Since the defeat of the property tax increase known as Proposition Q, City Council Member Krista Laine has looked with fresh eyes at the expensive infrastructure projects Austin has committed to over ...

From new design plans and major contract bidding to legal hurdles and progress toward billions in federal funding, these six updates track how Austin’s light rail project advanced throughout 2025.

A new bill in the Texas Legislature could halt Austin’s multibillion-dollar light-rail plan, Project Connect. Filed by ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Project Connect finalizes design and engineering work on Austin’s light rail system ahead of a 2027 construction start date, both city and Austin Transit Partnership officials are ...

AUSTIN, Texas — As the deadline approaches in this legislative session, many bills don't make it across the finish line. That includes a bill that targeted a multibillion-dollar public transportation ...

East and Southeast Austin residents will have access to two new rapid bus routes starting Sunday. The new routes — 800 Pleasant Valley and 837 Expo Center — are part of the non-light-rail portions of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new bill filing in the Texas Legislature could prohibit tax rate elections from funding multi-billion-dollar capital projects — including those like Austin’s Project Connect light ...

After years of setbacks and uncertainty, Austin’s light rail project is now one step closer to fruition. Federal transit officials last week gave Austin Light Rail a key vote of confidence, issuing a ...