June 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -It's the second go round for Union Pacific - Norfolk Southern merger documents to be presented to the Surface Transportation Board for their consideration. The first time was a no, this time was a...

June 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -It's slow but steady progress as the Southern Rail Commission continues its work to advance a Federal Corridor Identification and Development plan that would link Dallas/Fort Worth eastward along the I-20 pathway to Atlanta...

June 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Early and late June mark deadlines to submit applications for $2 billion in available federal funding to eliminate or significantly improve at-grade rail crossings and for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI)...

June 4, 2026 - Jakob Schmidt, TRA Austin Community Liaison - Austin's Urban Transportation Commission voted unanimously June 2 to recommend that city staff work with Austin Transit Partnership and CapMetro to evaluate funding transit through the planned "Dog's Head" tax zone,...

June 3, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Two rail studies between Austin and San Antonio were reviewed by members of the Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee in Austin this week. The committee, put together by Travis County Judge Andy Brown, examined potential...

June 2, 2026 - Jakob Schmidt, TRA Austin Community Liaison -Editors note: Project Connect is avoter-approved $7.1 billion transit expansion program designed to overhaul public transportation in Austin, Texas. It is spearheaded by the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), CapMetro and the...

May 22, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Not having enough to do trying to derail a high-speed rail line between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, a Texas-based anti-rail group has taken aim at a public-private rail partnership out West that covers two states.ReRoute...

May 21, 2026 - Transportation for America (T4America.org) -Some good, some not so in the the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America’s 250th (BUILD America 250) Act, which was released by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee May 17th.With...

May 14, 2026 - TRA Newswire -To set the stage, over $11 million has been spent in North Texas, planning a high-speed rail extension from Fort Worth and Arlington to Dallas, where it would link up with a proposed bullet-train...

May 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Gas pains. Growing pains. We suffer from both in Texas. It's time to make changes. Transportation policy changes.The 2027 Texas legislative session will be here before you know it. Many of the ideas for...