Federal designation for rail project is 'game-changer' for region, Marion County judge says
Longview News-Journal
Richardson, R.
01/04/2024
2 doc(s)
East Texas Council of Governments; LaFleur, Leward; Marion County; Railroads; Transportation planning
Union leaders: 'Houston could be the best place to work in America'
Houston Chronicle
Khalil, H.
09/04/2023
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Municipal employees; Municipal government; Organized labor; Texas Regulatory Consistency Act; Turner, Sylvester
New Texas laws aimed at sharp rise in electric vehicle ownership in Lone Star State
Dallas Morning News
Torres, A.
07/03/2023
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Electric vehicles; Infrastructure; Johnson, Nathan
Texas will spend billions to connect the state with broadband. But is it clear which neighborhoods need help?
San Antonio Express News
Salhotra, P.
06/11/2023
3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Ashby, Trent; Broadband infrastructure; Dedicated funds; Hegar, Glenn; Maps; Texas Broadband Development Office; Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund
Feds invest $2.6 billion to protect U.S. coasts against climate change, including in Texas
Houston Chronicle
Ward, R.
06/10/2023
3 doc(s)
Climate change; Federal funds; Fisheries; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Ships and shipping
A hard rain will continue to fall. Dallas must be ready.
Dallas Morning News
Marquis, D.
09/02/2022
1 doc(s)
Droughts; Flood control; North Texas; Rain and rainfall; Water finance; Water planning
Texas needs state infrastructure bank
Austin American Statesman
Wahba, S.
08/19/2022
3 doc(s)
Banks and banking; Infrastructure; Privatization; Transportation planning; Unified Transportation Program
Are you at risk of toxic floodwaters? Houston’s industrial past is closer than you think.
Houston Chronicle
Elliot, J.
08/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Climate change; Environmental cleanup; Flooding; Hazardous spills; Hazardous waste; Minorities; Superfund
The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile
San Antonio Express News
Lozano, J.
07/11/2022
5 doc(s)
Boil water; Federal funds; Infrastructure; Lubbock County; Municipalities; Odessa, Texas; Water service; Water treatment
Embrace electric school buses
Dallas Morning News
Jenkins, C.
07/03/2022
4 doc(s)
Air pollution; Electric vehicles; School buses
Texas expanding broadband, but focus on sustaining effort is key
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
06/27/2022
3 doc(s)
Broadband infrastructure; Dallas Independent School District; Texas Broadband Development Office
Texas plans to place charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates
Austin American Statesman
Oxner, R.
06/23/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Electric vehicles; Federal funds; Infrastructure; Transportation planning; Transportation, Texas Department of
Texas needs investment to enhance its water supplies
Austin American Statesman
Rubinstein, C.
06/10/2022
4 doc(s)
Droughts; Population growth; Texas State Water Plan; Water supplies
Goal of reliable, accessible electric vehicle charging taking shape in state plan, new federal guidelines
Houston Chronicle
Begley, D.
06/10/2022
4 doc(s)
Buttigieg, Pete; Electric vehicle batteries; Electric vehicles; Infrastructure; Transportation, Texas Department of
Biden’s hydrogen hub plan sparks $8 billion race among states
Houston Chronicle
Baker, D.
04/09/2022
3 doc(s)
Federal funds; Hydrogen
Buttigieg thinks high-speed rail would be good for Texas, wants highway expansions to consider neighborhood impacts
San Antonio Express News
Fechter, J.
03/25/2022
4 doc(s)
Buttigieg, Pete; High-speed rail; Infrastructure; Transportation planning
SXSW: Buttigieg talks climate change, Project Connect
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
03/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Buttigieg, Pete; Climate change; Infrastructure; Mass transit; South by Southwest Conference & Festivals
Rural bus lines in Texas get largest award, $22.8 million, from federal transit program
Houston Chronicle
Begley, D.
03/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Federal funds; Houston-Galveston Area Council; Mass transit; Rural areas
TxDOT to receive $22.8 million in federal funds to improve rural transit
Amarillo Globe-News
Cuviello, M.
03/16/2022
2 doc(s)
Federal funds; Infrastructure; Rural issues; Transportation, Texas Department of
Make your voice heard about future of broadband in Texas
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Garbee, K.
03/10/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Broadband infrastructure; Rural Internet access; Texas Broadband Development Office
Houston's plans for hydrogen hub face 'green' competition
Houston Chronicle
Osborne, J.
03/06/2022
3 doc(s)
Hydrogen
Is Texas set up for an electric vehicle boom?
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
02/27/2022
3 doc(s)
Electric vehicles; Electricity transmission and distribution; Infrastructure; State comparisons
States to feds: Don’t tell us how to spend infrastructure money
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Brown, A.
02/21/2022
5 doc(s)
Federal aid; Federal mandates; Infrastructure
Indicators giving mixed signals on SE Texas’ economic future
Beaumont Enterprise
Wallach, D.
01/11/2022
2 doc(s)
Broadband infrastructure; Economic development; Infrastructure; Phelan, Dade; Rainy Day Fund; State comparisons
Texas seeks federal funding to clean up abandoned oil wells
Houston Chronicle
Osborne, J.
01/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Abandoned oil wells; Federal funds; Fletcher, Lizzie Pannill
How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress could change commutes in Houston
Houston Chronicle
Begley, D.
12/27/2021
2 doc(s)
Federal funds; Grants; Houston, Texas; Infrastructure; Metropolitan Transit Authority
Port of Houston receives $18.3M federal grant to improve facilities, supply chain
Houston Chronicle
Takahashi, P.
12/24/2021
1 doc(s)
Federal funds; Grants; Port Houston
How customers can take back control of their electricity bills
Dallas Morning News
Lee, M.
12/08/2021
1 doc(s)
Consumer protection; Electric utilities; Electric utility rates and charges; Electricity transmission and distribution
Walking is not ‘alternative’ transportation: architecture critic Mark Lamster’s plan for Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Lamster, M.
12/05/2021
6 doc(s)
Bicyclists; Mass transit; Pedestrians; Transportation planning
Equitable broadband access critical for Texas
Austin American Statesman
Johnson, R.
12/03/2021
4 doc(s)
Broadband infrastructure; Digital divide; Parker, Mattie
Congress poised to go big for kids — and build on steps taken by Texans
Houston Chronicle
Rubin, S.
11/19/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Children's health care; Early childhood education; Federal funds; Medicaid eligibility
Biden’s $1.75T spending bill includes health coverage for over 750,000 Texans
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
11/19/2021
4 doc(s)
Cuellar, Henry; Federal funds; Fletcher, Lizzie Pannill; Garcia, Sylvia; Medicaid eligibility; Medically uninsured; Veasey, Marc
Let's celebrate the federal infrastructure deal
Austin American Statesman
Israel, C.
11/17/2021
3 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Infrastructure; Israel, Celia
The bad news for Texas politics in a good infrastructure bill
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
11/17/2021
2 doc(s)
Infrastructure; Politics
N. Texas may see big funding
Dallas Morning News
Caldwell, E.
11/15/2021
3 doc(s)
Allred, Colin; Biden, Joe; Brady, Kevin; Cornyn, John; Electricity transmission and distribution; Electronic security; Federal funds; Infrastructure; Weatherization
Texas should get billions from the new infrastructure plan
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Neugeboren, E.
11/12/2021
2 doc(s)
Broadband infrastructure; Federal funds; Highway finance
Build back bipartisan
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
11/12/2021
1 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Federal funds; Infrastructure; Partisanship; U.S. Congress
Infrastructure bill aims to overhaul ailing power grid, but large funding gaps remain
Houston Chronicle
Osborne, J.
11/12/2021
4 doc(s)
Electricity transmission and distribution; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Infrastructure; Solar energy; Wind energy
Bustling Port of Houston will get a boost as Biden moves to address supply chain woes
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
11/11/2021
3 doc(s)
Federal funds; Freight; Infrastructure; Port Houston; Ports
The most hopeful part of the Glasgow climate summit? The young people.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
11/07/2021
8 doc(s)
Citizen political participation; Climate change
A plan environmentalists and energy producers can agree on
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
11/06/2021
8 doc(s)
Abandoned oil wells; American Petroleum Institute; Methane; Natural gas
Texas Republicans see school battles as winning issue after surprise Virginia victory
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
11/04/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Critical race theory; Cultural diversity; Krause, Matt; Parental rights; Political campaigns; Republican Party of Texas; School boards; Virginia
Rep. Cuellar urges Biden administration to prepare for next caravan to cross into US
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
10/29/2021
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border security; Cuellar, Henry; Refugees and asylees
Water woes rival Texas' power problems
Dallas Morning News
Votteler, T.
10/18/2021
2 doc(s)
Infrastructure; Water finance; Water service; Water supplies
'They are being exposed': Experts fear lead poisoning makes Fifth Ward one of 'hundreds of Flints'
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
10/12/2021
6 doc(s)
Lead contamination; Water pipelines; Water quality management
Houston can lead 'Earthshot' to cheap, clean hydrogen
Houston Chronicle
Perlman, B.
09/19/2021
1 doc(s)
Alternative energy; Carbon capture and sequestration; Climate change; Hydrogen
Storms are inevitable. Mass power outages don’t have to be.
Houston Chronicle
Schlegelmilch, J.
09/03/2021
5 doc(s)
Alternative energy; Electric utilities; Electricity transmission and distribution; Hurricane Ida; Infrastructure; Power outages; Tropical storms
Few and far off schedule: On track for more Amtrak trains to Aus-tin? Don't count on it
San Antonio Express News
Diamond, R.
08/15/2021
2 doc(s)
Amtrak; Federal funds; Infrastructure; Pacheco, Leo; State agency budgets; State comparisons; Texas Eagle; Transportation, Texas Department of; Union Pacific
Biden’s bill sets up states for highway windfalls
San Antonio Express News
Bl.
08/05/2021
2 doc(s)
Bridges; California; Highway finance; Infrastructure
