I-69 project

Part of US 59 Re-named Interstate 69
Part of US 59 Re-named Interstate 69
Part of US 59 Re-named Interstate 69
The Houston Chronicle reports the first east Texas piece of the trade corridor that will some day run  from Mexico to Canada has been officially designated north of Houston.
Wider Panama Canal Means More Texas Truck Traffic
Wider Panama Canal Means More Texas Truck Traffic
Wider Panama Canal Means More Texas Truck Traffic
Texas business and political leaders are sending out a serious "heads up" to cities and towns on the major highways that go to and from the Gulf Coast, and, for once, it has nothing to do with hurricanes. They say the massive expansion of the Panama Canal that's now underway is going to double the canal's ship traffic when it's completed in 2014.  Why is this of any concern in Texas? Rea