June 27, 2026 - TRA Austin - Speaking before Texas Transportation Commissioners in Austin this week, Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody asked the agency to add passenger rail priorities to its 2027 appropriations budget request. Earlier in June, Commissioners were...

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)...

April 14, 2026 - TRA Newswire - As our state’s population and economy continue to grow, The Texas Department of Transportation has been developing the Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan (Texas SMTP 2050) to help Texans get to where they want to go...

February 26, 2026 - TRA Newswire, Austin - (updated March 1, 2026)The Texas Transportation Commission today awarded the first five state grants for rail crossing separation projects from a new state rail fund, totaling $ 160.4 million. Texas Department of Transportation...

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...

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...

December 6, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Thanks to the 89th Texas legislature passing a rail grant program to eliminate at-grade crossings,  supported by Texas Rail Advocates, cities are starting to gear up their application for funds. The grant program, first...

November 24, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Ridership increased aboard Amtrak's three Texas train routes in 2025, even as capacity constraints resulted in fewer available coaches and sleepers for part of the year. The daily Texas Eagle, tri-weekly Sunset Limited and the...

November 24, 2025 - TRA Commentary -Why does the first ever Texas Department of Transportation plan for a statewide transit network have to be "an admirable long shot" as one Texas newspaper editorial recently commented? While other states are contracting in...

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...