The Transportation Advocacy Group – Houston Region (TAG) strongly supports the City of Baytown’s 2025 Mobility Bond and urges voters to approve this important investment in regional mobility. TAG’s mission is to improve multi-modal regional mobility by advocating for funding and collaborating with public, private, and nonprofit partners, as well Read more…
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 welcomed members of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) program to share their experience in implementing effective road and rail grade separations.
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 efforts.
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Earlier today Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the appointment of Sanjay “Ram” Ramabhadran as Chair of the METRO Board of Directors. He will replace Carrin Patman who has been tapped by the Biden administration to serve as Ambassador to Iceland. TAG congratulates Sanjay on his new role and appreciates his partnership Read more…
Please join TAG in welcoming Annamarie to the TAG Team! Thank you for your support!
Thank you to our members, supporters and regional advocates who voted in Tuesday’s election. Your hard work and advocacy paid off with the passage of Proposition 2! – authorizing counties to finance the development or redevelopment of a transportation reinvestment zone (TRZ). We would not be celebrating today without the leadership Read more…
