Texas Transit Association

The Rosenberg/Richmond area could be a hub for transit services in Fort Bend County, said officials with Fort Bend Transit Monday night.
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During the next several decades, Texas’ population is expected to more than double to more than 50 million people — a staggering gain that the state’s transportation infrastructure is incapable of handling.

What began as a search for a solution to this problem has now developed into the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation “Corp.”:http://www.thsrtc.com/BodyContent.htm — a grassroots, nonprofit organization created in 2002 to promote multi-modal transportation such as high-speed rail in Texas.
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The US House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure passed out a reauthorization bill that scales back the committee’s original bill that had at its centerpiece a funding level of $375 billion. The revised level is $275 billion with $51.5 billion for public transit. See the attached for details along with individual reauthorization earmarks for Texas.
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Houston’s new passenger rail system begins to move forward. In this article, public hearings are to be held on the southeast line.
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One of our favorite information sources on passenger rail (in .pdf format at 332kb). Special Thanks to friends at the Georgia Passenger Rail Authority!
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El Paso Mayor Joe Wardy has recently lobbied members of U.S Congress for $12.5  million — nearly half of that would go for new city buses, Wardy has said.

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