An agency hoping to run passenger rail from Austin to San Antonio is now called the Lone Star Rail District. It still needs money and tracks to move forward.
Christof Spieler and Andrew Burleson consider the potential for and steps toward high speed rail in Texas
Judge Ed Emmett, Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt, Mayor Ben White, and Councilmember Jungus Jordan all spoke at the Texas Triangle megaregion conference.
Participants included many individuals and organizations from the Texas Triangle, as well as four elected officials and several national speakers.
A proposed Houston-Dallas route is the most viable route outside of the Northeast and California, according to America 2050.
Arup and Morris Architects to sponsor Megaregions + MetroProsperity Conference in Houston
TXDOT has requested funding for a piecemeal set of projects that add up to a push in the T-bone direction.
The extension, authorized by Secretary LaHood, leaves some wondering why the federal plan does not yet connect Houston to the rest of Texas.
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