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The West Loop between Interstate 10 and Interstate 69 in the Galleria/Uptown area ranked the No.1 spot among the 100 most traffic congested roads in the state of Texas, according to a report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute for the state Department of Transportation. Interstate 35 to US 290 ranked as the fourth-most congested road on the list, with the Eastex Freeway/Interstate 69/ US 59 coming in at fifth. The Gulf Freeway/Interstate 45 between Interstate 10 and US 90 and Interstate 610 South clocked in at number 10. Overall, roadways in Houston, The Woodlands and Sugarland racked up five of the top ten slots for the most traffic-choked thoroughfares in the state. According to the report, factors that influenced the list's ranking included, in no particular order, work-from-home conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, weather, economic growth, land use, construction and congestion outside the peak period. The list covered over 2,264 miles of Greater … [Read more...] about These 5 Houston roads are among the worst for traffic in Texas

The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents voted Tuesday to accept an invitation to join the University of Texas System, selecting the Austin-based system from four across the state that had extended invitations to join their ranks this year. Board members said all four systems — the Texas A&M University System, the Texas State University System, the Texas Tech University System and the University of Texas System — assured them that the East Texas university would be able to keep its autonomy, as well as its name, mascot and school colors. And a financial analysis showed the university would benefit financially in some form from joining any of the systems. But regents said joining the UT System was the most attractive option because of the access to funding from the Permanent University Fund, which consists of assets created by oil and gas revenue from 2.1 million acres of land in West Texas that rake in billions of dollars annually. “Any other regional … [Read more...] about Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System

Listen to this article The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix will be the second IndyCar race to take place on the course on the streets in Nashville, that incorporates both sides of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge which stretches across the Cumberland River. Marcus Ericsson scored a remarkable victory last year for Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda, after taking off from the back of another car soon after the green flag. Colton Herta’s pole position was no less remarkable, since his pace was so strong that he, Nathan O’Rourke and the Andretti Autosport-Honda team decided to run Firestone primaries in the first segment of qualifying, and still got through to Q2 with second fastest time. It meant that he alone had a fresh set of alternates for the Firestone Fast Six and he took pole by over half a second. For all five IndyCar Rookie of the Year contenders – Callum Ilott, Kyle Kirkwood, Devlin DeFrancesco, David Malukas and Christian Lundgaard – as well as Simona De Silvestro, … [Read more...] about IndyCar in Nashville: Start time, how to watch, entry list & more