Imagining a future where TXDOT shifts even 10% of its highway funding to provide and pay for service-based network planning and early design on CBD grade-separated rapid transit projects in Texas cities
I don’t think it’s that complicated actually. The cost of planning is actually quite cheap. Changing State/Federal programs, policy and procedure to shift to early service-based network planning would resolve this conflict.
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Imagining a future where TXDOT shifts even 10% of its highway funding to provide and pay for service-based network planning and early design on CBD grade-separated rapid transit projects in Texas cities
since abbott and txdot decided texas cities can't have rainbow crosswalks, san antonio is removing theirs and expanding to four blocks of rainbow sidewalks instead
San Antonio begins rainbow sidewalk installation as rainbow crosswalk is slated for removal
The City of San Antonio has started preparing the sidewalks on N. Main Avenue to be painted in rainbow colors. The city is being forced to remove a rainbow crosswalk at Evergreen and Main by the Texas...
www.tpr.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
since abbott and txdot decided texas cities can't have rainbow crosswalks, san antonio is removing theirs and expanding to four blocks of rainbow sidewalks instead
this argument falls apart, however, when you know that the Texas Constitution legally mandates that TXDOT has to spend like 93% of its money on highways and road maintenance. Driving isn't a preference purely because people like it (though many do!) — it's a legally mandated one.
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
this argument falls apart, however, when you know that the Texas Constitution legally mandates that TXDOT has to spend like 93% of its money on highways and road maintenance. Driving isn't a preference purely because people like it (though many do!) — it's a legally mandated one.
TxDOT will also close the exit ramp from westbound Loop 1604 to Blanco Road for about three weeks starting Monday.
TxDOT plans to shut down intersection of I-10, La Cantera Parkway
TxDOT will also close the exit ramp from westbound Loop 1604 to Blanco Road for about three weeks starting Monday.
bit.ly
January 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
TxDOT will also close the exit ramp from westbound Loop 1604 to Blanco Road for about three weeks starting Monday.
Do yourself a favor, don't look into Texas's plan to spend $700 billion on roads and highways.
ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/ge...
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ftp.txdot.gov
December 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Do yourself a favor, don't look into Texas's plan to spend $700 billion on roads and highways.
ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/ge...
ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/ge...
TxDOT says the expansion could give commuters some much-needed relief.
After 60 years, Houston's $2B Grand Parkway pushes Southeast
TxDOT says the expansion could give commuters some much-needed relief.
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
TxDOT says the expansion could give commuters some much-needed relief.
You should tell TxDOT that.
December 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
You should tell TxDOT that.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has started construction on the U.S. 90 Expansion project in West Bexar County.
The 7.6 miles on U.S. 90 project, from Loop 410 to SH 211, aims to enhance safety, curb congestion and improve connectivity.
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The 7.6 miles on U.S. 90 project, from Loop 410 to SH 211, aims to enhance safety, curb congestion and improve connectivity.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has started construction on the U.S. 90 Expansion project in West Bexar County.
The 7.6 miles on U.S. 90 project, from Loop 410 to SH 211, aims to enhance safety, curb congestion and improve connectivity.
Read More👉 ebx.sh/t7zIJr
The 7.6 miles on U.S. 90 project, from Loop 410 to SH 211, aims to enhance safety, curb congestion and improve connectivity.
Read More👉 ebx.sh/t7zIJr
While I was away from the office, we got a really nice win from SCOTX on a technical issue of Texas construction law. Good to see!
www.txcourts.gov/media/146175...
www.txcourts.gov/media/146175...
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
While I was away from the office, we got a really nice win from SCOTX on a technical issue of Texas construction law. Good to see!
www.txcourts.gov/media/146175...
www.txcourts.gov/media/146175...
TxDOT plans to close all lanes of Loop 1604 on Saturday night at its crossing with I-35 as part of a long-running construction project.
The state agency will also be closing all lanes of Loop 410 between Starcrest Drive and I-35. bit.ly/48mBti3
The state agency will also be closing all lanes of Loop 410 between Starcrest Drive and I-35. bit.ly/48mBti3
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
TxDOT plans to close all lanes of Loop 1604 on Saturday night at its crossing with I-35 as part of a long-running construction project.
The state agency will also be closing all lanes of Loop 410 between Starcrest Drive and I-35. bit.ly/48mBti3
The state agency will also be closing all lanes of Loop 410 between Starcrest Drive and I-35. bit.ly/48mBti3
What a cluster. This interchange leads to two of the biggest malls in SATX. They did this last year around the holidays and drove down profits for so many local cos.
Traffic alert: TxDOT plans full closure of I-10 this weekend on Northwest Side www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Traffic alert: TxDOT plans full closure of I-10 this weekend on Northwest Side www.expressnews.com/news/article...
TxDOT plans full closure of I-10 this weekend on Northwest Side
The closures will start a 9 p.m. Friday at the Loop 1604 and Interstate 10 interchange, and will continue until Monday morning.
www.expressnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
What a cluster. This interchange leads to two of the biggest malls in SATX. They did this last year around the holidays and drove down profits for so many local cos.
Traffic alert: TxDOT plans full closure of I-10 this weekend on Northwest Side www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Traffic alert: TxDOT plans full closure of I-10 this weekend on Northwest Side www.expressnews.com/news/article...
The city is home to 10 of the state’s most-congested stretches of roadway, a TxDOT database shows.
San Antonio traffic sucks, and data from the State of Texas proves it
The city is home to 10 of the state's most-congested stretches of roadway, a TxDOT database shows.
www.sacurrent.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The city is home to 10 of the state’s most-congested stretches of roadway, a TxDOT database shows.
When I-35 first sliced through Austin, Texas, homes and businesses in the path of construction were forced to relocate. No archive was kept of the lives that the highway upended.
As TxDOT now moves to expand the interstate, photographer Liz Moskowitz records the stories of people being displaced.
As TxDOT now moves to expand the interstate, photographer Liz Moskowitz records the stories of people being displaced.
Along a Path of Impermanence
A documentary photographer records some of the people and places being disrupted by an expansion of Interstate 35 through the center of Austin, Texas.
placesjournal.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
When I-35 first sliced through Austin, Texas, homes and businesses in the path of construction were forced to relocate. No archive was kept of the lives that the highway upended.
As TxDOT now moves to expand the interstate, photographer Liz Moskowitz records the stories of people being displaced.
As TxDOT now moves to expand the interstate, photographer Liz Moskowitz records the stories of people being displaced.
The M/S John W. Johnson ferry prepares to dock at Galveston, having just arrived from Port Bolivar on the morning of July 9, 2017. This ferry line is one of two that TxDOT operates and one of three in Texas.
Photograph by Matt Harvey
Photograph by Matt Harvey
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The M/S John W. Johnson ferry prepares to dock at Galveston, having just arrived from Port Bolivar on the morning of July 9, 2017. This ferry line is one of two that TxDOT operates and one of three in Texas.
Photograph by Matt Harvey
Photograph by Matt Harvey
That reminds me: "Don't Mess With Texas" was coined in 1985 as part of an anti-littering campaign. TxDOT owns the trademark to the slogan and sends cease and desist letters when people use the phrase in the general sense everyone's heard it used by/about Texans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t...
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
That reminds me: "Don't Mess With Texas" was coined in 1985 as part of an anti-littering campaign. TxDOT owns the trademark to the slogan and sends cease and desist letters when people use the phrase in the general sense everyone's heard it used by/about Texans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t...
LAST DAY to comment on the Texas Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan! This is an exciting development in passenger rail in Texas. Make your voice heard. A link to an overview of the project is in the next post. Comment form here: ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/ge...
ftp.txdot.gov
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
LAST DAY to comment on the Texas Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan! This is an exciting development in passenger rail in Texas. Make your voice heard. A link to an overview of the project is in the next post. Comment form here: ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/ge...
If you do one thing today, take TxDOT's mass transit survey!
It's impossible to overstate the significance of TxDOT finally embracing transit. Support them and take the survey!
Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
It's impossible to overstate the significance of TxDOT finally embracing transit. Support them and take the survey!
Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
TODAY is the last day to tell TxDOT: "I want statewide mass transit in Texas!"
TxDOT's transit plan is a huge deal and it needs YOUR support. If you do one thing today, do this: 👉 Take the survey! 👈
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
TxDOT's transit plan is a huge deal and it needs YOUR support. If you do one thing today, do this: 👉 Take the survey! 👈
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you do one thing today, take TxDOT's mass transit survey!
It's impossible to overstate the significance of TxDOT finally embracing transit. Support them and take the survey!
Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
It's impossible to overstate the significance of TxDOT finally embracing transit. Support them and take the survey!
Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
TODAY is the last day to tell TxDOT: "I want statewide mass transit in Texas!"
TxDOT's transit plan is a huge deal and it needs YOUR support. If you do one thing today, do this: 👉 Take the survey! 👈
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
TxDOT's transit plan is a huge deal and it needs YOUR support. If you do one thing today, do this: 👉 Take the survey! 👈
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
TODAY is the last day to tell TxDOT: "I want statewide mass transit in Texas!"
TxDOT's transit plan is a huge deal and it needs YOUR support. If you do one thing today, do this: 👉 Take the survey! 👈
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
TxDOT's transit plan is a huge deal and it needs YOUR support. If you do one thing today, do this: 👉 Take the survey! 👈
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
📣 Take this survey by Friday, November 21st to let TxDOT know that you want more public transportation options in Central Texas!
www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📣 Take this survey by Friday, November 21st to let TxDOT know that you want more public transportation options in Central Texas!
www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
TxDOT could be making historic steps toward statewide mass transit. 🚍 🚊
But TxDOT's new transit plan needs YOUR support. Take TxDOT's survey by the end of 11/20 and speak up for mass transit in Texas!
Info (survey is top right): www.txdot.gov/projects/pro...
But TxDOT's new transit plan needs YOUR support. Take TxDOT's survey by the end of 11/20 and speak up for mass transit in Texas!
Info (survey is top right): www.txdot.gov/projects/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
TxDOT could be making historic steps toward statewide mass transit. 🚍 🚊
But TxDOT's new transit plan needs YOUR support. Take TxDOT's survey by the end of 11/20 and speak up for mass transit in Texas!
Info (survey is top right): www.txdot.gov/projects/pro...
But TxDOT's new transit plan needs YOUR support. Take TxDOT's survey by the end of 11/20 and speak up for mass transit in Texas!
Info (survey is top right): www.txdot.gov/projects/pro...
TxDOT is taking control of the toll lanes on the Harris County portion of State Highway 288, which will come at a $1.7 billion up-front cost for the agency but could eventually result in lower rates for Houston-area drivers.
TxDOT to spend $1.7 billion to take control of State Highway 288 tollway in south Houston
Ending the 52-year agreement with Blueridge Transportation Group will allow "future toll rates to be significantly less" along the 10-mile corridor, according to the state transportation agency.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
July 31, 2024 at 8:25 PM
TxDOT is taking control of the toll lanes on the Harris County portion of State Highway 288, which will come at a $1.7 billion up-front cost for the agency but could eventually result in lower rates for Houston-area drivers.
Senior Traffic Lead - TxDOT S/E Projects - US - TX, Richardson Job educativ.net/jobs/job/36093...
April 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Senior Traffic Lead - TxDOT S/E Projects - US - TX, Richardson Job educativ.net/jobs/job/36093...
10 ESE Stephenville [Erath Co, TX] Dept of Highways reports Tornado at 19 Apr, 8:30 PM CDT -- Tornado visible to the southwest on TXDOT camera located at US 67 and Hwy 220. Locatio... at Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:45:39 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
April 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
10 ESE Stephenville [Erath Co, TX] Dept of Highways reports Tornado at 19 Apr, 8:30 PM CDT -- Tornado visible to the southwest on TXDOT camera located at US 67 and Hwy 220. Locatio... at Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:45:39 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
TXDOT: No more <BUMP> @ State of TX hwy NB Bee Caves Exit
November 21, 2024 at 5:24 PM
TXDOT: No more <BUMP> @ State of TX hwy NB Bee Caves Exit