This year, TxDOT is featuring multiple safety messages with the voice of Big Tex. TxDOT recently landed the State Fair icon to remind all Texans to buckle up, drive the speed limit and limit distractions.
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Here’s what the Texas Transportation Commission discussed and approved at its meeting on Sept. 26, 2024.
The Texas Transportation Commission approved a new program today that will help provide additional funding to Safety Service Patrols, known in some parts of Texas as HERO or Highway Emergency Response Operator.
During the workday, you can find TxDOT employee Marty Navarrette at his desk designing bridges. What may surprise most people about Navarrette is he recently became a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
TxDOT is introducing a new process to help select roundabouts and other innovations to improve safety at intersections — where one-third of Texas’ fatal and injury crashes take place.
News releases
To help spread the word about the importance of car seat safety, TxDOT is partnering with former NASA rocket scientist Shayla Rivera to launch the Save Me With a Seat campaign during National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 15-21.
Texting scams are targeting toll customers in Texas saying they’re from TxTag, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is warning everyone to be on the lookout.
To provide Texans with toll relief and more free lanes on which to drive, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is preparing to terminate the SH 288 Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA).
The reckless act of drinking and driving could change your life forever, but it only takes a few minutes to find a sober ride. As law enforcement increases its presence leading up to Labor Day, drivers can save their own life and the lives of others by finding a rideshare, transit, or other safe ride.
TxDOT editorial
Round and round we go
Welcome to National Roundabouts Week, a week-long celebration of the much safer variety of intersection.
Meeting the moment with a historic transportation investment
While growth poses challenges, TxDOT is meeting the moment with a record investment in our transportation system to ensure Texas remains the preferred destination for families and businesses.
Local news
SH 146 expansion project wins safety award
At the 2024 WASHTO conference in Omaha, Neb., TxDOT was presented with the award for Safety by America’s Transportation Awards.
TxDOT opens long-awaited bridge in Bowie, Cass counties
The Texas Department of Transportation has opened a new bridge on State Highway 8, crossing Wright Patman Lake between Bowie and Cass counties.
New safety rest areas open in Van Horn
Two new safety rest areas in Culberson County opened to the public on Saturday, June 1.
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