Capital Metro has proposed building a 52 mile light rail system, and has asked for voter approval on the November 7 ballot. Austin faces a very serious transportation problem, with the demand for automobile travel expected to increase as the population continues to increase.
Energy & Environment
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem
Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem Five years after Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid is still not ready for the next major winter storm. The first two installments of this series showed that demand has grown more than 20% since 2021 while firm generation capacity has barely budged, and the...
February 12, 2026