UnderWalker — Central TX News

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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. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · yahoo.com	●●●○○	Sep 12, 7:30 AM
Jacinto City residents questioned a proposed Raeden data center near a neighborhood at a town hall, despite plans to seek operating restrictions. ■ Infrastructure · Jacinto City, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 11, 11:00 PM
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. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · abc13.com	●●○○○	Sep 11, 8:00 PM
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. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · abc13.com	●●●○○	Sep 11, 8:00 PM
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. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · click2houston.com	●●○○○	Sep 11, 7:45 PM
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. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · nasa.gov	●●○○○	Sep 11, 11:30 AM
Venus Aerospace opened a new rotating detonation rocket engine test stand at Houston Spaceport to expand testing capacity. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 11, 9:00 AM
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (September 10, 2026) Hello Houston provides information about The Commuter Cut episode for September 10, 2026. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · houstonpublicmedia.org	●●○○○	Sep 10, 5:15 PM
TxDOT is launching Project Nexus with test flights to help integrate eVTOL aircraft into Texas airspace over three years. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, Texas ·	●●●●○	Sep 10, 4:30 PM
Entergy reported nearly all Southeast Texas customers regained power after Tropical Storm Edouard, with 94 remaining outages likely needing home repairs. ■ Infrastructure · Montgomery County, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 10, 3:15 PM
Richmond and Magnolia-area homeowners report sharply higher Aqua Texas water bills and are asking what caused the increases. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●●○	Sep 10, 11:30 AM
FlexGen and SMT Energy started operations on a 160MW/320MWh battery storage facility in Houston supporting the ERCOT grid. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 10, 9:15 AM
★ NASA says Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover are becoming emeritus astronauts as they step away from active flight duty. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 10, 5:00 AM
NASA Seeks Proposals To Establish Sustainable Human Moon Base NASA issued a solicitation for proposals to develop power, oxygen extraction, and lunar materials technologies for a sustainable human Moon base. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · aviationweek.com	●●●○○	Sep 10, 4:00 AM
Houston's $3.2 million trail project moves forward, eminent domain on table for holdouts Houston advanced planning for a new Arthur Storey Park-to-Dairy Ashford trail, with potential eminent domain if negotiations stall and construction planned for 2028. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · click2houston.com	●●●○○	Sep 9, 9:15 PM
City of Houston must remove $1.3 million in improvements from Grimes Park after HISD ends lease Houston must remove about $1.3 million of Grimes Park improvements after HISD ended its lease for the property. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · abc13.com	●●●○○	Sep 9, 7:45 PM
Mayor Mamdani Unveils 15 MPH Zones for Safer Streets New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 15 mph school slow zones and new open-street redesigns to improve safety around schools. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · miragenews.com	●●●○○	Sep 9, 9:00 AM
A Sept. 9 crash on eastbound East Freeway east of Monmouth killed one person, with the investigation ongoing. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●●○	Sep 9, 6:30 AM
Austin and San Antonio officials warn Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposal to disband municipally owned electric utilities could raise customer rates and cut city revenue. ■ Infrastructure · Bee Cave, Texas ·	●●●●○	Sep 9, 12:15 AM
Southwest flight diverted to BWI Airport after bird strike A Southwest flight was diverted to BWI after a bird strike during travel. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · capitalgazette.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 8:00 PM
City of Big Spring warns residents of road closure due to water line break Big Spring warned of a road closure at Goliad and North of FM-700 for emergency water line repair. ■ Infrastructure · Spring, TX · firstalert7.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 3:45 PM
Triumvirate Environmental acquiring radioactive waste site in Houston Triumvirate Environmental plans to buy a Houston radioactive waste treatment and storage facility from Nuclear Source and Services, pending TCEQ review. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · wastedive.com	●●●●○	Sep 8, 3:30 PM
13 Alert Traffic: Hazmat spill shuts down three NB lanes on Gulf Freeway at South Loop, TxDOT says A hazmat spill closed three northbound lanes on Houston’s Gulf Freeway near the IH-610 South Loop, with cleanup expected to take hours. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · abc13.com	●●●○○	Sep 8, 3:15 PM
Three San Antonio City Council members requested a meeting to scrutinize CPS Energy’s response to late-August storm power outages affecting thousands. ■ Infrastructure · Texas ·	●●●○○	Sep 8, 1:45 PM
These retired wind turbine blades were turned into a 40-foot highway sign structure in Texas. Then, Hurricane Beryl put it to the test University of Houston researchers repurposed retired wind turbine blades into a 40-foot highway sign structure that survived Hurricane Beryl. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · economictimes.indiatimes.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 11:00 AM
In 1972, Apollo 17 sealed core sample 73001 under vacuum on the Moon; in 2022, NASA opened it after 50 years and extracted lunar gas at Johnson Space Center NASA opened Apollo 17 sample 73001 after 50 years and extracted lunar gas at Johnson Space Center to advance lunar science. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · economictimes.indiatimes.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 10:00 AM
In 2017, Texas researchers poured 3 pounds of fluorescein into the Pedernales River to find a hidden spring; it travelled 2.4 miles underground in 15.5 hours Texas State University researchers used fluorescein dye tracing in the Pedernales River to show underground flow linking the river to Pedernales Falls State Park spring. ■ Infrastructure · Spring, TX · timesofindia.indiatimes.com	●●○○○	Sep 8, 4:45 AM
Guest commentary: It's time to plan Galveston's port and downtown as one Guest commentary urges Galveston to integrate port and downtown planning for better pedestrian links and coordinated development amid growing cruise activity. ■ Infrastructure · Galveston, TX · galvnews.com	●●●○○	Sep 7, 11:00 PM
A massive AT&T outage in Houston disrupted service for customers, leaving many scrambling to regain connectivity. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●●○	Sep 7, 3:45 PM
2 right lanes blocked after crash in Montgomery County Ohio State Highway Patrol reported a crash on I-75 in Montgomery County, blocking the two right southbound lanes while they investigated. ■ Infrastructure · Montgomery County, TX · whio.com	●●○○○	Sep 7, 7:00 AM
Zoox will begin robotaxi testing in Houston later this month using retrofitted SUVs and human safety drivers. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Sep 6, 4:15 PM
Traffic Advisory in Montgomery County for 13th annual Convoy for a Cause Montgomery County is issuing a Sunday traffic advisory for the 13th annual Convoy for a Cause traveling east on Route 5S from Fort Plain to Fonda. ■ Infrastructure · Montgomery County, TX · cbs6albany.com	●●○○○	Sep 6, 11:45 AM
TxDOT unveils $10.6B plan for Houston highways-here's what's on the list TxDOT unveiled its 2027 Unified Transportation Program listing about $10.64 billion in potential Houston District highway projects from 2027 to 2036. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · yahoo.com	●●●○○	Sep 5, 9:30 PM
Incidents blocking lanes on Houston's I-10 East, I-69 Southwest Lane-blocking incidents prompted traffic disruptions on Houston’s I-10 feeder road near Holland Avenue and on I-69 near Downtown. ■ Infrastructure · Houston, TX · fox26houston.com	●●○○○	Sep 5, 5:15 PM