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Texas Department of Transportation

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24 mentions across 14 events
The Texas Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Texas' state highway system, and for supporting aviation, rail, maritime, and public transportation programs statewide. It is organized into geographic districts, including the Austin District, which covers Travis and surrounding counties. The agency is headquartered in downtown Austin and appears in City of Austin proceedings in connection with matters such as advance funding agreements and right-of-way and easement acquisitions.
14 eventsLast active Tracked since $23.4M city spendingUpdated September 2026

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Money

$23.4M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this organization.

Largest single item: $7.9M on (Amends the Transportation and Public Works budgets to accept state funding and appropriate it for advanced traffic-signal vehicle-detection technology citywide. The project requires a City…)

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transportation (23)
development (10)
utilities (9)
grant (9)
policy (8)
budget (8)
governance (5)
contract (4)
public safety (4)
bond (3)

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mentioned (22)
vendor (2)

Location

125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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October 2026

Item From Council

Resolution directing the City Manager to work with regional and state partners to prioritize safety, walking, biking and transit in Parmer Lane (FM 734) improvements and advocate for a full environmental review.

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to work with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Texas Department of Transportation, and other partners to prioritize safety, walki

September 2026

Eminent Domain

Resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire a water line easement and temporary working space easement from Bull Creek Market, LLC for Austin Water's Capital of Texas Highway/Loop 360 at Lakewood Project, relocating utilities in conflict with TxDOT roadway improvements.

…or the public use of relocating water and wastewater lines in conflict with the Texas Department of Transportation roadway improvements at Capital of Texas Highway/Loop 360 at Lakewood Drive, re…

$101K
Eminent Domain

Resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire a 751 sq ft permanent electric transmission and distribution easement at 1006 East 38 ½ Street for Austin Energy's transmission structure relocation due to TxDOT's I-35 expansion.

…ssion structures along the existing Circuits 823, 834, & 835 to accommodate the Texas Department of Transportation’s expansion of Interstate Highway 35 as part of the Interstate 35 Capital Expre…

$61K
Eminent Domain

Resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire a 533 sq ft permanent electric transmission and distribution easement at 1002 East 38 ½ Street for Austin Energy's transmission structure relocation due to TxDOT's I-35 expansion.

…ssion structures along the existing Circuits 823, 834, & 835 to accommodate the Texas Department of Transportation’s expansion of Interstate Highway 35 as part of the Interstate 35 Capital Expre…

$43K
Eminent Domain

Resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire an 861 sq ft permanent electric transmission and distribution easement at 1008 East 38 ½ Street for Austin Energy's transmission structure relocation due to TxDOT's I-35 expansion.

…ssion structures along the existing Circuits 823, 834, & 835 to accommodate the Texas Department of Transportation’s expansion of Interstate Highway 35 as part of the Interstate 35 Capital Expre…

$70K
Eminent Domain

Resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire a 419 sq ft permanent electric transmission and distribution easement at 1000 East 38 ½ Street for Austin Energy's relocation of transmission structures due to TxDOT's I-35 expansion.

…ssion structures along the existing Circuits 823, 834, & 835 to accommodate the Texas Department of Transportation’s expansion of Interstate Highway 35 as part of the Interstate 35 Capital Expre…

$34K

August 2026

Consent
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Resolution authorizing an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to use $5,500,000 in federal earmark funding from Congressman Lloyd Doggett's Office for engineering design and construction of Phase 1 of the West Bouldin Creek Trail and the Connecting Windsor Park: Belfast Bridge and Trail Projects, with a total estimated project cost of $7,237,691.

Approve a resolution authorizing negotiation and execution of an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the use of federal earmark funding from Congressman Lloyd Dog

July 2026

Consent

Amends the Austin Police Department special revenue budget to accept and appropriate a TxDOT grant for the APD STEP Operation Slowdown Mobilization Project.

…nd (No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $25,000 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation for the APD STEP - Operation Slowdown Mobilization Project. Funding: $25,000 is…

May 2026

Consent

Ordinance to accept and appropriate a $25,000 Texas Department of Transportation grant for the APD STEP Click It or Ticket Mobilization Project. The required 20 percent City match will be provided through existing Austin Police Department personnel costs.

…nce No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $25,000 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation for the APD STEP - Click It or Ticket Mobilization Project. Funding: $25,000 is…

$25K
Item From Council

Directs the City Manager to update the I-35 Cap and Stitch Program to fund two near-term improvements, coordinate funding commitments with TxDOT, and reduce the Program's general obligation bond appropriation.

…improvements that can be completed in the near future as well as work with the Texas Department of Transportation on funding commitments and decrease the appropriated amount of general obligati…