June 2, 2025 - TRA Austin - The Texas House and Senate have both given the nod to a grant program for the 50-some Texas short line railroads and the legislation to make it a reality has been sent to Governor...

May 31, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Fort Worth based BNSF Railway, carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Mexican rail provider Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMXT) have launched a new intermodal service in Mexico with Dallas-Fort Worth as one of the primary...

June 1, 2025 - TRA Austin -The sharp knives that were out to gut public transportation programs in Dallas and Austin failed in the state legislative session that just ended.Two transit proposals that would have diverted 25% of the sales tax revenue...

June 2, 2025 Updated - TRA Austin -Regular funding for the daily train that runs between Fort Worth, Gainesville and Oklahoma CIty, as requested by the Texas Department of Transportation, was pulled by budget lawmakers in Austin and was not...

May 29, 2025 - TRA Austin -Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that singles out and could potentially put a damper on investment in high-speed rail development in Texas.House Bill 2003, filed by rural Representative Cody Harris, (R) Palestine,...

May 26, 2025 - Laredo Morning Times -A border security collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Canadian Pacific Kansas City is set to enhance safety along the expanding railroad trade route at the U.S.-Mexico border through the Laredo...

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...

May 11, 2025 - TRA Austin -The Good: A few bills dealing with grant programs for at-grade rail crossing separations and short line railroad development are moving through the legislature in the final weeks of the current session.The Bad: Cody...

April 28, 2025 - TexasHighways.com - When Houston Natives Kim and Sean Ballesteros purchased a second home 465 miles away in the West Texas community of Sanderson, they wanted their vacation to begin the moment they walked out the door. “We didn’t...

April 28, 2025 - TRA Austin -In the first step of a long journey, Texas Representative John Bucy III presented House Bill 483, legislation that would enable high speed rail in Texas along the Interstate 35 corridor. Bill author Bucy, in...