August 14, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A federal grant from the Federal Railroad Administration will give the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) more than three-quarters of a billion dollars for rail grade separation projects across the state.TxDOT will receive more...

August 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -At today's Regional Transportation Council meeting at the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Transportation Director Michael Morris assured its members that the Heartland Flyer now has another year of funding.The Fort Worth...

August 10, 2026 - Texas Railroad Association - For communities that lie along busy railroad tracks, the effects of an rail crossing extend far beyond the time motorists spend waiting for a train to pass. Occupied crossings can delay an ambulance,...

July 31, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Texas rural rail districts that need help with replacing or upgrading tracks, bridges, restoring service or enhancing economic activity now have guidelines on how the grant program works and how they will be able...

July 15, 2026 - TRA Austin - Jakob W. Schmidt, Austin community liaison for Texas Rail Advocates, and TRA contributor Kal Silverberg - The Texas Department of Transportation has released its Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail Study, a June 2026 report from consultant HNTB...

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...