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Houston, Austin, San Antonio Mayors ask TxDOT to engage in intercity rail development program

October 3rd, 2022
October 3, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Mayors of Houston, Austin and San Antonio have asked the Executive Director of TxDOT to participate in a passenger rail corridor  program being developed as part of the Infrastructure bill passed by Congress.In a...

San Antonio Express-News: Activate the Rail Relocation & Improvement Fund

September 30th, 2022
October 1, 2022 - Letter to the editor / San Antonio Express-News -As  Alexandra Kanik shows in her online report on the worst train crossing stops for Bexar and surrounding counties, the winner  by a large margin is the Ritterman...

Lawmakers: Let's try this again... the Railroad Commission doesn't do railroads

September 25th, 2022
September 25, 2022 - TRA Editorial -In a recent news story in the San Antonio Express-News, someone guessed that the Railroad Commission is a music band. Very creative but...... wrong.Another answered that the Railroad Commission has to deal with railroads....

Panel: Texas transportation lawmakers not optimistic on high speed rail

September 24th, 2022
September 24, 2022 - TRA Newswire / Megan Kimble -Appearing on a transportation panel at the Texas Tribune Festival this week (#tribfest22), the Chairs of both the Texas House and Senate Transportation Committee were not optimistic about the future of...

Texas Transportation Commission announces record $85 billion 10-year highway plan – fails in rail funding

August 31st, 2022
August 30, 2022 – TRA Austin –The Texas Transportation Commission approved a record $85 billion highway construction plan Tuesday during their August meeting but left funding for freight and passenger rail projects out in the cold, again.It was a record day for...

Texas Rail Advocates calls on state to invest in freight and passenger rail projects

August 30th, 2022
August 30, 2022 - KXAN.com - Candy Rodriguez -AUSTIN — Nonprofit Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody will meet with the Texas Transportation Commission Tuesday. He’s urging the commission to call on state lawmakers this upcoming session and apply for...

TX Rail Advocates urge TxDOT for $200M in excess funds for rail projects

August 15th, 2022
AUgust 16, 2022 - TRA Newswire -In a letter to Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc Williams, Texas Rail Advocates is asking the agency to apply for a share of excess revenue that the state legislature will distribute during...

TxDOT budget request shows $21 million for Railway-Highway crossing upgrades, nothing else for rail

July 20th, 2022
Funding is only for Railway-Crossing fundingNo additional "ask" to participate in competitive federal rail grants with a state match, even with billions to become available from the state Rainy Day Fund - July 20, 2022 - TRA Austin -Every two years...

Sign up for TxDOT's 10 year transportation plan hearing July 26 - voice your support for rail

July 10th, 2022
July 10, 2022 - TRA Newswire -You, as a Texas citizen, have a voice in telling the Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation how you want our transportation system to be shaped in the future.On July 26,...

San Angelo's Rail Port is open for business

July 3rd, 2022
July 3, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The West Texas City of San Angelo is now in the rail park business and has high hopes for a bright future.San Angelo joins a list of other cities outside of the largest urban...

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