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2021 statewide news

Title Date
Drunk and impaired driving involved in nearly one quarter of all holiday traffic deaths 12/20/21
TxDOT urges drivers to End the Streak of daily deaths on Texas roads as 21st anniversary approaches 11/04/21
Drunk driving killed 963 people in Texas last year 10/08/21
Data shows almost half of all child car seats are misused 09/24/21
New task force to direct funding to vital highway safety projects 08/31/21
TxDOT terminates IBM from toll operations contract 08/27/21
Every nine hours someone dies from drunk driving in Texas 08/19/21
Texas pedestrian and bicyclist deaths continue to climb 08/12/21
TxDOT names Brian Barth as deputy executive director for program delivery 07/26/21
Black Pumas join Don't mess with Texas star line-up to champion litter prevention in Texas 07/08/21
Texas Transportation Commission approves most funding ever for transit 06/30/21
TxDOT names Brandye Hendrickson as new deputy executive director 06/14/21
Texas Transportation Commission names Marc Williams as new TxDOT executive director 05/26/21
Deaths of Texans not wearing seat belts spike 16% in 2020 05/10/21
Texas motorcyclist deaths spike in 2020 05/04/21
TxDOT calls for safer driving as work zone traffic deaths rise during pandemic 04/26/21
Distracted driving continues to plague Texas roadways 04/09/21
Steady rise in pedestrian fatalities rings alarm bells 03/15/21
TxDOT urges teens to buckle up to save lives 03/03/21
Amid global pandemic, other challenges, TxDOT continues to execute on projects statewide 02/08/21
Don't mess with Texas scholarship contest opens to high school seniors 01/04/21