The Lone Star Rail project officially hit the end of the line late last month as the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) voted 18-0 to remove the project from its 2040 Regional Transportation Plan. As a part of the organization’s community outreach efforts, CAMPO staff gathered v...

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 Belle Nelson The prospect of Lone Star Rail (LSTAR) coming to Hays County continues to be on the minds of Buda city officials. The most recent discussion took place at the city’s Oct. 20 city council meeting. According to Mayor Todd Ruge, interest in the project continues in Buda. “It’s definitel...

By Moses Leos III Becoming part of the Lone Star Rail district (LSTAR), a proposed 118-mile passenger rail system that will run from Georgetown to San Antonio, could be a reality for Buda.   Joe Black, Rail Director for LSTAR, made a presentation at the May 20 city council meeting, providing input o...

By Andy Sevilla Kyle is the latest city along the I-35 corridor to join the Lone Star Rail District, which hopes to connect Georgetown to San Antonio along a 118-mile commuter rail line. “Lone Star Rail District is the only group within Central Texas that has put together a plan for commuter rail; a...

Open house tonight Kyle city staff and Lone Star Rail District (LSRD) representatives will host an open house this evening for the public to learn more about the proposal to build a commuter rail station in Kyle. LSRD is asking the city to agree to create a special district around the station and us...