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In the lead-up to a decisive vote on Austin's light-rail plan, council members are extracting finer details of the $5 billion build out.
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Austin's light-rail ambitions face key approvals from local officials this week after a bill that would have toppled the Project Connect funding plan was killed. But political and legal risks remain for the voter-approved transit expansion.
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The Austin Transit Partnership's board offers unanimous approval for the light-rail blueprint as a fight simmers at the Texas Legislature over a bill that could destabilize Project Connect's financial footing.
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The agency is studying whether to build a road for testing autonomous vehicles on the MoKan Corridor, despite Austin's plans to start building the Northern Walnut Creek Trail there next year.
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The plans, each under $5 billion, are starkly smaller than the original map presented to voters before the November 2020 election.
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Bills with big name backing in the Texas House and Senate would force a citywide election if the Austin Transit Partnership wants to borrow money for construction of light-rail lines.
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The cash infusion clears the way for two MetroRapid lines to begin running with an all-electric fleet of buses in 2025.
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The Pleasant Valley and Expo Center lines were supposed to start running this summer with buses every 10 minutes.
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Watkins started at the agency as a bus driver in 1994 and rose through the ranks.
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The transit agency is renting 9,000-square-foot of office space on Cameron Road to serve as its first police station. The move to create a police force has drawn criticism.