According to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, as well as Deloitte Consulting, the global oil and gas industry spends $37 billion a year monitoring nearly 10 million kilometers of pipelines. SkyX, a Toronto-based aerospace company, hopes to cash in on that market with a drone-based monitoring system it claims not only could reduce traditional monitoring costs by nearly 90%, but also, using patented technology, provide m

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StartFragmentSB 385 (S) Author: Burton, Konni Relating to voter approval of local acceptance and use of federal funds for passenger rail projects.EndFragment StartFragmentSB 461 (S) Author: Lucio, Eddie Relating to the notice required before the issuance of certain debt obligations by political subdivisions.EndFragment StartFragmentSB 626 (S) Author: Schwertner, Charles Relating to the acquisition of certain real property in conjunction with the acquisition of real propert

Despite numerous studies concluding that a building a high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston would be an unsustainable, taxpayer funded train wreck, Texas Central is determined to build it anyway. For several years, Texas Central has insisted that it won’t need taxpayer money to bailout the project because ridership volume will be huge! But neither the public nor the experts are buying the company’s claim. These studies referenced by the Reason Foundation including one fu

The Texas Senate's transportation committee sent to the full Senate on Wednesday five high-speed train bills, some of which could impact or hinder a private company's plans to build a bullet train from Dallas to Houston. The bills collectively would prevent lawmakers from allocating any state funds to the controversial project, require Texas Central Partners to build the line in a way that would allow multiple types of trains to run on it and force the company to offer land a

Just because we have planes and cars doesn't mean the good old-fashioned train ride is obsolete.. While many folks still use the train for urban commutes—and light rail tracks for even more—the world's web of longer train tracks offer all kinds of opportunities, whether gut-wrenching bridges, sleep-inducing lengths or purely wild looks at scenery. We hop aboard for seven of the craziest train rides available. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, New Mexico/Colorado The 10,015-fo

After decades of use in Japan, the "bullet train" may finally be coming to America if a Texas company gets its way. Texas Central Railway says the line would run between Dallas and Houston as early as 2024 carrying five million riders per year. Company president Tim Keith says commuters along the busy corridor are demanding more options besides cars or planes. "Texans have told us they want to ride the bullet train," Keith said from the roof of his office overlooking where th