Texas, federal government strike deal aiming to speed up state infrastructure projects

A new agreement between the Federal Highway Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation will give the state more authority to conduct environmental reviews, a move the government says will accelerate the construction of bridge and highway projects.

Southwest Airlines' new portable charger policy a first for U.S. carriers

Under a new policy taking effect Wednesday, May 28, Southwest Airlines will be the first domestic carrier requiring passengers to have portable battery chargers visible while in use.

Bill dubbed 'DART killer' moves out of Texas House committee

A bill that could cut 25% of the funding to Dallas Area Rapid Transit advanced out of the Texas House Transportation Committee on Tuesday.

NTSB calls for risk assessment on 7 Texas bridges after Baltimore collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board has identified seven Texas bridges with an "unknown" risk of collapse in the event it is hit by a ship.

Delta Toronto plane crash report released by Canada’s TSB

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada released a preliminary report on the crash of Delta flight 4819 that happened last month. 

Austin I-35 crash: Work zone design a 'definite focus' of deadly 17-vehicle crash investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is looking carefully at the design of the work zone on I-35 where a 17-vehicle crash killed five people in North Austin on Thursday night.

Medical transport helicopter crashes in Mississippi; at least 1 dead

A medical transport helicopter crashed in Madison County, Mississippi, on Monday, with a pilot and two hospital workers on board.

SWA pilot narrowly avoids collision with jet
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A Southwest Airlines plane narrowly avoided colliding with another plane on Tuesday morning at Chicago?s Midway International Airport.

North Texas lawmaker's bill would reduce DART funding by 25%

A North Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would reduce what DART can collect in taxes from its member cities. The cities are happy, but DART argues the loss in funding would be devastating.

2 passengers treated after Delta flight forced to return to Atlanta airport due to 'haze'

Delta Air Lines has faced a series of unsettling incidents recently, including smoke or haze in the cabin on two flights and a separate crash that injured more than 20 people.

Toronto plane crash: Texas man on board flight sues Delta Air Lines

A Central Texas man on Delta Flight 4819 that landed upside down in Toronto is suing the airline. All 80 people on board survived, and 21 were injured.

Delta offers $30K to passengers after fiery crash landing in Toronto

Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger after Flight 4819 from Minneapolis crash-landed in Toronto, losing a wing, bursting into flames, and flipping upside down

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.