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 Seventy years after the nation launched its interstate highway system, one of its most recognizable symbols can be traced back to a Texas Highway Department engineer with an assignment to come up with a better road sign.

Students are back in the classroom, teachers have settled into new routines and school zones across Texas are once again flashing to life each day.

When it comes to getting the job done, TxDOT maintenance crews in Dallas are no longer relying on contractors to do what they can handle themselves.

When rapidly rising floodwaters swept through Presidio County during a late-night storm, two TxDOT employees helped rescue a man stranded in the middle of a flooded creek using a front-end loader.

Taxis are taking to the skies in Texas as the state launches test flights for a pilot program that’ll benefit the state economy and the nation.

Here’s what the Texas Transportation Commission discussed and approved at its August meeting.

The end of summer should be a time of celebration, yet Labor Day continues to be a time when too many people choose to drive impaired.

 More than $154 million in transit funding will help provide access to safe, reliable transportation options for Texans across the state.

Browse our seasonal public service announcements and download materials to help spread the word.

Learn about how we're keeping highways beautiful and preserving Texas history.