Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Texas

Trump-friendly states that are doing little to reduce climate emissions which is depressing the country's goal set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Red States Help U.S. Miss Climate Targets

By Aaron Short | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

Why can't our country solve its emissions problem? Because we are effectively two nations: A blue nation that is committed to fighting climate change, and a Trump nation that is not.

The Texas Transportation Commission could approve $600 million in road improvements for the Permian Basin this week, with little regard for the transit needs of the region.

Climate Change Fight Dies in Texas Oil Region

By Aaron Short | Aug 28, 2019 | 3 Comments

An oil-rich region of West Texas is about to get more than half a billion dollars in highway funds so it can continue to pump more crude and frack natural gas — perpetuating a cycle that is causing the destruction of human civilization.

Houston is seeking to extend its light rail and bus rapid transit system with a $3.5 billion bond that will be on the ballot in November.

Bond Voyage! Houston Faces $3.5B Transit Decision

By Aaron Short | Aug 19, 2019 | 3 Comments

Houston has a once in a generation opportunity to modernize its transit system this fall — and the city hopes to learn from Nashville's mistakes.

The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway
through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities.
Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Boondoggle: A Texas-Sized Mess of a Highway Plan

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 19, 2019 | 11 Comments

Deadly and sprawling Houston does not need this $7-billion widening and rebuilding highway project.

This lab crash simulates a 2012 red-light-running crash in Yuma, Arizona. The driver was severely injured. Photo: IIHS

Texas Red Light Camera Ban Will Cause More Death

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 5, 2019 | No Comments

Studies show when these cameras get turned off, fatalities increase.

Houston is looking to extend light rail service in its $7.5 billion transit plan

Houston Has a Rail Solution to Traffic

By Aaron Short | Jun 5, 2019 | 15 Comments

Houston, we have a solution: Rail.

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