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  5 Reasons the Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail Project Makes Sense

  October 3 at 4 a.m.

  The Central Texas High-Speed Railway (aka, the Texas bullet train) proposed to run between Houston and Dallas continues gradually clearing hurdles, its officials hoping to begin construction in 2020 with an eye on the first trips in 2026. It has hired a builder, was granted an important petition from the...

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  Imelda Dumps Plenty of Rain on Houston

  September 20 at 8:17 a.m.

  During Imelda's storm the bulk of the flooding was to the east and south of the Houston. However, several inches of rain from the remnants of Imelda fell on the metro area causing plenty of flooding and traffic issues. Things were expected to clear up Friday with the chance of some scattered showers and storms. (Photos by Doogie Roux)

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  Five Rules for Employers and Employees When Dealing with Houston Traffic

  August 23 at 4 a.m.

  We all recognize how big of a pain traffic can be in our everyday lives. This is particularly true of commutes to and from work. No one enjoys it, but we deal with it best we can. Employers must do the same. While those who work for a company struggle...

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  Houston Traffic Is Not Nearly as Bad as You Think

  August 14 at 4 a.m.

  No one sitting on the West Loop during rush hour is going to be persuaded by the headline of this story, but they shouldn't be looking at their phones right now anyway. We love to complain about traffic in Houston and we often have good reasons, many of them enumerated...

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  The Slow and the Furious: Freeway Closures Again This Weekend

  August 9 at 4 a.m.

  For weeks and weeks Houstonians have dealt with freeway closures...make that years and years. Fortunately, most are at night when the majority of us are sleeping. But, often, they will seep into the daylight and you realize vampires really can exist in sunlight. This weekend brings a pair of annoying...

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  Traffic Snarls Expected Along 59 South Between Newcastle and South Rice

  August 2 at 4 a.m.

  Imagine we're all just living inside a giant video game and, with every road or lane closure, the TxDot gamemaster has put its foot down to redirect our path. Let's just say that GM is doing a little Riverdancing this weekend, setting up some nasty surprises on US-290, I-45 in...