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<header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/">TRANSPORTATION</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/musk-hyperloop-test-track-works-texas-leading-cand/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0629_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Elon Musk, the CEO and of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, spoke at the Texas Transportation Forum in Austin on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0629_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Elon Musk, the CEO and of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, spoke at the Texas Transportation Forum in Austin on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Elon Musk, the CEO and of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, spoke at the Texas Transportation Forum in Austin on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/musk-hyperloop-test-track-works-texas-leading-cand/">Musk: Texas a "Leading Candidate" to Host Hyperloop Test Track</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:29:41 -0600" title="2015-01-15 13:29"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/musk-hyperloop-test-track-works-texas-leading-cand/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday that Texas is in the driver's seat for a test track for a transportation system known as the Hyperloop. He also said that a SpaceX facility wouldn't have been built in Texas without economic incentives.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/musk-hyperloop-test-track-works-texas-leading-cand/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/22/brownsville-spacex-facility-might-land-first-mars/">Texas SpaceX Facility Might Land First Human on Mars</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/03/report-texas-loses-bid-tesla-gigafactory/">Report: Texas Loses Bid For Tesla "Gigafactory"</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/Four_Plates_Under_200_copy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/Four_Plates_Under_200_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/">Texas Poised to Cut Some Specialty License Plates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 19:15:29 -0600" title="2015-01-08 19:15"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>If fans of Dr Pepper and the Fort Worth Zoo don't get it in gear, their chance to buy specialty license plates might soon be gone. The Houston Rockets are hanging by a thread.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation">A Toll Road Strategy That's "as Big as Texas"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-31 06:00"> Dec. 31, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>There's no doubt that Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> has left his mark on the state’s approach to funding roads. Aman Batheja writes that under Perry's leadership, Texas has been the country’s most aggressive supporter of tolling and private-sector investment in transportation. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/21/xxTribFest_Perry382_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry laughs at a question during the final keynote of 2014 TribFest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/21/xxTribFest_Perry382_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry laughs at a question during the final keynote of 2014 TribFest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry laughs at a question during the final keynote of 2014 TribFest.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/">Analysis: Skill or Luck, It Has Worked for Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-29 06:00"> Dec. 29, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/comments/"><span class="value">49</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Thirty years is a lot to attribute to mere luck. Like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> or not, his considerable political skills have sustained him throughout his career in state politics.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/">Texas Poised to Cut Some Specialty License Plates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 19:15:29 -0600" title="2015-01-08 19:15"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/Four_Plates_Under_200_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/Four_Plates_Under_200_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>If fans of Dr Pepper and the Fort Worth Zoo don't get it in gear, their chance to buy specialty license plates might soon be gone. The Houston Rockets are hanging by a thread.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/texas-poised-cut-specialty-license-plates/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation">A Toll Road Strategy That's "as Big as Texas"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-31 06:00"> Dec. 31, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>There's no doubt that Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> has left his mark on the state’s approach to funding roads. Aman Batheja writes that under Perry's leadership, Texas has been the country’s most aggressive supporter of tolling and private-sector investment in transportation. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/">Analysis: Skill or Luck, It Has Worked for Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-29 06:00"> Dec. 29, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/comments/"><span class="value">49</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/21/xxTribFest_Perry382_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry laughs at a question during the final keynote of 2014 TribFest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/21/xxTribFest_Perry382_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry laughs at a question during the final keynote of 2014 TribFest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry laughs at a question during the final keynote of 2014 TribFest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Thirty years is a lot to attribute to mere luck. Like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> or not, his considerable political skills have sustained him throughout his career in state politics.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/29/analysis-skill-or-luck-it-seems-be-working/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation">A Toll Road Plan "as Big as Texas"</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-31 06:00"> Dec. 31, 2014 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PiggyBankBudget_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PiggyBankBudget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers on Thursday chose $7 billion as an appropriate minimum balance for the Rainy Day Fund in a meeting that took just a few minutes but will have far-reaching consequences.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/lawmakers-set-7-billion-floor-state-piggy-bank/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/abbott-plans-add-4-billion-road-funding/">Abbott Plans to Add $4 Billion to Road Funding</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-09 06:00"> Dec. 9, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/abbott-plans-add-4-billion-road-funding/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/abbott-plans-add-4-billion-road-funding/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/08/AbbottTraffic-1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Greg Abbott said boosting transportation funding would be a priority for him during his first term as governor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/08/AbbottTraffic-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Greg Abbott said boosting transportation funding would be a priority for him during his first term as governor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Bob Daemmrich / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Greg Abbott said boosting transportation funding would be a priority for him during his first term as governor.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> wants to add $4 billion each year to build and maintain Texas roads, nearly closing the annual budget shortfall at the Texas Department of Transportation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/abbott-plans-add-4-billion-road-funding/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/txdot-set-lower-some-speed-limits-drilling-areas/">Lower Speed Limits Coming in Drilling Areas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-02 06:00"> Dec. 2, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/txdot-set-lower-some-speed-limits-drilling-areas/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/txdot-set-lower-some-speed-limits-drilling-areas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/29/TT-Shale-Accidents-002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/29/TT-Shale-Accidents-002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A rule change will allow the Texas Department of Transportation to move more quickly in lowering speed limits on particularly dangerous roads in the state's drilling regions in West and South Texas. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/txdot-set-lower-some-speed-limits-drilling-areas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/28/prop-1-passed-now-what/">Prop 1 Passed. Now What?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-28 06:00"> Nov. 28, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/28/prop-1-passed-now-what/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/28/prop-1-passed-now-what/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/30/Money-On-The-Horizon_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/30/Money-On-The-Horizon_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Mikel Manitius</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With the support of 80 percent of Texas voters, Proposition 1 is expected to add billions to the state highway fund without raising taxes or fees. For lawmakers, state officials and local stakeholders, now the real work begins.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/28/prop-1-passed-now-what/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/09/animation-what-is-proposition-1/">Animation: What is Proposition 1?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a> and <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-09 06:00"> Oct. 9, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/09/animation-what-is-proposition-1/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/09/animation-what-is-proposition-1/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Prop-1-Lead_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Prop-1-Lead_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>If a statewide proposition on this year's ballot passes, the Texas Department of Transportation could pull in billions of dollars in additional funding for new highway projects. So what is Proposition 1, and how would it work? </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/09/animation-what-is-proposition-1/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/04/2014-tribunefest-audio-transportation-track/">2014 TribuneFest: Audio From the Transportation Track</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-04 12:00"> Oct. 4, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/04/2014-tribunefest-audio-transportation-track/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TransportationCollage_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TransportationCollage_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/liveblog-transportation-texas-tribune-festival/" target="_blank">transportation</a><span> track </span><span>at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on road funding, high-speed rail, transportation planning and the new urban mobility. Listen to audio from each session.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/04/2014-tribunefest-audio-transportation-track/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/01/austin-mulls-regulations-for-uber-lyft/">Austin Mulls Regulations for Uber, Lyft, as Debate Spreads to Other Cities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-01 06:00"> Oct. 1, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/01/austin-mulls-regulations-for-uber-lyft/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/01/austin-mulls-regulations-for-uber-lyft/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/30/Uber-VS-Cabs_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Above: Austin City Councilman Chris Riley joins supporters of legalizing vehicle-for-hire apps Uber and Lyft at a rally Thursday outside of a city council meeting. Below: Supporters of traditional taxi companies sit at the same city council meeting as the council considers an ordinance for vehicle-for-hire apps."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/30/Uber-VS-Cabs_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Above: Austin City Councilman Chris Riley joins supporters of legalizing vehicle-for-hire apps Uber and Lyft at a rally Thursday outside of a city council meeting. Below: Supporters of traditional taxi companies sit at the same city council meeting as the council considers an ordinance for vehicle-for-hire apps." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Aman Batheja</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Above: Austin City Councilman Chris Riley joins supporters of legalizing vehicle-for-hire apps Uber and Lyft at a rally Thursday outside of a city council meeting. Below: Supporters of traditional taxi companies sit at the same city council meeting as the council considers an ordinance for vehicle-for-hire apps.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the next year, at least half a dozen other Texas cities are likely to tackle the same thorny debate that's under way in Austin over how to regulate vehicle-for-hire apps like Uber and Lyft while maintaining traditional taxi services.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/01/austin-mulls-regulations-for-uber-lyft/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/m-researchers-test-barriers-speeding-trucks/">At A&M, Researchers Crash Trucks to Test Barriers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:21:40 -0500" title="2014-09-29 12:21"> Sept. 29, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/m-researchers-test-barriers-speeding-trucks/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/m-researchers-test-barriers-speeding-trucks/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/29/AMCrashTest_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/29/AMCrashTest_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas A&M; Transportation Institute</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>At the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, researchers test steel barriers designed to guard federal embassies by crashing trucks into them. Watch video of a recent test.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/m-researchers-test-barriers-speeding-trucks/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/getting-legislative-permission-to-do-business/">Analysis: Getting State's Permission to Do Business</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Sep 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-09-29 06:00"> Sept. 29, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/getting-legislative-permission-to-do-business/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/getting-legislative-permission-to-do-business/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/17/Tesla-Model-S_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A Tesla Model S. The California-based electric automaker had considered Texas for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery factory. The company is also hoping to sell cars in Texas but does not have required franchise dealerships, as state law requires."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/17/Tesla-Model-S_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A Tesla Model S. The California-based electric automaker had considered Texas for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery factory. The company is also hoping to sell cars in Texas but does not have required franchise dealerships, as state law requires." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tesla Motors</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A Tesla Model S. The California-based electric automaker had considered Texas for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery factory. The company is also hoping to sell cars in Texas but does not have required franchise dealerships, as state law requires.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>When lawmakers are not working on all of the things you hear about — budgets, education, immigration and so on — they are often refereeing fights between businesses. And some of next year's battles are already shaping up.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/29/getting-legislative-permission-to-do-business/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/25/poll-few-texans-use-public-transportation-main-mod/">Poll: Most Texans Don't See Public Transit as a Congestion Cure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:00:00 -0500" title="2014-09-25 10:00"> Sept. 25, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/25/poll-few-texans-use-public-transportation-main-mod/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/25/poll-few-texans-use-public-transportation-main-mod/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/03/Infrastructure_06_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A look at traffic on Interstate 30 near downtown Fort Worth in 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/03/Infrastructure_06_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A look at traffic on Interstate 30 near downtown Fort Worth in 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A look at traffic on Interstate 30 near downtown Fort Worth in 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A poll of Texans found that 91 percent rely on a personal automobile as their primary mode of transportation while 6 percent rely on public transportation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/25/poll-few-texans-use-public-transportation-main-mod/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/lawmakers-set-7-billion-floor-state-piggy-bank/">Lawmakers Set $7 Billion "Floor" for State Savings Account</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/abbott-plans-add-4-billion-road-funding/">Abbott Plans to Add $4 Billion to Road Funding</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/txdot-set-lower-some-speed-limits-drilling-areas/">Lower Speed Limits Coming in Drilling Areas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/28/prop-1-passed-now-what/">Prop 1 Passed. 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datetime="Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-21 06:00"> Nov. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/reaction-bullet-train-plan-less-rosy-rural-texas/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/reaction-bullet-train-plan-less-rosy-rural-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/TexTrib-Train-022_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Japan Central's N700 high speed train, the same train that a private firm wants to bring to Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/TexTrib-Train-022_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Japan Central's N700 high speed train, the same train that a private firm wants to bring to Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: JR Central</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Japan Central's N700 high speed train, the same train that a private firm wants to bring to Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A private company's plan to spend billions of dollars to develop a bullet train connecting Dallas and Houston has drawn strong support from the two cities. But reaction from communities along the 240-mile route has been mixed.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/reaction-bullet-train-plan-less-rosy-rural-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/tab-pushes-for-increased-road-funding-2015-session/">Business Group: Legislature Should Stop Gas Tax Diversions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:59:22 -0600" title="2014-11-13 12:59"> Nov. 13, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/tab-pushes-for-increased-road-funding-2015-session/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/tab-pushes-for-increased-road-funding-2015-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Association of Business' 2015 agenda calls for the Legislature to end diversions of state gas taxes from road funding and to dedicate half of motor vehicle sales taxes to road construction and maintenance. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/tab-pushes-for-increased-road-funding-2015-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/first-day-pre-filing-draws-more-300-bills/">On First Day Allowed for Filing, Legislators Submit More Than 350 Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:26:55 -0600" title="2014-11-10 18:26"> Nov. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/first-day-pre-filing-draws-more-300-bills/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/first-day-pre-filing-draws-more-300-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding9_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding9_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Anneke Paterson</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Two months ahead of the first day of the 84th legislative session, eager lawmakers on Monday filed bills a<span>ddressing issues including guns, texting while driving, health, transportation and much more.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/10/first-day-pre-filing-draws-more-300-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/uttt-poll-transportation-amendment-cruise-control/">UT/TT Poll: Green Light for Transportation Plan</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-27 06:00"> Oct. 27, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/uttt-poll-transportation-amendment-cruise-control/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a 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</section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/txdot-ends-plan-convert-paved-roads-gravel/">TxDOT Ends Program That Converts Paved Roads to Gravel</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:00:45 -0500" title="2014-10-24 18:00"> Oct. 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/txdot-ends-plan-convert-paved-roads-gravel/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/txdot-ends-plan-convert-paved-roads-gravel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/21/BeforeAfter_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Before and after images of of the frontage road on I-37 in Live Oak County. The Texas Department of Transportation converted the badly-damaged asphalt road to an unpaved road the week of August 19, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/21/BeforeAfter_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Before and after images of of the frontage road on I-37 in Live Oak County. The Texas Department of Transportation converted the badly-damaged asphalt road to an unpaved road the week of August 19, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Transportation</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Before and after images of of the frontage road on I-37 in Live Oak County. The Texas Department of Transportation converted the badly-damaged asphalt road to an unpaved road the week of August 19, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Department of Transportation has ended its controversial program aimed at converting some badly damaged paved roads to gravel, more than a year after the launch of the initiative drew national attention to the agency's budget troubles.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/txdot-ends-plan-convert-paved-roads-gravel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/21/first-bullet-train-meeting-station-locations/">At First Bullet Train Meeting, Location is Everything</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:00:56 -0500" title="2014-10-21 22:00"> Oct. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/21/first-bullet-train-meeting-station-locations/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/21/first-bullet-train-meeting-station-locations/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/15/train-hispeed-upload_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225209/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/15/train-hispeed-upload_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Norihiro Kataoka</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Attendees at the first public meeting on a proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston told federal officials they're for the project — so long as the stations are conveniently located downtown. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/21/first-bullet-train-meeting-station-locations/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150120225209/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a 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