The latest transportation news from The Texas Tribune.
Our interactive map highlights every existing toll road in Texas and all toll projects currently in development. Charging drivers for the ability to avoid traffic is spreading from the state's biggest cities to every corner of the state. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tolling-Interactive.jpg)
Lawmakers are once again working to end a surcharge program they say is ineffective and unfair. But the program also provides millions of dollars to trauma centers across Texas. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/DRP-Gonzalez-2.jpg)
Before anything can be done on transportation funding, What constitutes a budget diversion? Is a fee increase the same thing as a tax hike? The debate over transportation funding next session could hinge on how Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/BudgetTexas.jpg)
More cities in Texas are passing texting-and-driving bans, but some say such laws are ineffective and infringe on personal freedom. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/text-drive-fine-2.jpg)
The newly opened stretch of State Highway 130 from Austin to Seguin has an 85 mph speed limit, the fastest in the country. Beyond the debate over whether it's safe, what's it like to drive? Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b71f25958d52c2b6033bab65913e7c5/BD%20Inc%20SH%20130%2085%2000%202012)
Two ideas are gaining momentum as Texas lawmakers consider ways to raise more money for road projects: raising the vehicle registration fee by $50 and dedicating the sales tax on car purchases to transportation. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/MoneyPavedRoad_1.jpg)
A possible boost in imports to Texas has prompted state officials to consider allowing heavier trucks on some of the state's interstate highways. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Truck-Yard.jpg)
State Rep. Mark Shelton, R-Fort Worth, called for a criminal investigation into state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, on Wednesday in the latest development in this increasingly bitter race for Davis' Senate seat. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Davis-Shelton.jpg)
A study by a transportation research group suggests that issues with Texas roadways cost drivers $23 billion a year in lost time and vehicle damage. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Traffic-Houston.jpg)
Think older drivers might be a problem now? Wait for the baby boomers, who are reaching retirement age. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-Pollution003.JPG)
The 85 mph speed limit assigned to a new toll road opening in Central Texas is drawing plenty of interest, but it may not draw many truck drivers, according to an official with the Texas Motor Transportation Association. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/LoneTruck-Highway.jpg)
We're liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival's Trade & Transportation track, which includes panels on light rail in Texas, the future of trade and the upcoming legislative session. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tracks_trade-art2012.png)
Plans to allow the highest posted speed limit in the country on a new Texas toll road are drawing warnings that the project is reckless, while local residents fear their interests are being ignored. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/85-SpeedLimit-Texas.jpg)
The Texas Department of Transportation's annual list of the 100 most congested roadways ranks a section of Interstate 35W in Fort Worth as the worst stretch of asphalt in the state. Use our sortable table to look at TxDOT's list. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Traffic-i35.jpg)
UPDATED: The Texas Department of Transportation has approved an 85 mph speed limit, the fastest in the country, for a toll road stretch under construction from Austin to Seguin. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/85-SpeedLimit_1.jpg)
The Texas Department of Transportation will decide soon whether to grant a new stretch of toll road the fastest speed limit in the country. More than just bragging rights are at stake. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/highway-texas-hillcountry.jpg)
Where did a Lubbock County judge get the idea that the U.S. might cede sovereignty to the U.N.? In Texas, activists fearful of such a prospect have cited a 20-year-old resolution called Agenda 21. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Agenda-21-Protest.jpg)
El Paso is facing an unusual problem as it prepares for its first toll road. Drivers without electronic toll tags will be sent a bill in the mail, and some are wondering if Mexican drivers will get a free ride. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/31/Chihuahua_Mexico_License_Plate.jpg)
In case you missed it: State Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, and the Tribune's Aman Batheja participated in a TweetChat on transportation issues. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c2d06e47069ffeedfb0e577fdbe5f0dc/BD%20INC%20Carona%20John%20115%202012)
Ten months into his tenure, the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation on funding the state's transportation needs, the prospects for high-speed rail and what the expansion of the Panama Canal means for Texas ports. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Phil-Wilson-TxDot.jpg)