Austin Business Journal Senate Bill 383, which would deposit $200 million per year from motor vehicle sales-and-use taxes into the Texas Rail Relocation and ...
By Paul A. Anthony GoSanAngelo.com Sunday, January 11, 2009 On the often-bumpy road through the 140-day legislative session, the focus this year will be on the...
Reminder from: Texas-Rail-Advocates Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas-Rail-Advocates/cal South Central High Performance Rail Corridor Conference...
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(Dallas) January 16, 2009 - The announcement of a freight-, passenger-rail stakeholders coalition was made at the 5th Annual South Central Rail Corridor...
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BY LESLIE WIMMER - Fort Worth Business Press January 26, 2009 Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series. For Fort-Worth based Burlington Northern...
From Texas Senator John Carona(R)Dallas - weekly newsletter January 30, 2009 I have been privileged to be the Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and...
I haven't read this whole article, but one thing struck me in the first sentence. The British experience in recent years has been that if you don't get the...
By Sandra Cason - Marshall News Messenger - February 7, 2009 From rural roads to high speed rail, transportation is a top priority for Harrison County this...
I agree wholeheartedly with Judge Anderson ! It has been my contention ever since TXdot has talked about it, that the state could share existing railroad row...
04:03 PM CST on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Dallas Morning News Texas voters approved creation of a fund four years ago to ensure that freight trains move...
This morning, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced that the following members have been selected for the Committee on Transportation. Chair: Joe Pickett...
There has been a discussion and action by the group about North-South Train Service in Texas. What about East-West Train Service in Texas? What about High...
... Train Service in Texas. What about East-West Train Service in Texas? What about High Speed Train from Dallas/Houston to the East & West Coasts and Chicago?...
... South ... Texas? ... lets ... Tx. ... have to ... Other aspects to the reasoning to go "North-South" in Texas, which I would include DFW to Houston, is...
... Midland/Odessa would serve Lubbock as well, if that helps to justify it. When gas prices go back up it'll be easier to understand the economical benefit;...
Commuter rail horns will keep quiet along certain stretches of the route from Leander to downtown Austin. Monday, February 09, 2009 - Austin American-Statesman...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorials Sunday, Feb 15, 2009 Three quick questions: Do you get tired of waiting at railroad crossings for long freight trains to...
By DARLA MILES / WFAA-TV Feb 16, 2009 FORT WORTH — A group of lawmakers is expected to unveil an ambitious plan on how to pay for a costly regional rail...
... Central ... optimum ... cars or ... population ... of ... could ... justify ... on ... driving. ... even ... I feel what you are saying from the Panhandle...
... ambitious plan on how to ... Texas. ... mile system, but ... sales tax to fund the ... Rep. Vicki Truitt, of ... legislation they hope taxpayers ... Fort...
By: David Rogers - politico.com February 17, 2009 04:29 AM EST (An interesting read on how the Stimulus bill suddenly ballooned with additional funding for...
Friday, February 13, 2009 Houston Business Journal - by Ford Gunter The Port of Houston would be a major beneficiary if funding for Texas freight rail...
The following information provided by Jerry Sullivan who attended this banquet on Feb. 20th, 2009: Further intelligence on the subject came out tonight when...
by Dan Fearson | Temple Daily Telegram Published: February 24, 2009 Temple Mayor Bill Jones III said Monday he was excited to learn President Barack Obama's...
BY LESLIE WIMMER - Fort Worth Business Press February 23, 2009 North Texas transportation officials are working to narrow down solutions to ease rail...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 / By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER / The Dallas Morning News DART President Gary Thomas said he expects to receive nearly $62 million in...
by Brian Naylor-NPR February 24, 2009 Morning Edition, February 24, 2009 · Among the winners in the $787 billion stimulus package that President Obama signed...