By Samantha Smith As the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) voted to oust the Lone Star Rail Program earlier this month, the concept of creating a high-speed passenger rail in Texas hasn’t left the station just yet.  According to a report by KXAN, the Texas Department of Transpo...

By Samantha Smith Central Texas could bid farewell to the Lone Star Rail project after the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) board of directors opted to take it off its  long-term transportation plan.  The CAMPO board voted 17-1 Monday to remove the project from its 25-year tra...

The fate of the Lone Star Rail District (LSRD) has yet to be decided by Central Texas officials and some are beginning to explore other options.  Hays County Commissioners voted to suspend their membership with LSRD March 22 following Union Pacific’s (UP) exit from the future plans. LSRD has been co...

By Moses Leos III With federal funding for road projects on the table, narrowing down which were worthy of federal dollars was priority for Buda.  City leaders wanted to ensure those projects would compete for $76.5 million from the Surface Transportation Program – Metropolitan Mobility (STP MM) fun...