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Texans are dying on state highways every day — especially in rural “dead zones”

Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texas’ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the state’s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the state’s department of transportation.

The Texas Tribune

Kansas Oil Spill Biggest in US In Past Decade

A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years and surpassing all the previous ones on the same pipeline system combined, according to federal data. The Keystone pipeline spill…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How many pedestrians and cyclists are killed by cars in America?

Traffic crash fatalities for pedestrians and cyclists have steadily increased in the past decade. Infrastructure improvements can make streets safer for walking and biking.

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The Federal Government's Plan to Track Truckers' Every Movement Is a Privacy Nightmare

This surveillance would be unconstitutional—and there’s no reason to believe it will make anyone safer.

Reason

West Virginians fight state officials to route highway around their towns

WEKU

Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports

Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.

Texas Observer

Frustrated American Airlines flight attendants protest over contract as holidays near

Nearly 100 American Airlines flight attendants marched at DFW International Airport Tuesday, just a week ahead of one of the busiest travel holidays of the year — and it won’t be the last before the end of 2022.

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Florida Rushing To Repair Pulverized Roads That Left Families Stranded After Nicole

Another hurricane and destruction to the Florida coastline, state Department of Transportation crews once repairing again

Zenger

States steer more money toward rural roads

Locals called it “The Roller Coaster” or “Delta Dips.”

Tribune News Service

US daylight saving 2023: When do the clocks go back?

Turn your clocks back an hour on Sunday 5 November 2023

The Independent UK

US daylight saving 2022: When do the clocks go back?

Turn your clocks back an hour on Sunday November 6

The Independent UK

Why does daylight saving time exist?

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US daylight saving 2022: When do the clocks go back?

Turn your clocks back an hour on Sunday November 6

The Independent UK

Florida pays millions to company employing undocumented workers linked to deputy’s death

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has paid more than $8 million to a construction contractor since authorities found it had hired several undocumented workers — including two men who have been charged in connection with the death of a Pinellas County deputy.

Miami Herald

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Roll Call

Buy America takes a back seat in drive to build EV charging stations - Roll Call

The Department of Transportation and others have been seeking waivers from the made-in-America provisions of the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Tribune News Service

Expect more EV charging stations as states tap into federal dollars

When Colorado Department of Transportation officials recently learned that their plan to expand a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the state had gotten federal approval, it was welcome news.

Miami Herald

Florida may have violated its own guidelines in flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

MIAMI — The state agency charged with managing the controversial migrant relocation program said its mission was “to relocate out of the State of Florida foreign nationals who are not lawfully present in the United States,’’ according to documents obtained Friday by the Herald/Times.

Tribune News Service

LULAC files DOJ complaint urging investigation into migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

WASHINGTON — The League of United Latin American Citizens has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice, calling for investigation into the transit of migrants last month from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard, specifically the involvement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who took credit for the move.

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Salon

DeSantis' "Perla" identified as Army vet

Perla Huerta is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and combat medic specialist

The Independent UK

Martha’s Vineyard migrants demand flight companies preserve records or risk ‘federal court sanctions’

Lawyers suing DeSantis administration urge two firms to preserve records

The Texas Tribune

Texas will build more than 50 new electric car charging locations along major highways

The $408 million approved Tuesday by the Federal Highway Administration will help build a network of charging facilities every 50-70 miles along certain major Texas highways.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: States OK'd to build highway EV charger network

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The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis chartered migrant flights from GOP donor, report finds

An aviation company hired by the administration donated thousands of dollars to Republican causes, including the governor’s campaign and a state lawmaker central to his legislative agenda

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’ remarks prompt more questions on where migrant flights originated

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for sending undocumented immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, the governor suggested at a news conference on Thursday that his efforts prevented those migrants from ever making it into Florida.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: States get money for electric vehicle network

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