March 4, 2025 - ForrWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia  -An urban rail system that emanates from downtown Fort Worth and extends to the city’s rapidly growing areas to the north, south and west is among the sweeping transit recommendations a committee...

February 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART),  growing and serving the needs of the North Texas region for more than 40 years, is now turning its attention to modernizing its transit system to continue improving the...

January 22, 2025 - TRA Newswire -The East Texas city of Tyler, has commissioned a study to determine if light rail or trolley service could help augment transportation options.The Tyler City Council approved a $ 150,000 contract with Kimley-Horn to...

December 23, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), the local government corporation charged with implementing Austin’s first all-electric light rail system, has selected AECOM, a global infrastructure company, as its Delivery Partner for Austin Light Rail Phase 1....

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....

March 21, 2023 - TRA Newswire - A billion dollars today doesn't buy you as much as two years ago. That's why Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) unveiled five options for the public today at a Austin Public Library open house for...

July 26, 2021 - KUT.org - Austin's multibillion-dollar transit expansion will require extending an underground light-rail tunnel from Auditorium Shores to as far south as Lively Middle School on South Congress Avenue. The change could cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but transit planners...

October 12, 2020 - KVUE.com - This November Austin voters will have the option to approve or reject Proposition A, a ballot measure that would increase property taxes and fund a multi-billion-dollar mass transit system called "Project Connect." To help voters make...

January 10, 2020 - Lyndon Henry for Express-News - Setbacks in attempts to launch urban rail projects over the past two decades have apparently led top San Antonio officials and planners to scratch rail off the city’s agenda. The officially backed...

August 14, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County's (METRO) board yesterday approved the METRONext Moving Forward plan, which includes 16 additional miles of light rail. Now, a referendum will be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to consider $3.5...