Texas Railroad Commission Hears Arguments for and Against Cutting Oil Production
The eyes of the world are on Texas today as the Texas Railroad Commission, the state agency responsible for regulating the oil and gas...
28 State Lawmakers Try to Kill Texas Bullet Train Project
The Texas high-speed rail project is stalled on the tracks, and several state lawmakers would like to see it stay that way. The project...
Coronavirus Has Changed Construction Work in Texas
After Gov. Greg Abbott issued a stay-home order at the end of March to promote social distancing, it created confusion for contractors and construction...
Texas Distilleries Retool to Make Hand Sanitizer
Distilleries across Texas have shifted their manufacturing focus to producing much-needed hand sanitizer for hospitals and first responders during the COVID-19 crisis.
Forty-six distilleries in...
Under Recession Threat, Should Texas Pause its Transportation Plans?
With a possible recession on the horizon, the Texas House and Senate Transportation chairmen have requested that TxDOT halt the adoption of revisions and...
I-35 Really Could Improve, but the Plan Needs Funding
The aggravating crawl written into the Interstate 35 narrative has persisted for years, continuously frustrating Texans. The unforgiving traffic has wreaked havoc on our...
Are Texas Cities Prepared to Meet Water Needs?
When Houston experienced a massive water line break last week, Mayor Sylvester Turner said an aging infrastructure played a part. The ruptured water line...
Texas utility assistance plans don't provide enough help
It’s safe to say that, at least in Texas, the summer of 2019 will be remembered for its “atomic heat lamp on burned flesh”...
Texas launches major I-35 construction projects in Dallas, San Antonio
Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune
Because Texas’ infrastructure is still suffering from growing pains, construction cranes are once again on the horizon...
Whatever happened to that Dallas-Houston bullet train?
It’s been months since the Houston-Dallas bullet train was in the news, but that changed on Sept. 4 when a U.S. Department of Transportation...
