Tag Archives: Kirk Watson
Thursday, May 26, 2016 by Caleb Pritchard
Transportation
Watson’s I-35 plan: No need for a bond election
State Sen. Kirk Watson will reveal several ambitious proposals for infrastructure investments in Interstate 35 on Thursday, and none of them involve asking Austin voters for permission this November.Watson, former mayor of Austin, is set to deliver his suite of…
Thursday, April 7, 2016 by Caleb Pritchard
Roads
East Austin superhighway breaks ground
Scores of people gathered on the northern banks of the Colorado River in East Austin on Wednesday morning to watch the ceremonial birth of a massive new roadway expansion effort.Through the distant white noise of fast-moving traffic zipping along on…
Friday, April 1, 2016 by Caleb Pritchard
Roads
Discount program aims to detour truckers around Austin
The Texas Transportation Commission voted on Thursday to give cross-state truckers extra incentive to avoid Austin’s notoriously congested stretch of Interstate 35.With only one dissenting voice, the five-person commission – a board of gubernatorial appointees that oversees the Texas Department…
Friday, July 24, 2015 by Tyler Whitson
Environment
New ozone standards may be challenge for Austin
The Austin area has a strong track record for meeting federal ground-level ozone standards, but a proposal to tighten regulations means that the region will likely have to work harder to stay in attainment. Failing to do so could make…
Friday, April 24, 2015 by Tyler Whitson
AISD
Why Texas isn’t paying for what it wants from Austin’s classrooms
Travis County and the City of Austin take part in a regular fiscal dance with the State of Texas over who pays the costs of government. Over the next three days, KUT News and the Austin Monitor will look at…
Thursday, October 10, 2013 by Michael Kanin
Development
Watson: Shorting Texas transportation needs hurts state’s future
State Senator Kirk Watson offered attendees at Wednesday’s Austin Chamber of Commerce’s State of Transportation lunch a steady diet of road talk. Though Watson did briefly mention the importance of other regional transportation modes during the course of a roughly…
