Newport‑Mesa trustees are reviewing a draft policy that would ban most K‑8 students from riding e‑bikes to school, a move driven by a string of campus crashes and city safety rules. The proposal has split parents, board members and local advocates.

Mayor Katie Wilson and SDOT will reallocate a Denny Way lane to buses to speed the chronically late Route 8; Phase 1 is slated for early May and will be monitored.

The FAA briefly halted inbound flights to Houston’s Hobby Airport amid afternoon thunderstorms, pausing arrivals through the early afternoon. Travelers should monitor official status pages for updates.

Edina's City Council paused a $20M plan to build a pedestrian underpass on France Avenue after residents raised alarm about the price and financing. The decision halts immediate design work.

Olive Branch Airport's runway was closed Wednesday after a small-aircraft operational incident; emergency crews responded and no injuries were reported while investigators work the scene.

Port Houston handled 1,087,870 TEUs in Q1 2026 as new cranes, wharf work and ship‑channel dredging expand capacity and lower yard emissions. Growth was led by strong imports and targeted infrastructure upgrades.

LCRA says the Timmerman plant near Maxwell reached full operation Tuesday after its second unit connected to the ERCOT grid, adding roughly 380 MW of fast‑start capacity. This is the first project backed by the Texas Energy Fund to go fully online.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has named DOT deputy Paul Ochoa to run DDC with a mandate to speed up street rebuilds. Ochoa plans to move pilots into permanent, design‑built projects.

McGhee Tyson debuted a refreshed concourse with clustered seating, device-friendly “cyber bars” and a post-security pet relief area as the airport races to keep up with growing passenger demand.

County planners told Altadena officials they’ll run a fast recovery plan for burn scars while a decade‑long CIP won’t be finalized until 2029, leaving funding and quick repairs in question.

Holly Springs unanimously approved new rules for e-bikes and e-motos, authorizing impoundment and fines and planning outreach ahead of a June 1 effective date.

A U‑Haul truck became stuck under Long Grove’s Robert Parker Coffin Bridge, blocking the road and prompting an inspection. The driver was cited and no one was hurt.

Hawaiian’s mobile app will be retired at midnight April 21 as bookings move to Alaska’s system on April 22. Expect a new Alaska–Hawaiian app, bag‑tag kiosks and flight‑code changes.