January 26, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
A number of Texans will populate the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR). The House T&I Committee is one of the largest bodies in Congress and covers a wide...
August 7, 2020 - RailPassengers.org -
The fate of the National Passenger Rail Network was front and center at yesterday's Senate nomination hearing for two candidates to the Amtrak Board of Directors. From written testimony to the opening line of questioning...
September 20, 2019 - RailPassengers.org -
Appropriations Committee emphasizes importance of National Network to Amtrak-served communities
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed an $86.6 billion Fiscal Year 2020 transportation funding bill, an increase of $167 million over this year’s levels--$58 million of which...
May 18, 2019 - TRA Austin -
Week 18 in the Texas legislature and you never know when something bad can still rear it's head.
After it was approved in the Senate, SB 421 is winding its way through the House and...
April 9, 2019 - QuorumReport.com -
TRA Decries Closed Door Legislative Maneuvers and Aims to Rally Public Support for Continued Rail in Texas
Enthusiasm for expanded rail travel has been building across Texas in recent years, forcing opponents to resort to...
April 4, 2016 - TRA Newswire -
The Texas Senate Transportation Committee will hear five bills Wednesday morning that can either cripple or kill one of the largest transportation projects proposed for Texas.
According to the private developer of the Texas Bullet...
March 23, 2017 -
Attendees at the Transit Coalition of North Texas were told today that there are 65 bills in the Texas House and Senate that could ultimately end present and future passenger train service, whether at the local or regional...
