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1st Deputy Director of TxDOT Rail Division named
July 16th, 2019
July 16, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
The Rail Division of the Texas Department of Transportation now has its first Deputy Director. He is Colt Amberg, a 6 year veteran of TxDOT who previously served as Project Development Manager.
Amberg managed the...
New Pecos County refinery project near Fort Stockton will be shipping by rail
July 12th, 2019
July 11, 2019 - mrt.com -
MMEX Resources continues to advance its plans for a crude oil refinery complex near Fort Stockton in Pecos County.
The company has just announced the completion of agreements to sell all of the refined products that...
Rail-served bulk terminal facilities expand at Port Arthur, Corpus Christi
June 24th, 2019
June 17, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
Howard Energy Partners (HEP) announced last week that it has completed expansions of its bulk terminal facilities in Port Arthur and Corpus Christi, Texas.
The projects were designed to increase HEP's Gulf Coast terminal storage capacity to...
Texas snags a measly $6M in FRA CRISI grants out of $326M available
June 12th, 2019
June 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Good news for Port Freeport's rail expansion plans but a ho-hum to the Texas transportation agency for their lack of effort in applying for federal rail grants that could benefit potential freight or passenger...
Legislature did no harm to Texas high-speed rail project this session
May 31st, 2019
May 31, 2019 - TRA Austin -
With the Texas House and Senate now adjourned until January 2021, Texas Rail Advocates is happy to report that not a single bad rail bill that your advocacy organization opposed in committee passed during...
Texas Rail Advocates urges legislature to prioritize development of rail between sessions
May 31st, 2019
May 31, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
An Interim Charge would allow for the exploration of rail options
Move would ensure that Texas Department of Transportation would be ready to apply for federal cost-share funding and to pursue partnerships
The...
TxDOT seeking community input to improve transportation across the Texas-Mexico Border
April 30th, 2019
April 29, 2019 - Fox San Antonio -
The Texas Department of Transportation is working with the Border Trade Advisory Committee to identify the transportation challenges for people commuting across the border.
“What we’re doing is we’re inviting people to our community...
TAKE ACTION NOW: High-speed rail needs your help
April 14th, 2019
April 14, 2019 -
Dear Texas Rail Advocates follower,
Your help is needed for calls and emails to your Texas Representative and Senator in a most urgent way. If you want to ride high-speed rail in the future we are asking you...
Testimony given on RGVs Regional Transit Authority bill
March 4th, 2019
March 3, 2019 - RioGrandeGuardian.com -
House Bill 71 would model a regional transit authority for the Valley based on the DART system in Dallas.
Two transportation leaders from South Texas have testified at the state Capitol on a bill to establish...
Attendees at San Antonio transportation department gathering seek change
February 6th, 2019
January 30, 2019 - Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News -
The several dozen people who gathered at the Texas Department of Transportation’s San Antonio headquarters Tuesday to learn about the agency’s 30-year plans may constitute a tiny sample size, but many...