Texas
![Close-up of silos with Imperial Sugar logo in Sugar Land, Texas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_557601154_Editorial_Use_Only.jpeg.webp?itok=Lw9juCNd)
Sugar Land Mobility Master Plan Targets Microtransit, Connectivity
The southeast Texas city is responding to community demands for safer, more accessible, and more diverse transportation choices.
![View of Westpark/Lower Uptown transit center in Houston with bus exiting three-story garage vuilding and purple sunset sky in background](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-06%20at%209.56.56%20AM.png.webp?itok=Xc1DsmjX)
Making Space for Buses
In Houston, transit officials are working to balance plans for a new bus rapid transit line with existing street trees and traffic lanes.
![Texas license plate almost entirely covered by snow](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_415590082.jpeg.webp?itok=l83SOCfU)
Court Denies Lawsuits Over Texas Power Grid Failure
The state’s Supreme Court ruled the non-profit ERCOT can’t be sued for damages caused during blackouts in the 2021 winter storm.
![Aerial view of beach homes in Galveston, Texas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_588693655.jpeg.webp?itok=rGPa3Oei)
Looking for a Beach House? Check Your Risk First.
A new report from the insurance industry names the historic town of Galveston, Texas as the riskiest place to buy a beach house in the United States.
![Flooded park agains the downtown Houston skyline](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_169770784.jpeg.webp?itok=FgD3ZVxq)
Houston-Area Flood Insurance Costs Eat Into Region's Affordability
A reorganization of FEMA’s flood insurance program will mean increases in insurance costs for coastal homeowners.
![Brown and yellow two-story apartment buildings in Austin, Texas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_355951079.jpeg.webp?itok=6awgsJ3O)
Austin Council Proposes Multi-Family Affordable Housing Program
The proposal would permit larger buildings on single-family lots.
![Wood-frame two-story housing under construction](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_578459977.jpeg.webp?itok=wC2R5W3Y)
Opinion: Failed Housing Bills Could Signal California-Style Housing Crisis in Texas
Legislators in a state that so often touts its policies as the opposite of California’s defeated several bills that would have made housing construction easier, leading to concerns that a constricted housing market may exacerbate the housing crisis.
!["Welcome to Texas" road sign with Texas flag and "Drive Friendly - the Texas way" slogan](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_120829597.jpeg.webp?itok=Nkn3Cu-L)
Report: Austin’s State Roads Deadlier Than City Roads
Traffic fatalities and serious injuries grew on state-owned roads in the Texas capital, even as city-owned streets saw death rates plateau.
![Aerial view of scorched forest area in Round Mountain, central Texas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_550461115.jpeg.webp?itok=cD0bKGIq)
As Central Texas Population Grows, So Does Fire Risk
Sprawl in and around Austin is contributing to growing wildfire risks, and local officials worry about a lack of public awareness of the issue.
![Downtown Dallas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_290985848.jpg.webp?itok=9AbshEvi)
Vacant Lot Development Could Bring 100,000 New Housing Units to Dallas
Building on the roughly 76 million square feet of vacant land already zoned for multifamily housing could create badly needed rental housing units and slow the growth of rent prices.
![Houston Texas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_465068648.jpg.webp?itok=LyvtE6KJ)
Houston’s Future Hinges on Regional Cooperation
A movement to change how the regional planning council operates could give the city of Houston more power in decisionmaking.
![Close-up photo of Megan Kimble against blurry green background with title "A journalist's take on planning"](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/image0-1.png.webp?itok=Ly7GW1ro)
Through the Eyes of a Journalist: Megan Kimble Reflects on Covering Food Systems, Zoning Changes, and Highway Projects in the Southwest
Kimble’s interest in topics related to urban planning spawned from research and writing about food systems in the borderlands of Arizona. She then moved to Austin in the midst of the city’s update of its Land Development Code.
![rendering of red light rail tran at crowded station platform](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-22%20at%205.43.25%20PM.png.webp?itok=Ir49nUOL)
Texas Attorney General Calls Project Connect Funding Scheme Illegal
The massive transit project’s unique funding scheme could run afoul of state law.
![Old single-story home with porch in run-down condition](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_77558831.jpeg.webp?itok=tDH1IQ8M)
The Ugly Truth Behind “We Buy Ugly Houses”
HomeVestors of America, the self-proclaimed “largest homebuyer in the U.S.,” trains its nearly 1,150 franchisees to zero in on homeowners’ desperation.
![Two-story split lot housing in Houston, Texas with two-car garages](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-22%20at%208.34.57%20AM.png.webp?itok=ERt6WjPB)
Houston Debates Shared Driveway Requirement
A proposed rule would require developers to build shared driveways for narrow lot projects.
![View from street level looking up at high-rise apartment building with multi0floor garage at bottom in Austin, Texas against blue sky](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_569774923.jpeg.webp?itok=PuwrewpQ)
Austin as a Model for Parking Reform
The Texas capital’s new parking law signals a shift in thinking about the relationship between land use, transportation, and housing affordability.
![Freeway toll booth with "Stop" and "Pay Toll" signs](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_67500865.jpeg.webp?itok=CtXFqupC)
Houston Tollway Could Get Transit Options
Officials will assess multiple options for increasing capacity on a key route between downtown Houston and southwestern communities.
![Historic Deep Ellum street sign, Dallas, Texas](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/AdobeStock_374222649.jpeg.webp?itok=fykbL3Xp)
Dallas City Council to Vote on Controversial Freeway Trenching Plan
A proposal to bury part of Interstate 345 in a 65-foot trench is the latest in a debate that has lasted more than ten years as the freeway reaches the end of its useful life.
![Texas State Capital](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_598316048.jpg.webp?itok=yKwnmawJ)
Austin Eliminates Parking Requirements
After eliminating downtown parking requirements ten years ago, the city will now end minimum parking mandates citywide.
![Vast, empty parking lot with blue sky and bright sun in background](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_529572550.jpg.webp?itok=jlnOAzuc)
Friday Funny: How Much Parking Does That Parking Spot Need?
The Onion takes parking requirements to their logical conclusion.
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