The Texas Department of Transportation broke ground this month on a covered pedestrian bridge over the Union Pacific rail corridor in Houston’s East End, a crossing named for a Milby High School student killed on the tracks in December 2024.
Every day, Texas oil and gas wells bring roughly 26 million barrels of salt water to the surface — more than a billion gallons.
The Texas Department of Transportation has installed HAAS Alert devices in Highway Emergency Response Operator trucks in the Austin area, giving roadside crews a new layer of protection while they assist stranded drivers, the agency said in a Sept. 15 feature published in its newsroom.
The Texas General Land Office posted Amendment 1 to the State of Texas 2021 Winter Storms Action Plan for a federally required 30-day public comment period, the agency said in a Sept.15 news release.
The agency that builds and repairs Texas government's offices votes Sept. 17 on hiring an architect for a new headquarters for the state's three banking regulators, a $52.8 million project that has never before come before its commissioners.
The Texas Department of Transportation has begun the first phase of Project Nexus, a multi-state testing program intended to prepare electric air taxis and other next-generation aircraft for use in Texas skies, the agency announced Sept. 10.
The Texas General Land Office has approved $59,742,000 in projects through its Local Communities Program, directing federal disaster recovery money toward public infrastructure and long-term needs in areas damaged by the 2024 disasters.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has extended the application deadline for its Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program and broadened the fuel types that cities, counties, school districts and other governmental entities may choose when replacing older vehicles.
The Texas Department of Transportation reported Sept. 3 that August brought measurable progress on highway projects from San Antonio to El Paso, including the opening of San Antonio's first diverging diamond interchange and the reopening of a flood-damaged Uvalde County bridge weeks ahead of schedule.
The Texas Department of Transportation marked the 70th anniversary of the interstate highway system Sept. 2 with a look back at the Texas engineer whose design became one of the system's most recognizable symbols.