Veteran conservative offers sales tax hike to pay for roads
\n(Hampton Pilot Online © 01/26/2012)
RICHMOND\n\n\nThe debate about how to fix Virginia's crumbling transportation system took a dramatic turn Wednesday when a powerful senior lawmaker tried and failed to buck the no-new-taxes mantra of the governor and legislative lead");
document.write("ership.\n\n\nDel. Lacey Putney of Bedford, the only independent and in his 51st year in the House of Delegates, presented a proposal to call a November referendum on ra...\n
U.S. 77 improvements part of long-range plan for interstate
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 01/26/2012)
Texas Department of Transportation hearings will be hel");
document.write("d:\nFeb. 2 in Raymondville at L.E. Franks Tourist Center, 501 S. 7th St.\nFeb. 6 at Sarita Independent School District Elementary School cafeteria, 150 E. La Parra Ave.\nFeb. 7 at Riviera ISD cafeteria, 203 Seahawk Drive.\nFeb. 8 in Kingsville at the Holiday Inn Express, 2400 S. Highway 77.\nFeb. 9 at Driscoll ISD Elementary cafetorium, 410 W. Aven...\n
Long-term transpo");
document.write("rtation funding likely to be delayed
\n(Washington Post © 01/26/2012) (Registration Required)\n
With Congress riven by partisan politics and facing a truncated election-year schedule, the chances are slim that it will pass a long-awaited bill to fund the nation’s highways, mass transit and ports, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.\n \n\nLaHood’s gloomy forecast came two days before House Republicans are expected to begin circulating their five-year transportat...\n
Williamson County's road bond program has completed 98 projects, dozens more on tap
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 01/25/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Updated: 11:07 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012\n\n\nPublished: 6:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012\n\n\n\nWilliamson County has added 287 miles of roadway since vo");
document.write("ters approved $578 million in bonds in 2000 and 2006 for county road projects.\n\nMike Weaver, the county's road bond manager, shared that tidbit with Williamson County commissioners at Tuesday's Commiss...\n
Free at last: Public utilities acquire LCRA systems
\n(Lake Travis View © 01/25/2012)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012\n |\n Devin ");
document.write("Monk\n \n \n \n \n \nPhoto by Devin Monk\n\n\nAt a Jan. 17 ceremony, from left, Bee Cave Mayor Caroline Murphy, West Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3 president Robert Salgo, attorney Randy Wilburn, Lower Colorado River Authority general manager Becky Motal and West Travis County MUD No. 5 president Larry Fox sign the purchase agreeme...\n
3-pa");
document.write("rt highway construction project looms for Plainview
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 01/24/2012)
Plainview drivers may see major highway construction in the coming months if city leaders and state transportation officials close a deal to begin work on some of the city?s main thoroughfares. \r\n\r\nThe three-part project, which does not have a projected completion date, would convert Interstate 27?s two-way frontage roads to one-way roads. The plan also includes adding entrance and exit ramps and ...\n
WT plans to add environmental engineering program in fall
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 01/24/2012)
West Texas A&M University officials expect to add another degree to the school?s growing engineering program in the fall.\r\n\r\nThe Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved an environmental engineering program at WT, but the move needs final approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordin");
document.write("ating Board.\r\n\r\n?The state has projected growth in environmental engineering and there a...\n
Hays and Williamson counties urge state to hasten environmental reviews tied to road projects
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 01/24/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Citing road improvement projects that have languished ");
document.write("for years while state and federal agencies assess their environmental impact, Hays County is asking the Texas Department of Transportation to put such reviews on a fast track.\n\nHays County Judge Bert Cobb sent the agency a letter this month, urging it to review transportation projects more quickly. Williamson County Judge Dan A. Gattis and th...\n
Houston lures Co");
document.write("lorado engineering firm with incentive
\n(Houston Business Journal © 01/24/2012)
The Houston City Council is scheduled to consider a tax break of about $160,000 for Colorado-based CH2M Hill on Wednesday as an incentive for the engineering firm to locate its new global energy group in Houston.\n\n\nThe city gives companies tax breaks under what is called a 380 agreement, in exchange for a commitment to bring new jobs via relocating here or expanding a local business, the Houston C...\n
Harris County may study toll road to Tomball
\n(Houston Chronicle © 01/24/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Harris County may pick up where the Texas Department of Transportation left off as Commissioners Court considers whether to study the feasibility of building a tolled segment of the Tomball Parkway.\n\nThe Harris County Toll Road Authority is asking that it be allowed to look at State ");
document.write("Highway 249, also known as Tomball Parkway, to see whether it would be make sense to build a toll road from Spring-C...\n
PRO/CON VIEW: Would highway loop benefit Vidor and Orange County?
\n(Jasper Newsboy © 01/24/2012)
OUR VIEW: Loop could boost Vidor, Orange County\n\nThe only way to grow is to, well, grow. Overall, Vidor and Orange");
document.write(" County will benefit if the proposed Loop 299 is built northwest of the city. Granted, that might cause some problems for a few older businesses in central Vidor along Interstate 10. Yet that's not even certain as those businesses will still have the huge east-west traffic of the Inter...\n
Spain Halts Plan to Privatize Main Airports
\n(The Wall");
document.write(" Street Journal © 01/24/2012)
MADRID?Spain suspended plans to privatize its two main airports on Monday, presenting a fresh challenge to the government's efforts to improve its stretched finances.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nEnlarge Image\r\n\r\nCloseDemotix \r\nA woman last week wheeled luggage through Barcelona's El Prat Airport, which will remain in public hands.\r\n\r\nThe previous Socialist government had hoped to raise at least ?5 billion ($6.46 billi...\n
Miller: 5-cent gas-tax hike too small
\n(Washington Times © 01/24/2012)
ANNAPOLIS — While Gov. Martin O'Malley is mulling whether to propose increasing the state's gas tax amid mixed public opinion, a General Assembly leader is suggesting he increase the tax beyond what a state commission has suggested.\n\nThe commission has recommended increasing the 23.5-cents-a-gallon tax by 5 cents in each of the next three years.\n\nSenate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. th...\n
Commissioners to discuss Texas 249 toll road project
\n(Conroe Courier © 01/23/2012)
The Montgomery County Toll Road Authority will consider a\nrequest Monday to enter into formal negotiations with Harris County\nand the Texas Department of Transportation for the construction of\na toll road project along Texas 249.\n \n \n\nThe");
document.write(" discussion comes a week after the formation of the 249\nPartnership, a coalition of civic leaders and elected officials\nfrom Tomball, Magnolia a...\n
House sales show little improvement from 2010
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 01/22/2012)
Flat doesn?t amount to a four-letter word in residential real estate in light of current national hou");
document.write("sing trends and the economic downturn.\r\n\r\nSales of Amarillo-area single-family homes in 2011 virtually matched sales statistics from 2010, despite local experts? predictions of more.\r\n\r\n?Early in 2011, we really thought that we would see actual recovery in 2011, maybe to the tune of 5 percent, 10 p...\n
Ohio mulls public-private partners
\n(Cinc");
document.write("innati Enquirer © 01/22/2012)
When Indiana leased its 157-mile toll road in 2006 for 75 years to two private companies, it got a cash infusion of $3.85 billion ? still the most expensive infrastructure public-private partnership in the country.\n\nOhio Gov. John Kasich wants his Department of Transportation to explore similar public-private partnerships as a way of funding big-ticket highway construction projects across the stat...\n
City council to authorize purchase of bonds for capital improvements
\n(Midland Reporter-Telegraph © 01/22/2012)
The City Council on Tuesday will vote to issue bonds of up to\n$31.15 million to go toward a new fire station, emergency\ncommunication upgrades, road improvements and water and sewer\nsystem updates, among other projects.\n \n \n\nThe projects are part of a five-year capital improvement plan\nagreed upon in 2011 by the City Council and include items city\nlead");
document.write("ers say are necessary for th...\n
Economic impact of high-speed rail varies in Spain
\n(San Francisco Chronicle © 01/22/2012)
La Estaci?n, Spain -- \n\n\nOn a crisp Saturday last fall, Luis Valciente and Mercedes Martin enjoyed the quiet of their farm about 20 miles northeast of Seville.\n\n\nThe retired husband and wife bought their patc");
document.write("h of land in 1987, several years before Spain's first high-speed trains started running between Madrid and Seville.\n\n\n\"It's very tranquil, which is what we like after all these years,\" Martin ...\n
Wind energy developers talk money
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 01/20/2012)
The topic was wind, and while the lack of carbon emissions and re");
document.write("duced water use in electricity generation came up, the focus was on money Thursday during a program hosted by FirstBank Southwest.\n\nSharyland Utilities is in the early stages of constructing about 300 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in the region to take electricity, especially wind energy, to metro areas downstate.\n\n?We?re ...\n
Compromise boosts prospect");
document.write("s for FAA bill passage
\n(Dallas WFAA (ABC) 8 © 01/20/2012)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers reached a compromise Friday that toughens the rules airline and railroad workers must follow to hold union elections, boosting prospects for passage of a long-term funding plan for the Federal Aviation Administration, congressional aides said.\n \n\nThe compromise — negotiated primarily between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House S...\n
Fight for Oklahoma water goes to Supreme Court
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 01/20/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The quest to get water from Oklahoma for North Texas isn't over.In the latest twist to its five-year legal battle against Oklahoma, the Tarrant Regional Water District filed a writ Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to hear its five-year-old lawsuit against Oklahoma. There ");
document.write("are no guarantees the Supreme Court will hear the case but the water district still believes its case is...\n
CRMWD to build pipeline to Snyder
\n(Odessa American © 01/20/2012)
Area media received a tour of Lake J.B. Thomas Friday as the Colorado River Municipal Water District announced plans to construct a pipeline to provide more ");
document.write("water to Snyder.\n\nThe CRMWD is planning on constructing a pipeline through the lake basin of J.B. Thomas to deliver water to Snyder from the E.V. Spence and O.H. Ivie Reservoirs or Ward County well fields.\n\nMedia reviewed the contractor’...\n
Behind the Numbers: Housing Starts Fall
\n(The Wall Street Journal © 01/20/2012)
By A");
document.write("lan Zibel\r\n\r\n \r\nAssociated Press \r\nBuilders started construction on fewer U.S. homes in December. \r\n\r\nIt wasn?t exactly a banner December for the home-building industry.\r\n\r\nThe nation?s builders started construction on 4.1% fewer homes compared with a month earlier. Construction decreased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 657,000 in December, the Commerce Department said Thursday.\r\n\r\nBut...\n
The Jobs Picture Is Still Far From Rosy
\n(The Wall Street Journal © 01/20/2012)
The typical American judges the state of the economy by the quality of the labor market. If jobs are scarce and wages are flat or falling, decent increases in the gross domestic product or the stock market are almost irrelevant. Aware of this point, President Obama convened yet another White House meeting on jobs earlier this week. After all, his own job is on the line. \r\n\r\nTo be sure, the adminis...\n
Sierra Club files suit over coal plants' emission permits
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 01/19/2012) (Registration Required)\n
State regulators allowed four coal plants to breeze through a permitting process, skipping time for public comment and closer scrutiny of the plants' emission controls and air-quality impacts, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesda");
document.write("y by the Sierra Club.\n\nThe environmental group is appealing permit amendments approved Dec. 16 by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that allow increased emissio...\n
Third Loop?s the charm? Grand Parkway expected to be job magnet
\n(Bellaire Examiner © 01/19/2012)
With Houston?s third loop, the Grand Parkway, expected to");
document.write(" become\na reality in 2016 and a boon to the job market soon afterward, it?s\neasy to wonder just how far from the heart of the city is too far\nto be a viable urban alternative.\n \n \n\nWell, it wasn?t that long ago concerns along those lines were\nvoiced over another major roadway project.\n \n\n\n?I remember when they were w...\n
North Texas Tollwa");
document.write("y Authority adopts new ethics policy
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 01/19/2012) (Registration Required)\n
North Texas Tollway Authority board members will be required to share more details of their personal incomes with the public and won't be allowed to participate in discussions of matters in which they have even an apparent conflict of interest.Those are parts of a new ethics policy approved unanimously Wednesday by the nine-member board.\"When people trust each other in organizations, they work mor...\n
Cinco Ranch growth traced to Energy Corridor commuters
\n(Katy Sun © 01/19/2012)
Segment D of the Grant Parkway, which extends from U.S. 59 to\nI-10, has majorly contributed to the growth of Cinco Ranch over the\npast decade.\n \n \n\nThe Grand Parkway serves as a major thoroughfare for Cinco Ranch\nresidents heading to the Energy Corridor during the wo");
document.write("rk week.\nAccording to the Katy Area Economic Development Council, BP North\nAmerica and Conoco Phillips ? both headq...\n
Kempner Water Supply Corporation picks new general manager
\n(Killeen Daily Herald © 01/19/2012)
By Mason W. Canales\nKilleen Daily Herald\n\nKEMPNER — A former water district manager in Florence has been selec");
document.write("ted as the new general manager for the Kempner Water Supply Corporation.\n\nDelores Goode, who is certified to operate groundwater production, starts Feb. 1, said Rick Abraham, the board's president. \"She has some outstanding credentials and knowledge.\"\n\nWith 15 years of experience in ...\n
Highway reauthorization bill is critical for our economy
\n<");
document.write("b>(Nashville Tennessean © 01/19/2012)
The need for Congress to pass a multi-year highway reauthorization bill before the end of the current extension of the law March 31 cannot be overstated.\n\nThe unemployment rate in the construction sector is significantly above the national average ? two million construction-related jobs have been lost since the recession began. The series of short-term extensions since September 2009 has made it i...\n
Raise transportation fees: We must fix our roads and preserve our mass transit systems
\n(Pittsburgh Post Gazette © 01/19/2012)
It is heartening that a group of state lawmakers seeks to implement the proposals of Gov. Tom Corbett's Transportation Funding Advisory Commission despite the governor's inaction, so far, on his hand-picked commission's fair and necessary recommendations.\n\nThe deterioration of the state's roads and bridges and mass transit systems, along with poor");
document.write(" air quality and cutbacks in public education, thre...\n
Construction employment numbers in Texas still not back to peak levels
\n(San Antonio Business Journal © 01/19/2012)
Construction employment has not yet rebounded to pre-recession levels.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n ");
document.write(" Tricia Lynn Silva Reporter/Project Coordinator - San Antonio Business Journal\n \n Email\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\nMore than three years aft...\n
Housing starts fall and builders end 2011 with worst year for single-family home construction
\n(Wash");
document.write("ington Post © 01/19/2012) (Registration Required)\n
WASHINGTON — Housing starts fall and builders end 2011 with worst year for single-family home construction\n \n\nCopyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed....\n
Sessom Canyon project i");
document.write("n San Marcos gets green light
\n(Austin Business Journal © 01/17/2012)
The city's Planning and Zoning Commission and current landowners are showing support for a mixed-use development project to be built near the San Marcos river after it was met with opposition over whether it could ruin the natural area.\n\n\nSessom Canyon, a 14.28-acre, 1,008-bedroom residential and retail complex, can be constructed and operated without harming the river, a city engineer said.\n\n\nOff...\n
Developer scales back proposal for Trophy Club project
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 01/17/2012) (Registration Required)\n
TROPHY CLUB -- The maximum number of residential units has been reduced from 500 to 350 for a controversial 26-acre development proposed by Scott Beck.Beck met with Town Council members and a planning and zoning commissioner to map out details for the development, called PD-30");
document.write(", at the town's main entrance.Line by line, officials discussed details of the 89-page document with the hopes of having a ...\n
Bill could jeopardize area metropolitan planning groups
\n(Longview News © 01/17/2012)
If the transportation spending bill in the U.S. Senate becomes\nlaw, it could mark the end of the road for metropolitan");
document.write(" planning\norganizations in Longview, Tyler, Texarkana and other small urban\nareas.\n \n \n\nMoving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, known as MAP-21,\nrecommends cutting MPOs that serve urban areas of fewer than\n200,000 residents. The bill, which has not had a fu...\n
2012 economic outlook strong
\n(New Braunfels Herald-Zeitun");
document.write("g © 01/17/2012)
Posted: Monday, January 16, 2012 10:43 am \r\n2012 economic outlook strong By Greg Bowen Comal County Business Journal Herald-Zeitung | 0 comments \r\n\r\nNEW BRAUNFELS ? Economic development in the New Braunfels area is expected to continue at a strong pace in 2012.\r\n\r\n?We?re really lucky, when you start looking at all the things that are happening,? said Rusty Brock-man, director of economic deve...\n
Council looks at last phase of sewer project
\n(Seguin Gazette Enterprise © 01/17/2012)
SEGUIN - The City Council, in its meeting set for 5:30 p.m.\ntoday, will consider awarding the contract for Phase 5 of the\nGeronimo Creek sewer project.\n \n \n\n\"As part of the Oak Village North subdivision annexation\nagreement, the city of Seguin is obligated to extend sanitary sewer\nservice to the Oak Village North subdivision and provide water\ndistribution system upgrades,\" City E...\n
LCRA still writing new water management plan
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 01/16/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s staff said it is still working on a new water management plan that it hopes to release soon to the public for review but will not vote on the final version of");
document.write(" the plan until at least February.\n\n\nThe new plan that would place an annual limit on water for farmers and use separate triggers for providing water for rice farmers’ first and second crops, a...\n
Grand Parkway will be a big part of county?s future
\n(Dayton News © 01/16/2012)
A local official says that the Grand Parkway wil");
document.write("l be a reality\nfor Liberty County and that county officials are trying to shape\nhow the project can best benefit the county through economic\ndevelopment.\n\n\nFor many decades, the project languished, but experienced\nresurgence in the 1980s, according to Norman Brown, Liberty County\nPct. 4 commissioner.\n\n\nBrown recently discussed how the project will ha...\n
Third Loo");
document.write("p?s the charm?
\n(East Montgomery County Observer © 01/16/2012)
With Houston?s third loop, the Grand Parkway, expected to become\na reality in 2016 and a boon to the job market soon afterward, it?s\neasy to wonder just how far from the heart of the city is too far\nto be a viable urban alternative.\n\n\nWell, it wasn?t that long ago concerns along those lines were\nvoiced over another major roadway project.\n\n\n?I remember when they were wearing snake boots to do surve...\n
Map: Troubled bridges of Tarrant County
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 01/15/2012) (Registration Required)\n
View Bad bridges in a larger map\n\nThis list shows 29 bridges that scored a sufficiency rating below 50 on a 100-point scale, according to the 2010 National Bridge Inventory kept by the Federal Highway Administration.\n\nThe scores reflect inspections in 2008, 2009 and early 2010. The descriptions inc");
document.write("lude observations from the most recent inspection reports available, including some inspections condu...\n
City to investigate building water treatment plant
\n(Gilmer Mirror © 01/15/2012)
The Gilmer City Council, at its first January meeting Tuesday night, approved a request by City Manager Jeff Ellington that he be allowed to beg");
document.write("in the arduous process of seeking a Farmers Home Administration grant to build a water treatment plant at Lake Gilmer.\n\nThe city had been approved for an FmHA grant for a water plant seven years ago, but the city was in rough financial shape and the city d...\n
Spain's high-speed rail system offers lessons for California
\n(Sacramento Bee ©");
document.write(" 01/15/2012) (Registration Required)\n
MADRID – It's 8 a.m. at the Puerto de Atocha train station in central Madrid. Business travelers armed with cellphones and laptops, and pleasure travelers toting cameras and carry-on bags, make their way through security to board the high-speed trains that connect Spain's capital to cities across the nation.\n\nThe sprawling station, which dates to the 1890s, serves not only the AVE, or Alta Ve...\n
No word on solution for TR?s water woes
\n(George West Progress © 01/14/2012)
THREE RIVERS ? Mayor James Liska said Monday evening that he is not prepared to share any news about the status of the city?s efforts to reopen access to water taps.\n\nThe city put a moratorium on new water customers about four months ago because it could not provide enough water to satisfy the demand created by the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas boom.\n\nRealtor Richard Dockery as");
document.write("ked the mayor for an ...\n
Dewhurst Issues Homeland Security Assignments, Select Transportation & Criminal Justice Charges
\n(Texas Insider © 01/14/2012)
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas ? “Border security is not just about keeping illegal immigrants from crossing our border - it’s about keeping our citizens safe");
document.write(" and our communities free from dangerous drugs and violent transnational gangs,’ said Lt. Governor David Dewhurst earlier on Friday while issuing Interim Charges to the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security and Se...\n
Tyler Planning Water Rate Study
\n(Tyler Morning Telegraph © 01/14/2012)
By JACQUE HILBURN-SIMMON");
document.write("S\r\nStaff Writer\r\n\r\nA new water rate study could trigger a rate increase later this year for Tyler Water Utilities customers who remain under mandatory water restrictions.\r\n\r\nTyler officials plan to launch a new study that examines what customers pay for their water usage as compared to the future costs of doing business in a state hammered by drought and wildfires.\r\n\r\nThe e...\n
Texas drought eases slightly
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 01/13/2012)
BROWNSVILLE — Texas may have just inched toward a better position in its long drought, according to data released Thursday. But two Cameron County water suppliers continue voluntary water restrictions and conditions here remain the same.\nThe county is still in an “exceptional” drought, the most severe designation out of four levels, U.S. Drought Monitor data show. Voluntary water...\n
Population increases driving school construction
\n(San Antonio Business Journal © 01/13/2012)
Population growth in Texas shows no signs of slowing down. As a result, the need for new school buildings, renovation of existing facilities and updated technology continues to increase.\n\n\nTexas taxpayers understand that the needs are legitimate and voters have been extremely supportive by approving bond pac");
document.write("kages. Construction projects are abundant and more are being announced weekly.\n\n\nLast Novem...\n
CPS names two firms in mega-solar project
\n(San Antonio Express-News © 01/12/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Under a bright winter sun Wednesday, CPS Energy CEO Doyle Beneby introduced the companies selected to b");
document.write("uild one of the country's largest solar projects and a solar manufacturing plant in San Antonio, an investment of more than $100 million.\n\nOCI Solar Power, whose parent is a South Korean chemical company, will build the solar farms using panels from a factory to be built here by Nexolon, another ...\n
Wylie ISD selects Dallas firm as school construction manager
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 01/10/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Dallas-based W.B. Kibler Construction Company was unanimously approved as construction manager for a new building for fifth- and sixth-grade students of Wylie Independent School District.\n\nAt its meeting Monday, Wylie's school board authorized Superintendent Joey Light to negotiate with Kibler and sign a contract for construction of the building to be built immediately west of the current junior h...\n
Develop water strategy to slake Texans' thirst
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 01/10/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Updated: 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012\n\n\nPublished: 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012\n\n\n\nThere's nothing like a drought to underscore the importance of water and how important it is that we plan to have enough of it.\n");
document.write("\nThe Texas Water Development Board sent its 2012 State Water Plan to Gov. Rick Perry last week. \"In serious drought conditions,\" th...\n
Environmental groups file lawsuit to stop water plant
\n(Austin Business Journal © 01/10/2012)
Two Austin environmental groups plan to sue the federal government over the construction of a $500 mil");
document.write("lion city of Austin water treatment plant and how the build is affecting the Jollyville Plateau salamander.\n\n\nThe Save Our Springs Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity want the salamander added to the federal endangered species list, which the groups claim could stop construction on the wa...\n
New bill boosts public-private projects
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document.write("El Paso Inc © 01/10/2012)
A new Texas law could help local officials fund ambitious public\nprojects in El Paso, like a proposed Downtown arena or a third\nbuilding at Texas Tech's fledgling med school here.\n\n\nThe Texas Legislature passed the Public and Private Facilities\nand Infrastructure Act last May, and it became law in September,\nbut few know about it.\n\nThe act encourages and provides more oversight for public-private\n...\n
North Texas TEXRail is a little train that can
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 01/10/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Dick Ruddell says it's \"a little too early\" to settle on a date when commuter trains will start running between southwest Fort Worth, Grapevine and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.Ruddell, president and executive director of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, the T, is a master of understatement.Once called the Southwest-to-Northeast train and now ");
document.write("called TEXRail, commuter service on the Cotton Bel...\n
Expert sees more jobs for Texas
\n(San Antonio Express-News © 01/10/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Texas job growth in 2012 will reach about 2 percent for the third consecutive year, Federal Reserve Senior Economist Keith Phillips said Tuesday.\n\nTwo per");
document.write("cent equates to a net increase of 200,000 jobs statewide, Phillips said during a luncheon held at the San Antonio branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and attended by about 60 invited South Texas business leaders.\n\nTexas annual job...\n
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