June 12, 2026 - Austin American Statesman -Building more highway lanes won't solve Austin's congestion. The city also needs a transportation mode — light rail — that doesn't depend on roads.By Jakob W. Schmidt , Guest columnist:Austin is among the nation’s most...

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,...

January 16, 2026 - CommunityImpact.com - Austin's light rail project cleared a key federal review in January, marking a "major milestone" in the multibillion-dollar transit system's ongoing development.The nearly 10-mile Austin Light Rail is one piece of the Project Connect transit program rolling out following voterapproval in 2020. The...

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...

April 7, 2025 - TexasTribune.org -The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Texas lawmakers could imperil the future of public transportation in two of the state’s largest...

October 16, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Following a favorable court ruling, unless the Austin Transit Partnership is faced with even more delays, design and construction may be able to continue on the city's $7 billion Project Connect light rail and...

June 1, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Good news for light rail in Austin. Austin Transit Partnership’s Austin Light Rail Phase 1 Project has officially entered the Project Development phase under the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants New Starts program...

March 21, 2024 - TexasStandard.org -Austin’s effort to build a high-frequency urban rail network is facing a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal arguments seek to dismantle the funding mechanism behind the voter-endorsed transit expansion.In a court filing,...

August 23, 2023 - rtands.com -Light rail is coming to the city of Austin as the first phase of Project Connect is underway.According to CBS Austin, the first phase of Project Connect is underway, and a light rail will be coming to the city....

June 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire  - The Austin Transit Partnership announced the first phase of Austin Light Rail, running from 38th Street to Oltorf to Yellow Jacket with additional priority extensions, has been approved by all three partners including the...