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Texas Senate passes bill to fund safer railroad crossings after Houston ISD student’s death

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Senate Bill 1555, co-authored by a Houston Democrat and East Texas Republican, would create a $350 million grant program to fund grade separation projects at the intersections of railroads and roadways.

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Texas Senate passes grade crossing separation bill

Milby High School in Houston, with the Union Pacific tracks in the foreground. Legislation has passed the Texas Senate to fund grade crossing separation projects in the state, and calling for a pedestrian bridge across the tracks, as a result of the death of a student in December 2024. Google Earth AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state Senate this week passed a bill to provide $350 million for grade crossing separation projects, as well as a related r…

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