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class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/">TRANSPORTATION</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/">Here's a Look at What Happened With Straus' and Patrick's Priority Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 06:00"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the course of this year's legislative session, </span><span>House Speaker </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/" target="_blank">Joe Straus</a><span> and <span>Lt. Gov. </span><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/" target="_blank">Dan Patrick</a> made their priorities known by what bills got the lowest bill numbers. </span><span>The chambers' priority bills touched on some of the most contentious issues of the session. Take a look at how those proposals fared.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <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/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/look-final-2016-17-budget/">A Closer Look at the Final 2016-17 State Budget</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/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/">Google Puts Self-Driving Vehicle to the Test on Austin Streets</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-07 06:00"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Over the past week, <span>Google began testing one of its self-driving vehicles in Austin. The test drives come </span>after years of experimenting with its groundbreaking autonomous vehicle technology almost exclusively in California.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/7C2A4885_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/7C2A4885_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/">Toll Road Projects in Limbo Following Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas' network of tolled highways stretches for more than 500 miles, but its growth was curtailed this session as lawmakers passed several measures that make it tougher for toll projects to move forward.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/">Supreme Court: Texas Can Ban Confederate License Plates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:36:51 -0500" title="2015-06-18 09:36"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/comments/"><span class="value">71</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In a 5-4 ruling released Thursday morning, t</span><span>he U.S. Supreme Court backed Texas’ decision to forbid specialty license plates sporting an image of the Confederate flag.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <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/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/">Google Puts Self-Driving Vehicle to the Test on Austin Streets</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-07 06:00"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the past week, <span>Google began testing one of its self-driving vehicles in Austin. The test drives come </span>after years of experimenting with its groundbreaking autonomous vehicle technology almost exclusively in California.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/">Toll Road Projects in Limbo Following Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/7C2A4885_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/7C2A4885_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' network of tolled highways stretches for more than 500 miles, but its growth was curtailed this session as lawmakers passed several measures that make it tougher for toll projects to move forward.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/">Supreme Court: Texas Can Ban Confederate License Plates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:36:51 -0500" title="2015-06-18 09:36"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/comments/"><span class="value">71</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a 5-4 ruling released Thursday morning, t</span><span>he U.S. Supreme Court backed Texas’ decision to forbid specialty license plates sporting an image of the Confederate flag.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <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/20150723065133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/">Catch Up on Transportation Issues From the Session</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 06:00"> June 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-transpo_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-transpo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/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" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/spacex-announces-hyperloop-competition-texas-m/">A&M Will Host SpaceX Competition 鈥斅燘ut Track's Headed to California</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:56:17 -0500" title="2015-06-15 10:56"> June 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/spacex-announces-hyperloop-competition-texas-m/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/spacex-announces-hyperloop-competition-texas-m/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0688_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks at a TxDOT transportation forum on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0688_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks at a TxDOT transportation forum on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks at a TxDOT transportation forum on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Though the test track for a futuristic high-speed transportation system is headed to California, not Texas, the private space company SpaceX announced Monday that it's hosting a Hyperloop design-build competition at Texas A&M University.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/spacex-announces-hyperloop-competition-texas-m/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/">Catch Up on Transportation Issues From the Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 06:00"> June 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-transpo_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-transpo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>While lawmakers reached an agreement to boost transportation funding during the 84th legislative session, other issues stalled. See what happened on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/" target="_blank">all transportation issues</a> from this session using our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/">At TxDOT, Concerns About Revolving Door Provision</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:11:16 -0500" title="2015-06-02 18:11"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_0419_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_0419_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>At the Texas Department of Transportation, employees have expressed concern about the impact of a bill aimed at <span>reducing conflicts of interests in state contracting. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> signaled Tuesday that he intends to sign the bill.</span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/">Abbott Touts Successful Session on Transportation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 16:54:43 -0500" title="2015-06-02 16:54"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/TT-abbottsigningbill_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/TT-abbottsigningbill_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jim Malewitz</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The day after lawmakers ended their legislative session, Gov. <span> </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> t<span>outed a successful session for transportation funding and issues, as he signed three bills on a heliport in Dallas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/"> <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/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/">A Smorgasbord of Disclosure, Online for the First Time</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 06:00"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A state lawmaker is pushing to make all financial disclosure statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission available online so the public can easily find them. In that spirit, the Tribune presents the disclosures filed by scores of state agency heads, regents and others that you can't get online now.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/">Rural Critics Organize to Stop Private Bullet Train</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 06:00"> May 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/comments/"><span class="value">98</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/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/20150723065133/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>Dallas and Houston leaders may want a super-fast train connecting their cities, but folks in between aren't as sold on the idea. Some have formed Texans Against High-Speed Rail, and they're hiring lobbyists and courting allies in a bid to kill the plan.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/">The Complicated Politics of Red Light Cameras</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 20:06:16 -0500" title="2015-05-01 20:06"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/RedLightCamera-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/RedLightCamera-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ben Schumin</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a>'s ejection from a House Transportation Committee hearing aside, activists devoted to purging Texas of red light cameras say they aren't thrilled with the bills under consideration this session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/">Panel to Investigate After Lawmaker Ejected From Committee Hearing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 10:27:42 -0500" title="2015-05-01 10:27"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/Stickland_CU_TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, during the gun bill debate on April 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/Stickland_CU_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, during the gun bill debate on April 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, during the gun bill debate on April 17, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The chairman of the House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics said he plans to investigate allegations that witnesses were signed up improperly to speak at a meeting from which state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a> was escorted out.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/">House Approves Use of Sales Tax for Highways</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:55:14 -0500" title="2015-04-30 17:55"> April 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/UP9A6193_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, speak at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/UP9A6193_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, speak at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, speak at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas House gave initial approval Thursday to a major boost in transportation funding from sales taxes, setting the stage for a showdown with the Senate over the best way to pay for Texas roads.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/">Lawmakers Call for End to Controversial Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Eva Hershaw </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:11:17 -0500" title="2015-04-30 12:11"> April 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EllisCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. 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Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, right, at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Legislature voted Saturday to ask the state's voters in November to approve a plan to boost annual transportation funding by billions of dollars.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/texans-vote-plan-boost-road-funding-billions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/house-senate-leaders-confirm-deal-boost-transporta/">House, Senate Leaders Confirm Transportation Funding Deal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 12:49:30 -0500" title="2015-05-26 12:49"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/house-senate-leaders-confirm-deal-boost-transporta/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/house-senate-leaders-confirm-deal-boost-transporta/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/UP9A6193_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, speak at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/UP9A6193_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, speak at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, speak at a Texas Tribune event on April 7, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>House and Senate leaders have come to an agreement on a deal to significantly boost the Texas Department of Transportation’s funding.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/house-senate-leaders-confirm-deal-boost-transporta/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/">Contracting Experiment Drawing Mixed Reviews</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Eva Hershaw </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 22 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-22 06:00"> May 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Infrastructure_10_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Design-build contracts allow the engineering and construction of a project to be done by a single company."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Infrastructure_10_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Design-build contracts allow the engineering and construction of a project to be done by a single company." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Design-build contracts allow the engineering and construction of a project to be done by a single company.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After four years of trying out a new way of awarding state contracts known as design-build, lawmakers aren't sure taxpayers get a better deal, and Texas businesses say they're being muscled out of jobs by larger, out-of-state companies. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/">Senate Moves to Reform Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 15:48:47 -0500" title="2015-05-21 15:48"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Senate voted Thursday to weaken the state’s Driver Responsibility Program, which critics say unfairly penalizes poor Texans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/">House, Senate at Odds Over Provision That Would Block Bullet Train</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 13:59:07 -0500" title="2015-05-20 13:59"> May 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeedTrain-Bullet-Todd_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeedTrain-Bullet-Todd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>House and Senate leaders are in the midst of intense negotiations over a budget rider that could kill a proposed $12 billion bullet train project connecting Dallas and Houston.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/">End of the Road for Tesla, Ride-for-Hire Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 06:00"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150723065133/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/UberLyft-vs-Tesla_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150723065133/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/UberLyft-vs-Tesla_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Tesla Motors and Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>With the clock winding down on the legislative session, Tesla Motors, Uber and Lyft have little to show for the money they spent on high-profile lobbying. As deadlines loom, 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