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Immigration

First bus of migrants who crossed into Texas makes trip to Washington, D.C.

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 13, 2022 · The transport is part of Abbott’s plan to expand Operation Lone Star and came in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 – a pandemic-era rule that rapidly expels migrants from the U.S.

Tags border bus D.C. greg abbott migrants Texas border U.S.-Mexico border Washington

Transportation

METRO says Houston transit ridership is up but it’s not back to pre-pandemic levels

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 31, 2022 · The transit agency says the start of the Houston Rodeo helped boost ridership in February along with more workers returning to the office.

Tags bus gas prices pandemic train transit

Transportation

METRO CEO Discusses Challenges Of Operating Transit Service During A Pandemic

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 23, 2020 · Along with adjusting service because of reduced ridership and the need for social distancing, METRO is also trying to figure out why so many of its employees and contractors are testing positive for the virus.

Tags bus commuting COVID-19 pandemic transit

inDepth

Would Free Transit Incentivize More Riders? METRO Gathers Input On Whether To Stop Collecting Fares

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 6, 2020 · Transit agencies around the country, including in Houston, are considering whether to cut or reduce their transit fares.

Tags bus Center for Opportunity Urbanism Commissioner Steve Radack LINK Houston transit fares

Houston Matters

Monday’s Show: Eliminating Fares On Houston Buses And Trains, And Your Pet Peeves (Jan. 6, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 6, 2020 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Could METRO eliminate fares on its trains and buses? Plus your pet peeves. And an update on Houston sports.

Tags Buffalo Bills bus bus fares Gail Delaughter metro NFL Playoffs pet peeves public transit public transportation sports texans train

News

METRO Moves To The Next Phase In Developing A Regional Transit Plan

Gail Delaughter

Posted on November 23, 2018 · The transit agency hopes to address a growing population and changing mobility needs.

Tags bond referendum bus commuting Metropolitan Transit Authority Regional Transit Plan

Transportation

Metro Moves to The Next Step with Its Proposed Regional Transit Plan

Gail Delaughter

Posted on September 12, 2018 · Officials say they're on target to put a bond issue before voters next year. The transit agency’s board is now reviewing millions of dollars in proposed improvements.

Tags bus bus rapid transit hobby airport light rail transit

Transportation

A New Study Looks At Who’s Using Public Transit In The Houston Area

Gail Delaughter

Posted on June 20, 2018 · It's the most expansive survey ever conducted on a regional basis.

Tags bus houston-galveston area council light rail Metropolitan Transit Authority public transit

News

School Bus Collides With Truck, Killing Teacher And Student

Associated Press

Posted on May 17, 2018 · The crash left the bus lying on its side on the guardrail of Interstate 80 in Mount Olive, its undercarriage and front end sheared off and its steering wheel exposed

Tags bus Crash Garbage Truck

Transportation

Students Can Ride For Free This Summer On Metro’s Buses And Trains

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 15, 2018 · Fares are being waived for students in kindergarten through college

Tags bus free stuff houston metro Metropolitan Transit Authority students summer train transit

Transportation

Investigators Say Driver Was Unresponsive Before A Bus Carrying Channelview High School Students Crashed In Alabama

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 1, 2018 · The NTSB also reports there were no signs that the bus had mechanical problems

Tags Alabama bus Channelview National Transportation Safety Board safety

Transportation

Like A Lot Of Smaller Cities, Conroe Is Seeing Increased Demand For Public Transit

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 25, 2018 · The city is now looking to expand its bus routes and it's also considering new commuter bus service

Tags bus city of conroe Conroe Connection montgomery county transit

News

Family Questions Claim That Channelview ISD Bus Wreck Driver Fell Asleep

Associated Press

Posted on March 15, 2018 · The cause of the crash remains under investigation

Tags bus Channelview crash driver

News

UPDATE: Driver Killed, Channelview Students Hurt In Disney Trip Bus Plunge; District Is Working To Get Students Home

Laura Isensee / Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 13, 2018 · One person died, driver Harry Caligone, and about three dozen others were hurt, six seriously. Governors from Alabama, Texas speak after crash

Tags Alabama bus Crash Florida houston ravine

Transportation

Metro Approves Agreement To Operate Houston’s First Bus Rapid Transit System

Gail Delaughter

Posted on February 20, 2018 · The transit agency is also purchasing buses and other equipment for the new line near the Galleria

Tags bus bus rapid transit Galleria Metropolitan Transit Authority Uptown Management District

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Houston Matters

Study: When it comes to immigration, the more things change, the more they stay the same

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 27, 2023 · A report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy reinforces long-established gridlock and frustration surrounding immigration policy.

Tags immigration Immigration Policy Katia Adimora U.S.-Mexico border

Party Politics

The Crazy 88th

Troy Schulze

Posted on March 16, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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Border

Politically motivated border policies, coverage of migrant caravans have done little to curb illegal immigration, Rice University study finds

Rebecca Noel

Posted on March 13, 2023 · The study tracked coverage of 30 migrant caravans between 2017 and 2022 as well as the policies in place at the departure of each one.

Tags border border policy illegal immigration immigration immigration policies James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University Migrant caravan rice university

Texas

Texas A&M University System bans diversity statements from job applications

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 3, 2023 · The system is the latest to make changes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices.

Tags Anti-diversity policy diversity in hiring Gov. Greg Abbott greg abbott

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