Samuel King
Transportation ReporterSamuel comes to Austin from Kansas City, where he covered Missouri state politics for member station KCUR. Before that, he spent 14 years in television news in markets like Minneapolis, New York City and Tyler, Texas. Samuel has frequently covered transportation and mobility issues in cities large and small. He has won Associated Press awards for spot news coverage and investigative reporting.
A native of Queens, New York, Samuel also spent time growing up in Alabama. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
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With no festivals this year, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expects the holiday season to be its busiest time. But the numbers will still be far lower than last year. -
Officials have six months to create a process to give neighborhoods a voice on how to spend $300 million to help prevent people from being displaced by any new development. -
Two programs seek to reduce barriers for low-income riders to take advantage of the Cap Metro app and pass discounts. -
TxDOT Plans To Say Goodbye To I-35 Double-Decker In AustinThe Texas Department of Transportation is opening a month-long public comment period on the upcoming I-35 Capital Express Central project. It promises to… -
Saturday marked 20 consecutive years of daily traffic fatalities on Texas roadways. It’s a streak transportation officials want to end, but they know it… -
Before any shiny new train and bus lines hit the streets of Austin, the less glamorous work of planning and administration must begin.The Austin City… -
Read this story in English. Los votantes de Austin aprobaron de manera abrumadora dos medidas relacionadas con el transporte en la noche de las… -
Read this story in English.La ciudad de Austin planea apelar un fallo que revocó su prohibición de colocar letreros y señales digitales que no estén sobre… -
Lee esta historia en español. The City of Austin plans to appeal a ruling overturning its ban on digital billboards and signs that aren’t on the site of a…
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Austin voters are deciding whether to raise property taxes to help pay for new train and bus lines, and third-party groups have taken the charge of trying…
