AUSTIN (KXAN) — A trial centered around the validity of the funding structure behind Austin’s Project Connect mass transit system began and quickly halted Monday, as Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Design work continues as Project Connect leaders hone in on finite details for the first phase of light rail in Austin. The Austin Transit Partnership hosted a virtual open house ...

Since the defeat of the property tax increase known as Proposition Q, City Council Member Krista Laine has looked with fresh eyes at the expensive infrastructure projects Austin has committed to over ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin residents are getting their first glimpse at preliminary light rail train designs under Project Connect. These come ahead of updated, 30% design and cost estimates officials are ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin transportation leaders discussed Wednesday updates to Project Connect’s light rail program, after officials flagged possible scope changes last month due to rising inflation ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Plans for rail expansion in Austin are stuck in a legal battle, as a trial that was supposed to begin on Monday over Project Connect didn't go forward. Project Connect is the ...

The initial $7.1 billion Project Connect investment already includes $300 million for anti-displacement efforts. CapMetro says this new FTA grant will expand those efforts. CapMetro and the City of ...

From new design plans and major contract bidding to legal hurdles and progress toward billions in federal funding, these six updates track how Austin’s light rail project advanced throughout 2025.

Project Connect would add new train and bus lines throughout the city as well as transit hubs like this one. Voters OK'd $7.1 billion to be spent, but the plan's cost ...