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UNDERWALKER
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Kendall County approves funds for safety improvements to Texas 46
Kendall County approved funding for safety improvements along Texas 46.
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●●●○○ | Sep 10, 6:30 PM |
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TxDOT extends comment period for third round of open houses in I-14 corridor study
TxDOT extended the comment deadline for Round 3 open houses in the I-14 Central Texas Corridor Study to Oct. 12, 2026.
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●●●○○ | Sep 10, 7:30 PM |
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American data centers in just seven states are reportedly using more water than all the cities in California
A Ceres report says data centers in seven states, including Texas, withdraw about 3.4 trillion gallons of freshwater annually.
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●●●○○ | Sep 10, 8:15 PM |
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Dallas City Council advances competitive bond sale in fall
Dallas City Council approved resolutions to issue up to $348 million in bonds and equipment obligations, with a competitive sale planned for Nov. 12.
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●●●○○ | Sep 10, 8:45 PM |
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East Dallas water leak repaired after flowing for 40 days
Dallas Water Utilities repaired a San Fernando Way water line leak after it flowed for 40 days in East Dallas.
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●●○○○ | Sep 10, 9:00 PM |
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Council approves $60M in TIRZ debt to buy land for Spurs arena
San Antonio City Council approved $60 million in Midtown TIRZ debt to buy land for a Spurs arena and fund park and zoo projects.
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●●●●○ | Sep 10, 11:00 PM |
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TxDOT extends comment period for third round of open houses in the I-14 Central Texas corridor study
TxDOT extended the public comment deadline to Oct. 12 for the I-14 Central Texas corridor study third round of open houses.
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TxDOT scheduled multiple overnight and daytime closures on Northeast Side I-35 frontage roads and ramps Sept. 12-13 for expansion work.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 1:00 AM |
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'A smoother ride': TxDOT plans major BU 77 redesign for I-35, University Parks
TxDOT plans to redesign BU 77 in Waco from a freeway to an urban boulevard with roundabouts, crossings, and cycling facilities.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 5:15 AM |
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Space Force selected Lake Kickapoo, Texas as the preferred site for the third DARC deep-space radar network array.
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●●●●○ | Sep 11, 8:45 AM |
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Venus Aerospace opened a new rotating detonation rocket engine test stand at Houston Spaceport to expand testing capacity.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 9:00 AM |
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Texas to consider approving more transmission infrastructure
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will hold a hearing on approving three new 765-kilovolt transmission lines to support the oil and gas industry.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 9:30 AM |
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
NASA will hold a news conference about SpaceX Crew-12’s station mission and upcoming return to Earth on Sept. 16.
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●●○○○ | Sep 11, 11:30 AM |
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More Texas communities push back against data centers
San Marcos and other Texas cities consider or impose limits on data centers amid concerns about pollution and utility strain, including upcoming local meetings and votes.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 1:45 PM |
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Midland County begins roadway rehab project
Midland County started a mill-and-fill project with a closure of W. Francis Ave. as crews repair about three miles of roadway.
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●●○○○ | Sep 11, 3:00 PM |
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Bee Cave residents questioned West Travis County Public Utility Agency leadership over repeated water outages and boil-water notices at a city council meeting.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 3:00 PM |
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Texas to Release Broad Statewide Cybersecurity Procurement
Texas’ DIR plans a statewide Request for Offers for broad cybersecurity products and services, with vendor steps scheduled between Sept. 30 and Nov. 18.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 3:30 PM |
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Stadler, CapMetro Sign Long-Term Rail Fleet Support Agreement
Stadler and CapMetro signed a long-term support agreement starting in 2027 to provide on-site maintenance and parts support for CapMetro’s GTW rail fleet.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 4:30 PM |
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The White House is considering using the Defense Production Act to expand U.S. refining capacity as refineries run near 98% and diesel tops $6.
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●●●●○ | Sep 11, 5:00 PM |
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Plane goes down in Temple cornfield on day ownership transfers
A Piper Cherokee made an emergency landing in a Temple cornfield after an engine issue, with both occupants walking away uninjured.
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●●●●○ | Sep 11, 7:30 PM |
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Southeast Houston neighborhood, concerned over future wild vegetation challenges one month after Union Pacific clearing
A southeast Houston homeowner says vegetation is growing back along a Union Pacific rail corridor after earlier clearing damaged his fence.
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●●○○○ | Sep 11, 7:45 PM |
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New sidewalk improvement plan underway in the Heights
Houston’s Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority secured an $850,000 federal grant to improve missing and unsafe sidewalks in the Heights.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 8:00 PM |
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The El Paso Chamber says ending commercial traffic on the Bridge of the Americas would cut output, jobs, and tax revenue after the port upgrade.
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●●●●○ | Sep 11, 8:00 PM |
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Weekend closures near Downtown Houston area could impact drivers
Weekend lane and ramp closures across Houston include SH 288 and I-45/I-10 impacts that will slow drives through downtown.
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●●○○○ | Sep 11, 8:00 PM |
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $73 million to advance domestic mining technology.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 10:00 PM |
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Jacinto City residents questioned a proposed Raeden data center near a neighborhood at a town hall, despite plans to seek operating restrictions.
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●●●○○ | Sep 11, 11:00 PM |
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Fire Station 7 officially opens in College Station
College Station opened Fire Station No. 7 with a ribbon-cutting, adding a new 18,200-square-foot facility built to support a growing area.
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●●●○○ | Sep 12, 12:30 AM |
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Astrodome revival draws nationwide developer interest-and frustration at home
The Astrodome Conservancy extended an RFI deadline after receiving nearly 250 responses for private redevelopment ideas, while citing limited Harris County engagement.
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●●●○○ | Sep 12, 7:30 AM |