Federal officials announced that Houston would receive $3.4 million for a project to study emergency response times, part of $1 billion aimed at improving street safety nationwide.

Union Pacific Railroad announced Jan. 25 the company started construction this month on a major rail yard near Hearne, Texas, a $550 million project that’s the largest in the railroad’s 103-year history.

Steve Costello — Houston's chief resilience officer, aka "flood czar" — needed less than a second to answer how to spend a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure for America.

A futuristic freight-hauling shuttle that can move massive cargo containers from one major shipping terminal to another at up to 70 miles per hour without using a drop of diesel or stopping at a single traffic light is set to get its real-world debut at the Port of Houston.

Texas could rid itself of toll roads — but at a steep price, according to the latest estimates by transportation officials.

The idea of Port Freeport — 60 miles due south of downtown Houston on a marshy stretch of Texas Gulf Coast — as a titan of foreign trade might sound bananas.

Traffic fatalities increased in 2015 by an amount not seen in 50 years, alarming road safety advocates. The trend in Texas, which has the deadliest highways in the country, remained largely unchanged.