Texas
The public had its first chance to weigh in on a draft climate plan released in January, sending signals about the political viability of climate change action in the state of Texas.
San Antonio Express-News
A plan to widen the Interstate 30 in Dallas is pitting state transportation officials, with ostensible goals to serve regional transportation needs, against local officials, who are more concerned with "neighborhood-centric ideals."
The Dallas Morning News
The Moving Forward Plan seeks to improve transportation throughout the region, but funding and project priorities still need to be sorted out.
Houston Chronicle
The city of San Antonio is working on a plan to reduce its reliance on carbon-emitting fuels.
San Antonio Express-News
Property acquisition in Texas won't come easy.
The Washington Post
Trinity Metro ended up delaying the opening of the new TexRail line for five days—from Saturday, January 5, until Thursday, January 10.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
If coal use phases out in Texas, renewable energy could very likely pick up the slack.
Houston Chronicle
Apple has plans to build a new campus and expand its Texas workforce. The decision to expand to an Austin suburb points to both regional and national trends and outcomes.
CityLab
Dallas's resiliency plan analyzed the best ways to combat heat in every neighborhood.
Governing Magazine
Oil independence, a goal set by President Nixon in the depth of the 1973 energy embargo, was achieved in the last week of November thanks to a fluke in record keeping as well as an "unprecedented boom in American oil production."
Bloomberg News
The city of San Marcos, located halfway between Austin and San Antonio, recently adopted its first transportation plan update since 2004.
Community Impact Newspaper
The first company to determine bus routes by popular demand has found success in multiple states.
Metro Magazine
A decrease in affordable housing, the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and demographic changes mean more of the city’s neighborhoods are facing gentrification challenges.
Rice University News & Media
A new report outlines a long list of measures the state needs to take to prevent catastrophic outcomes. However, it avoids directly discussing climate change as a cause of increasingly severe natural disasters.
Dallas News
Both Apple and Google have announced expansions in recent days that required a ten-figure total to describe.
The Washington Post
The METRONext Moving Forward Plan was revealed at the annual meeting of the Greater Houston Partnership.
Progressive Railroading
The Houston Chronicle shares the views in the most walkable sections of the city of Houston.
Houston Chronicle
Dreams look a lot more like reality this week in Dallas.
The Dallas Morning News
Capital Metro is growing a new generation of public transit riders.
Austin Monitor
November's bombshell news about the partnership between Virgin and Brightline has now yielded ambitious plans for private investment in intercity rail service.
Atlanta Business Chronicle