City tightens restrictions on proposed bullet train, while backing federal study grant as Congress withdraws funding.

The Railroad Commission needs to be more proactive on pipeline safety. We need to utilize data and risk analysis to help identify patterns, prioritize inspections, and focus attention on higher risk ...

Seven years after a deadly school bus-train crash in Athens, the same crossing still lacks gates or lights—despite repeated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passengers board the Texas Eagle train serviced by Amtrak on San Antonio's near East Side. Regional leaders have been struggling ...

Dallas’ leadership has demonstrated good judgment with high-speed rail projects. A cautious approach is the right one.

Plans for the high-speed rail were unveiled more than a decade ago.

State Rep. Jon Rosenthal, D-Houston, walks to the Texas Capitol as he and other Democratic lawmakers prepare to return to the Texas House following a two-week quorum break in protest of a new ...

DART said it's prioritizing the safety of its riders, operators and frontline teams while maintaining service on its most ...

Today, Texas produces 5.7 million barrels of oil per day, the largest producing state ahead of North Dakota. This growth ...

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The decades-old idea of connecting Texas’ biggest cities with high-speed rail is fundamentally a good one. But any rail project that’s going to cut through Dallas needs to make sense for our city’s ...