The East End District and the Gulf Coast Rail District in collaboration with the City of Houston, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), Union Pacific, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), and TAG Houston successfully hosted a two-day Road and Rail Safety workshop on July 23rd and 24th, 2025. The event brought together key stakeholders and…

After 140 days of legislative activity, the 89th Texas Legislature adjourned Sine Die on June 2, 2025. This session saw the highest volume of bills filed in recent Texas legislative history. In total, the Legislature passed 1,300 bills and joint resolutions, while over 8,000 others died in committee or failed to meet procedural deadlines.

In a significant victory for transportation safety in Texas, Senate Bill 1555 (SB 1555) has been passed and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, allocating $250 million for railroad grade separation projects. TAG Houston’s "Green Light Houston Transportation Advocacy Day" in February 2025 was instrumental in securing this critical funding through its dedicated advocacy…

TAG seeks to inform and educate our members and our partners—all of whom share a commitment to sustain and improve regional mobility. The boards of the Houston-Galveston Area Council and our Metropolitan Planning Organization are represented by individuals from multiple jurisdictions across the region. Proposition B on the November City of […]

The Board of Directors is delighted to welcome and introduce Christina Cabral as the new Executive Director of TAG Houston. Her career—oriented to public service and community relations, management, and marketing—fits well with TAG’s mission of improving regional mobility by advocating for transportation infrastructure funding, building a coalition of transportation […]

Earlier today Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dade Phelan released the official list of interim charges. Below are the charges specifically focused on transportation. TAG is proud to have provided input on many of these issues and we look forward to providing more legislative updates as we march towards the […]