CapMetro will retire paper day passes on June 1 as new fareboxes roll out. About 771,000 rides a year could be affected and cash riders lose the daily cap.

A 20‑year analysis finds a 10‑mile run of I‑45 through Houston the deadliest in the U.S.; officials are leaning on a multibillion‑dollar rebuild to change that.

CARTS will start two new weekday commuter routes on March 2 linking Bastrop, Smithville, Georgetown and Round Rock to downtown Austin, with limited-time free rides. A Smithville Station ribbon cutting is planned during the launch.

Austin removed several painted crosswalks after federal officials directed the city to restore FHWA-linked study sites. City will let some markings fade while pursuing exceptions for others.

CTRMA released a draft environmental assessment that advances an $825M plan to add express lanes on MoPac South; public comment and hearings run March 9–May 3.

Cass County judges want the state to shift one penny of the motor‑fuels tax to counties — a move supporters say could free about $190M a year for local repairs.

A deadly crash on SH 195 near Florence closed a lane and shut the northbound SH 138 exit, prompting delays and alternate‑route warnings from authorities.

Dripping Springs picked engineering and finance teams and is pursuing TWDB funding to expand wastewater capacity after a Texas Supreme Court decision cleared the permit.

A four‑level, 75,000+ sq ft addition at Austin‑Bergstrom is taking shape to speed security and baggage handling.

State officials closed a $17 million TMVRLF loan to rehab the San Felipe East Springs containment wall and expand Del Rio’s treatment plant to boost Laughlin AFB’s water resilience.

TxDOT has applied for CAMPO design grants to study widening U.S. 290, RM 1826 and RM 12 near Dripping Springs as traffic and population surge in Hays County.

County leaders broke ground Thursday on a $132M rebuild of Hero Way (RM 2243) to widen the corridor, add frontage roads and a shared-use path between Leander and Georgetown.

Groundbreaking for the RM 2243 expansion in Williamson County signifies the start of important infrastructure improvements to enhance safety and mobility for drivers and pedestrians, funded by local and federal sources.