Texas
Houston May Revive Long-Dormant Committee to Investigate Substandard Apartments
The city received 18,000 complaints about living conditions in multifamily housing between 2020 and 2024.
Arlington, Texas Kills Plan to Launch Flying Taxis Before World Cup
The city won’t be able to secure FAA permits in time to launch commercial air taxi services in 2026.
Arlington, Texas is the US’s Largest City Without a Public Transit System. What’s their Secret to Getting Around Car-free?
At 400,000 residents strong, North Texas’s third-largest city has “no trains, no scheduled buses, and no guarantee that the region's on-demand microtransit service will be there when you need it.”
Houston Bans Scooter Rentals at Night
In response to unsafe “joyriding,” city council enacted a nighttime curfew on micromobility
Going From Dallas to Houston by Train? Try a Bike Instead — It’s Faster
On a 23-hour trip covering less than 250 miles, a journalist probes the future of trains in Texas.
Plano Voters Could Decide Whether the City Keeps DART Transit Services
If DART doesn’t approve a proposal to maintain some transit services for five years, voters could eliminate DART from the city altogether.
South Texas County to Buy Historic Cross-Border Bridge
The Brownsville and Matamoros international bridge is the city’s oldest border crossing.
Development Near Dallas Light Rail has ‘Directly Created’ Over 5,000 Jobs, Generated $18 Billion Over 25 Years
Transit-oriented development has spurred billions in economic activity along DART light rail.
DOT Orders Lubbock, Texas to Remove Crosswalk Honoring Buddy Holly
The order follows a federal directive to remove any street embellishments that indicate social or political messages.
TxDOT Makes ‘Stunning Acknowledgement:’ Texas Needs More Transit
The agency issued a Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan that calls for more public transit options within and between major cities and in rural areas.
Houston Trains Once Again Get Green Lights Downtown After Travel Times Doubled
Recent changes to the Red Line’s signal priority forced trains to wait at red lights, leading to complaints of longer commute times.
Once a Leader in Reducing Homelessness, Houston Reports Fewest Shelter Beds in 2 Decades
The number of unsheltered Houstonians grew after a decline in 2024.
Artists Blanket Houston in Rainbow Murals After City Removes Rainbow Crosswalks
Houstonians are responding to the removal of rainbow crosswalks with new murals celebrating diversity.
Texas Grapples with How to Power New Data Centers That Consume More Energy than Cities
The state’s utility grid operator is scrambling to adjust its planning processes to meet a skyrocketing number of interconnection requests.
Dallas Pleads with Supreme Court to Allow Short-term Rental Ban During World Cup
The city wants the state’s Supreme Court to reverse a decision by a lower court that prevents the city from enforcing a 2023 ban on short-term rentals.
Houston 'Abandons' Street for Convention Center Expansion
The city plans to eliminate multiple blocks of public streets as part of an expansion project that some residents say didn’t take into account local connectivity.
Austin’s $134 Million Vision Zero Initiative is Paying off
Ten years after the city first pledged to eliminate traffic deaths, it has installed more than 500 new crosswalks and over 100 miles of new bikeways, but has not managed to reduce traffic deaths to zero.
Texas Governor Orders Removal of Rainbow Crosswalks, ‘Political’ Road Markings
The directive follows a similar order from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Rural Texans are Forming a City to Fight a Noisy Crypto Facility
In the face of state inaction, residents of an unincorporated community want to take matters into their own hands to limit the noise from a bitcoin mining operation.
The Texas Art Town Trying to 3D Print Housing Affordability
A Houston-based company is building 3D-printed homes that will sell for much less than other homes in the area.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
