Infrastructure

Despite an August of brutal heat, Texans have not been asked to conserve electricity like they were last year.

Texas is producing so much natural gas right now companies are losing money.

This week will see construction projects on 82nd Street and on the Northbound I-27 Frontage Road; drivers can expect delays and potential detours. And Texas Public Radio's Pablo De La Rosa has more on a recent report showing that water inflows to the Rio Grande have declined by a third since the 1980s.

Lubbock City Council approved a new road bond proposal, which will be on the ballot for citizens to vote on in November. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the bond and how the council arrived at its decision.

Lubbock City Council met yesterday to review a recommended road bond and discuss potential changes to Broadway Street, primarily the use of the road’s historic bricks. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more.

On a Crane County ranch, about 90 wells have been excavated over the last few years. The group digging them up says many were improperly plugged and are now decaying and releasing fluids and gases.

No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are safe. Such lines have been blamed for sparking two recent Panhandle fires.

Construction on 19th Street between University and Avenue Q will begin this month and is expected to continue throughout the next 12 months. And Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reports on the CEO of CenterPoint answering questions regarding the utility’s response to Hurricane Beryl.

The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.

After repeated attempts to convince the City Council to make zoning changes, residents asked the federal government to intervene.