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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Read this story in English.El Concejo de la Ciudad de Austin aprobó el jueves poner frente a los votantes en la elección del 3 de noviembre dos preguntas…
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Lee esta historia en español. The Austin City Council voted Thursday to place two transportation-related ballot measures in front of voters during the…
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Read this story in English.El Departamento de Transporte de Austin (ATD, en inglés) ha dado a conocer un nuevo instrumento para que el público pueda hacer…
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The Austin City Council and Capital Metro Board voted Friday to form a new local government corporation to oversee the funding and implementation of…
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Lee esta historia en español. The Austin Transportation Department has unveiled a new tool for the public to track the number of traffic crashes, injuries…
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The Austin City Council voted Monday afternoon to move forward with plans to seek a property tax increase to help fund Project Connect, a plan to build…
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An unused rail line to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport could become a new hike-and-bike trail and even host a transit line in the future. The…
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The Capital Metro Board and Austin City Council both endorsed the new $10 billion Project Connect long-term transit plan last month. But questions — made…
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One of the sectors that’s been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic is the aviation industry. Even as activity perks up a bit, passenger traffic and…
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Travis County Commissioners Court District 3 runs from Austin’s downtown core westward to the edge of the Hill Country, so the district covers a lot of…