Regulation

Rep. Nehls' subcommittee holds hearing on East Palestine rail disaster as federal communications upgrade deadline looms

With a deadline for needed rail safety communications upgrades looming and the National Transportation Safety Board recently issuing a report explaining that mechanical failures of such equipment both caused and exacerbated the severity of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment last year – the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, chaired by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), is set to convene on Tuesday and focus on preventing a similar event from happening again.

By Nicholas Malfitano | Jul 22, 2024

Regulation

Austin County auditor: 'When we prepare our county budget, it is without any lobbying expenditures'

Approximately 88% of Texans oppose taxpayer-funded lobbying and many aren’t aware how they pay for it, according to a Texas Public Policy Foundation poll.

By Staff report | Dec 16, 2020