Texas AG Paxton asks judge to reject Austin's plans to finance Project Connect improvements
Austin American Statesman
Rogers, C.
03/20/2024
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Aleshire, Bill; Attorney General of Texas; Austin Transit Partnership; Light rail transit systems; Mass transit; Municipal bonds; Paxton, Ken; Project Connect; Troxclair, Ellen
With I-45 construction set to begin in 2024, many facets of the project remain uncertain
Houston Chronicle
Begley, D.
12/10/2023
1 doc(s)
Federal Highway Administration; Highway planning; Interstate Highway 45; Transportation, Texas Department of
Project Connect light rail plan gets stamp of approval from Austin City Council
Austin American Statesman
Moreno-Lozano, L.
06/02/2023
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Austin Transit Partnership; Austin, Texas; Light rail transit systems; Municipal budgets; Municipal government; Project Connect; Vela, Jose 'Chito,' III; Watson, Kirk
Watson halts legislative fight over Project Connect
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
04/23/2023
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin Transit Partnership; Austin, Texas; Bond elections; Mass transit; Municipal government; Project Connect; Troxclair, Ellen; Watson, Kirk
"No Blank Checks" would hold Project Connect mass transit plan accountable
Austin American Statesman
Barrientos, G.
04/07/2023
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin Transit Partnership; Austin, Texas; Barrientos, Gonzalo; Bond elections; Housing; Light rail transit systems; Mass transit; Municipal government; Project Connect; Transportation planning
Austin's Project Connect attracts opposition in Texas Legislature. But were voters misled?
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
04/02/2023
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Austin Transit Partnership; Austin, Texas; Bettencourt, Paul; Fiscal management; Light rail transit systems; Mass transit; Municipal budgets; Municipal government; Troxclair, Ellen
PROJECT CONNECT: Lawmakers seek to rein in budget of transit system
Austin American Statesman
Autullo, R.
03/09/2023
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Adler, Steve; Austin Transit Partnership; Austin, Texas; Bettencourt, Paul; Bonnen, Greg; Burrows, Dustin; Light rail transit systems; Meyer, Morgan; Raymond, Richard Peña; Troxclair, Ellen
SXSW: Buttigieg talks climate change, Project Connect
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
03/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Buttigieg, Pete; Climate change; Infrastructure; Mass transit; South by Southwest Conference & Festivals
Let's celebrate the federal infrastructure deal
Austin American Statesman
Israel, C.
11/17/2021
3 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Infrastructure; Israel, Celia
Getting I-35 right is vital for Austin’s community, economy
Austin American Statesman
Peart, D.
09/30/2021
2 doc(s)
Austin, Texas; Highway planning; Interstate Highway 35
Group launches campaign to promote Project Connect, but well-funded opposition looms
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
07/25/2020
1 doc(s)
Capital Metro; Mass transit; Political action committees; Transportation planning
City, CapMetro OK $10B Project Connect transit plan
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
06/11/2020
1 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Capital Metro; Light rail transit systems; Transportation planning
Council divide over land code could have collateral damage
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
02/23/2020
3 doc(s)
Austin City Council; Bond elections; Capital Metro; Mass transit; Real estate development
Cap Metro board approves Project Connect mass transit plan
Austin American Statesman
Jankowski, P.
12/18/2018
1 doc(s)
Capital Metro; Israel, Celia; Mass transit; Transportation planning; Watson, Kirk
