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A TxDOT study finds commuter trains between San Antonio and Austin could be feasible — but Union Pacific’s control of the tracks remains the major obstacle.
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Austin Energy Power Partner Battery Pilot Pays Homeowners
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Feds Drop $10.5 Million to Bust Buda's East Main Bottleneck
Austin Energy’s Power Partner Battery pilot pays homeowners to share stored energy and aims to add distributed capacity to blunt summer price spikes.
DOE and AEP say up to $3.26B will fund transmission rebuilds in Texas, aiming to improve reliability and cut costs for households and businesses.
Buda secured $10.48M in CAMPO funds to widen East Main Street into a four-lane corridor with a median, left-turn lanes and shared-use paths. The city says the project carries a $13.1M budget with a local match.
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