TxDOT El Paso says a 16-mile stretch of U.S. 385 is under an emergency closure after water covered the roadway. Motorists were urged to seek alternate routes.

Autonomous taxis are triggering dozens of 911 calls after riders fall asleep mid‑trip, straining Austin's emergency resources and prompting calls for new rules.

A GAO audit found 89% of DOT office buildings underused, costing roughly $370M a year; DOT concurs and promises a response within 180 days.

Thunderstorms prompted an FAA ground stop at Sea-Tac on July 16, halting inbound flights and triggering growing departure delays; officials say the pause may be extended.

CTA and IDOT moved the Forest Park Blue Line into a funded design phase while the city approved a Division‑Austin bus‑turnaround refresh.

A pre-dawn rupture at Sunset and Holloway sent rushing water through West Hollywood, flooding streets and a bus yard and forcing lane closures as crews responded.

Gallatin crews are expanding a detention pond along South Water Avenue to protect the American Legion Post 17 veterans residence; nearby Woods Ferry Road will close.

Regional planners programmed funding for a Smyrna‑sponsored connector that would link McEwen Drive to I‑24 through the Rocky Fork corridor; design and environmental review are next.

Commuters along I‑35W in southern Denton County face daily gridlock as crashes and booming housing projects outpace TxDOT timelines. Relief projects are planned but years away.

A cyclist at the San Antonio and Middlefield interchange was severely injured in a bus collision and remains hospitalized as police investigate.

Trailer‑mounted “beehive” solar microgrids and 24 permanent systems are headed to western North Carolina to keep libraries, food hubs and fire stations powered in storms. Officials say two mobile trailers will be deployable in 2027.

Gov. Josh Green signed SB2999, directing HDOT to set a clean fuel standard that will reward low‑carbon fuels and target steep carbon‑intensity cuts for transportation.

A Blue Angels jet made an unusually low pass at Pensacola Beach during a morning arrival, sending umbrellas and chairs airborne and prompting a Navy safety review ahead of Seafair.