Texas highway definitions: What makes a road an FM, RM, spur or loop

Farm-to-Market Road: A roadway usually in a rural area. The farm-to-market highway system was born in 1937 to help farmers ...
Governing

Texas' Road-Building Plans Keep Growing

Even with a generation of new departments of government efficiency sweeping across the land, there are some kinds of spending that public officials still like to boast about. When it comes to road ...
Houston Chronicle

TxDOT map adds new Texas Monthly Top 50 barbecue spots. Here are the Houston highlights.

Travelers planning a Texas road trip can now scout out the state's best barbecue joints with the help of a new Texas Department of Transportation map layer. TxDOT’s Statewide Planning Map is ...
The New York Times

Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass

Democratic lawmakers’ returned to the Capitol, and Republicans redrew their maps again, trying to flips seats and make their existing districts stronger. By J. David Goodman Reporting from Austin ...