Texas

Lessons from the frontline of the fight against a Texas highway expansion plan.

Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.

This $1.6-billion project would also use valuable state resources even as basic transit needs in Fort Worth go unmet.

The Texas Department of Transportation is currently reviewing plans for a major expansion to a 23-mile section of Loop 1604, a suburban highway loop that encircles San Antonio. The project, which would expand Loop 1604 between state Highway 16 and Interstate 35 north of the city, includes four to six additional lanes along the entire length of roadway, new frontage roads and a five-level interchange with Interstate 10. This $1.36 billion expansion, while likely failing to solve local congestion problems, would threaten one of the region’s primary sources of drinking water.

Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.

The shared scooter/bike giant is adding a new vehicle to its fleet, starting with Austin.

Austin just approved funding to expand its most notorious highway. It's bad news for public safety — and for their municipal budget.

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.

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.