June 10, 2026 - TRA Newswire -It's an annual ritual for the trucking lobby to ask legislators at the federal and state level to allow larger, heavier trucks on our roadways. It's happening now in Washington with the Surface Transportation...

June 3, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Two rail studies between Austin and San Antonio were reviewed by members of the Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee in Austin this week. The committee, put together by Travis County Judge Andy Brown, examined potential...

MAY 1, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A lot of people were shocked last week to hear that the Texas Department of Transportation issued a 90 day discontinuance of service notice on an extremely popular train that runs daily between Fort...

April 27, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Depending on which state supplies information on the rail service, Texas or Oklahoma, it seems that the Heartland Flyer's days are numbered unless last minute funds can be cobbled togethere, again. It's starting to look...

April 8, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKbCecr8w9g  (run time 04:11)For schedules and tickets go to amtrak.com.In a video just released, two transportation staffers at the North Central Texas Council of Governments rode the daily Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and...

January 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Texas State Representative Terry Canales, who serves as Chair of the House Committee on Transportation Funding, called for state lawmakers to make investments to move more people and goods by rail. Canales remarks were made...

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...

August 7, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Speaking before the Texas Transportation Commission's monthly meeting in Austin last week, Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody urged transportation officials for "a rail vision, a statewide plan for intercity passenger rail corridor service."LeCody...

August 1, 2025 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) invites the public to provide input on recently proposed initiatives, including funding to continue Amtrak service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City and expansion plans for the...

July 22, 2025 - Dallasnews.com -John Kleinheinz is the chief executive of Kleinheinz Capital Partners, the leading investor of Texas Central, the company behind the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project.In an Op-Ed published in the Dallas Morning News, Kleinheinz said:If you...