New Department of Transportation order could have trickle-down effect for Austin projects
The DOT has previously given Austin tens of millions of dollars for things like pedestrian safety, city lighting and ...
Ken Paxton asks Dallas, Irving ISDs for ‘extensive list of documents' on trans athletes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking two North Texas school districts for documents showing they aren't letting boys ...
Abbott issues letter, stating Texas 'only recognizes two sexes'
A letter sent by the governor to the heads of state agencies on Thursday mirrors the language of recent executive orders ...
Trump Administration Offers 2 Million Federal Workers Payouts to Resign
Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal ...
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Crenshaw pushes Apple to use ‘Gulf of America’ on maps
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) urged Apple to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its mapping platform following President Trump’s Monday executive order declaring the land mass the ...
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Senator Nichols appointed Chair of Senate Transportation, member of Finance, Business and Commerce, Local Government Committees
Nichols has chaired the Senate Transportation Committee since 2013; the 89th session will mark his sixth session as chair. Before he was elected to the Senate, he served as a Texas Department of ...
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Transportation Department sues Southwest Airlines, fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines. The agency said the U.S ...
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High-speed rail, transit funds among Texas Legislature bill filings this session
1, 2025. State Rep. John Bucy III filed Nov. 12 House Bill 483, which calls for the Texas Department of Transportation to enter into a development agreement with a private entity “to construct ...
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Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department promised Wednesday ... At one point in the hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas brought up the fines, describing them ...
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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ... See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on ...
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Healey proposes $8B investment in transportation over 10 years
The Bay State will spend upwards of $8 billion over the next ten years improving its roads, bridges and regional transportation services if a proposal announced by the governor Tuesday is passed ...
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Sean Duffy is an odd pick to run the Department of Transportation
Snarkiness aside, what should be a concern is that Duffy’s resume doesn’t include experience relevant for running an organization as large as the U.S. Department of Transportation, which has with ...