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The Conversation About Cyclist Safety That Isn’t Happening in the Rio Grande...
On September 6, nineteen-year-old David Gobellan was hit by a car while riding his bicycle down a poorly-lit stretch of road on his way home from the gym. Four days later, he died in the hospital....
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The Latest Texas Vanity Plate Auction Has Some Real Winners
Every year or so, Texas’s custom license plate vendor, MyPlates, gathers together a collection of unique vanity plates that somehow do not belong to anyone, assembles them online, and places them up...
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The CDC’s First Study of Dockless Electric Scooters Will Happen in Austin
If you live in Austin, Dallas, or San Antonio, it can be hard to remember that just a year ago, dockless electric scooters didn’t adorn every corner. A bird was a flying feathered animal, a lime was a...
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An Austin Man Is Suing Bird Over Where Someone Left One of Its Scooters
Last week, Austin resident Mark Walters filed suit against Bird, one of the companies whose scooters have grown so ubiquitous in Austin that the CDC is studying their public health impact on the city....
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The Romance of the Rail in West Texas
It began this summer, when we slept with our windows open. The first time it happened, I awoke in the middle of the night not knowing what I’d heard. It sounded like loony laughter from a dozen...
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The University of Texas’s Scooter Speed Limit Is a Glimpse of the Future
On Monday, the University of Texas at Austin announced a new speed limit for the dockless scooters that have become ubiquitous not just on its campus but throughout central Austin, Dallas, and San...
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The Texanist: What’s the Difference Between a Farm to Market Road and a Ranch...
Q: As a Houstonian, I’m used to FM (Farm to Market) road designations and was surprised on an Easter trip to visit my in-laws in Austin to find 2222 designated as RM (Ranch to Market). Has it always...
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Houston Is Now Less Affordable Than New York City
For decades, Houston has been a city with one of the nation’s most pragmatic sales pitches: Move here for big-city opportunities at a small-city price. Not a fan of swarming mosquitoes, punishing...
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Waymo’s Autonomous Trucks Are Rolling Into Texas—And Bringing a Debate About...
Over the last few years, Waymo—the self-driving technology company that’s part of Alphabet, the Google parent company—has launched fleets of autonomous big rigs and minivans in California, Arizona, and...
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This Family Survived an African Refugee Camp. Their New Challenge: Surviving...
Until January, Merci Madilu and his older brother, Espoir, had spent most of their existence in a refugee camp in the landlocked Central African nation of Burundi, where they shared a one-room,...
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Yes, This Interchange in Houston Is the Same Size as an Entire City Center in...
Last week, a tweet went viral for pointing out in a novel way something that remains a source of fascination among Texans and non-Texans alike: Houston is really, really big,...
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What Was Behind Greg Abbott’s Bullet Train Flip-flop?
Long before they heard about the Texas bullet train, Mary Meier and her husband were accustomed to companies coming after slices of their land. A fifty-foot-wide oil pipeline easement bisects their...
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This Is How Big the Ship That Got Stuck in the Suez Is, in Texas Terms
Last week, much of the world’s trade ground to a halt for a reason that harks back to simpler times: A big boat got stuck in a canal, and blocked the other ships from passing through it. The Ever...
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Why American and Southwest Airlines Canceled Thousands of Flights
When winds gusted up to nearly sixty miles per hour at Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport just before Halloween, American Airlines canceled dozens of flights. Then it canceled dozens and dozens...
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Antique Auto Supply Had Nine Warehouses, a Million Parts, and One Memorable...
Texas Country Reporter turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share classic episodes from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob...
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TxDOT Wants to Widen I-10 in El Paso. Many Residents Say “No Thanks.”
Around 5 p.m. on a spring Friday, cars and freight trucks motor through downtown El Paso on Interstate 10. You can hear the hum of vehicles buzzing across pavement from the pedestrian bridges that span...
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Is Southwest Airlines Headed for Another Holiday Mess?
Southwest Airlines has bought itself a bunch of new toys for Christmas: planes with larger overhead bins, shiny new deicing trucks, and outdoor heaters that can blast 400,000 Btus of hot air to keep...
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What Can Public Transit Deserts Learn From Paris, Texas?
Shirley Blackener, a resident of Paris, Texas, for 43 years, is able to get around on “the legs God gave [her]” thanks to a knee surgery, but that doesn’t make the hour-long walk from her home into...
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New Hopes for a Train From Dallas to Houston
The Texas Eagle, an Amtrak passenger train, made its final run from Dallas to Houston on September 10, 1995. The trip was scheduled to take a little more than six hours, but it dragged on for nine, as...
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The Texanist: How Do I Navigate the DPS Without Losing My Mind?
Q: My driver’s license is about to expire, and I’ve heard horror stories about long waits to schedule an appointment with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Is there a way to navigate a trip to the...
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To Expand Houston’s I-45, TxDOT Made a ‘Mafia Pitch’
In her forthcoming book, journalist Megan Kimble tells the stories of residents and activists affected by—and resisting—highway expansion projects in Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Houston in the summer...
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Robo Truckers Will Soon Roam Free on Texas Highways
On a sunny Wednesday morning, a cyclist pedals furiously down the shoulder of Interstate 20, just south of Dallas. He’s no more than ten feet from dozens of cars zooming by at seventy miles per hour....
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Will Assigned Seats Clip Southwest Airlines’ Wings?
Hailed by some as egalitarian but decried by others as a cattle call, the open boarding process at Southwest Airlines is on the way out. The Dallas-based carrier on Thursday said that it will soon...
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The Quest to Build the World’s Fastest Car
Two things happen when the guy sitting next to me floors the gas pedal of his $2.7 million car. First, the raspy growl of the 1,817-horsepower engine mutates from that of a cornered wolf to something...
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Southwest Airlines Won’t Ever Be the Same After This Week’s Decisive Showdown
Southwest Airlines will host a blockbuster event in Dallas this week, to unveil a service most other carriers began offering decades ago. At its annual Investor Day, Southwest will showcase its...
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