early registration for the 21st Annual Southwestern Rail Conference at the Hurst Texas Conference Center ends March 22nd so you only have a few days to take advance of a discounted rate.The only all-rail...

November 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -On the first day that you could file bills for the uncoming Texas legislative session, Williamson County State Representative John Bucy III got a head start on the usual blitz of bills that occur.One...

October 24, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The vision for moving people and goods by rail in Texas is due to be released to the public by the end of the year, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The state...