SXSW 2025: CapMetro offering special Rail service during festival
CapMetro is offering special extended Rail service during this year's SXSW festival and conference.
Austin Light Rail: Project could bring jobs to Austin
As a $7 billion plan to bring light rail service to Austin moves forward, many local businesses and workers are hoping to help build it.
Light rail project could bring jobs to Austin
As a $7 billion plan to bring light rail service to Austin moves forward, many local businesses and workers are hoping to help build it. The Austin Transit Partnership hosted an event Wednesday for those businesses and also gave an update on the project.
CapMetro's new fare payment system begins March 1
CapMetro is unveiling a new fare payment system next week. This comes after riders voiced their frustration with the current system.
TxDOT continues to warn about toll scams
The Texas Department of Transportation says scam texts are telling drivers they have unpaid toll bills. Here's what you should look for before clicking any links.
City of Austin considers on-demand rideshare app for parks, recreation centers
The City of Austin is considering plans to develop an on-demand transit system similar to rideshare apps. The system would provide public transportation to local parks and recreational centers.
Federal cuts could put Austin transportation projects in jeopardy
The City of Austin has released the latest plans for the future of transportation, and federal funding for major transportation projects.
Trump fires hundreds of FAA workers weeks after deadly DCA plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Delta plane upside-down after Toronto crash; all passengers 'accounted for'
A plane crash in snowy Toronto left a Delta Airlines regional jet upside down. Airport officials say all 80 passengers and crew on the flight -- which left from Minneapolis -- were accounted for, but at least some were injured.
Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of its workforce in its first-ever mass layoffs
The Dallas-based airline says its “workforce reductions" of 1,750 jobs will focus mainly on corporate overhead and leadership positions, including senior leadership and directors.
New CapMetro MetroRapid lines officially start service on Sunday
Two new MetroRapid lines in East and Southeast Austin will officially start taking passengers this weekend, says CapMetro.
Trump administration pause on federal funding could impact several major projects in Austin
The Trump Administration is pausing federal funding across the country for a review, which could impact several major transportation and health projects in Austin.
Austin Marathon 2025: Road closures, public transit delays expected this weekend
The Austin Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5K are back this weekend, which will lead to road closures and public transit delays.
Video shows driver escape seconds before train smashes into SUV
It wasn't clear why the driver did not just pull forward out of the train's way, preventing the dramatic collision.
Scottsdale Airport: Plane crashes into another plane, killing 1, injuring several others
A plane veered off the runway after landing at Scottsdale Airport on Monday and crashed into another plane, the Federal Aviation Administration says. One person was killed and several others were hurt.
Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil owns one of the planes involved in Scottsdale crash
One of the planes involved in the deadly Scottsdale plane crash is owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil.
Beware of unpaid toll text message scam
A new text message scam is targeting drivers with claims that they have unpaid tolls that they need to pay soon or they'll be fined.
Austin Light Rail: Austin Transit Partnership holds open house on UT campus
Austin Transit Partnership hosted an open house at UT Austin about the Austin Light Rail design. UT would be one of the stops in the middle of the line.
CapMetro board approves fare payment system upgrades
CapMetro announced an upgrade to its payment systems starting in March 2025.
Congress Avenue redesign plan: Austin Mobility Committee briefed on recommendations
The City of Austin is planning to turn several blocks in front of the Capitol into a plaza that will be closed to vehicular traffic.