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2010-02-16
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hrough the end of 2010, stimulus investments in public transportation have created almost twice as many jobs per dollar as highway spending – and the advantage is growing. |
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2010-02-09
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The Obama administration’s recent decision to award $4 million in high speed rail funds to Texas is the first step towards a stronger, faster rail system that will reduce congestion, oil use, and carbon emissions, but there is much still to be done.
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2010-02-02
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Lawmakers call for truth in transportation language. |
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2010-01-05
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Austin, TX – Stimulus money invested in public transportation projects created twice as many jobs as highway projects, according to a new report released today by TexPIRG, in conjunction with the Center for Neighborhood Technology and Smart Growth America |
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2010-01-05
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Despite releasing new television ads today that promise to kill Governor Perry’s unpopular Trans Texas Corridor (TTC) project forever, Kay Bailey Hutchison’s own transportation plan actually revives the Governor’s swath of privatized toll roads anchored by public-private partnerships (PPPS), otherwise known as Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDAs). |
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2010-01-04
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TexPIRG comments on new proposed federal rules regarding subsidies and weighting criteria for public-private partnerships. |
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2010-01-02
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Kay Bailey Hutchison calls for some good reforms in her transportation proposal, Putting Texas Transportation Back On The Road to Success. However, her plan falls short in protecting taxpayers and fails to offer a method for financing the state’s transportation system other than continuing to privatize roads and pushing the use of private toll road arrangements called public-private partnerships (PPPs) which are fraught with risk for taxpayers. |
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2009-11-12
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Texas’ Elected Officials Received Close to $13 Million Dollars in Campaign Contributions from Highway Lobby |
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2009-10-07
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TxDOT announced today at a press conference in Austin that in response to citizen comments received during the environmental review of the Trans-Texas Corridor-35, the department has recommended the No Action Alternative on the TTC-35 environmental study to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). |
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2009-10-06
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Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst announced this morning his appointments to the Sunset Advisory Commission, tapping former vice chairman Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) to take over as chairman for the upcoming review cycle. |
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2009-09-03
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Portions of the Trans Texas Corridor still advance across the state despite major grassroots victory to kill Comprehensive Development Agreements or CDAs. |
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2009-04-20
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TexPIRG's letter to the Legislature calling on the Senate to stop the road privatization bill in its tracks. |
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2009-04-03
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Clause in SB 17 would allow TXDOT to avoid consumer protections laid out in bill at its discretion |
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2009-03-31
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A major new report released today identifies problems in a national trend toward private toll roads. The study, entitled "Private Roads, Public Costs: The Facts About Toll Road Privitization and How to Protect the Public" examines 15 completed private road projects and 79 others that are proposed or underway. |
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2009-03-03
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A diverse group of anti toll-road activists, environmentalists, and public transportation activists from across Texas converged at the State Capitol to demand that Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) halt a plan to approve $1.7 billion in new highways without providing proper public review. |
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2009-02-19
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As Governor Perry prepares for the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting this weekend, TexPIRG today sent a letter calling on him to lead by example in creating jobs that fulfill those goals right here in Texas. The focus of bipartisan meeting of governors from across the country is “rebuilding, repairing and maintaining a national infrastructure system that supports America's economic competitiveness, facilitates economic growth and is environmentally sustainable”.
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2009-01-05
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A new study of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) wish list, recently submitted to Congress for funding under a new economic recovery package, suggests that Texas' current project list would undermine efforts to repair and modernize our deteriorating infrastructure and reduce U.S. dependence on oil. |
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2008-04-15
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AUSTIN- A new report by TexPIRG finds that transit systems in Austin, Houston and DFW eliminated the need for more than 44 million gallons of oil in 2006, saving consumers more $116 million in saved gasoline costs and avoiding emissions of 270,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas. Austin transit also prevented what would have otherwise been an additional 1.7 million hours in traffic delays for drivers. The group pointed to the findings as evidence that further investments in transit, in particular the creation of an ultra light rail system for downtown Austin, will help reduce oil dependency and save consumers money. |
