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August 07, 2017
A $500 million Austin, Texas, highway improvement effort was not improperly separated into three projects to dodge National Environmental Policy Act requirements, a Texas federal judge ruled Friday, siding with the Texas Department of Transportation, which was defending its review against a challenge by environmental groups.
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March 03, 2017
Residents and advocacy groups doubled down on their bid Thursday to vacate the approvals that cleared the way for the start of construction on a $500 million Austin, Texas, mega-highway improvement project that they claim officials unlawfully separated into three projects to dodge the National Environmental Policy Act.
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February 21, 2017
The Texas Department of Transportation on Monday told a Texas federal judge a highway expansion project outside of Austin, Texas, had gone through proper environmental screening, firing back against claims from project opponents that the project should be halted.
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February 07, 2017
Residents and advocacy groups urged a federal judge Monday to vacate the approvals that cleared the way for the start of construction on a $500 million Austin, Texas, mega-highway improvement project they claim officials unlawfully separated into three projects to dodge the National Environmental Policy Act.
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October 26, 2016
A group of Texas residents and environmentalists said Tuesday they would appeal a federal judge's recent rejection of their bid to temporarily block the start of groundwork for three highway improvement projects after he found local transportation officials complied with the proper regulations before greenlighting the projects.
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October 19, 2016
Austin, Texas, residents and environmentalists lost their bid to temporarily block the start of any groundwork and preparations on $500 million in highway improvement projects after a federal judge ruled Wednesday that local transportation officials complied with the proper regulations before greenlighting the projects.
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October 12, 2016
Residents of Austin, Texas, and environmentalists urged a federal judge Tuesday to temporarily block the start of any groundwork and preparations on $500 million in highway improvement projects, insisting they will prove at trial officials failed to conduct the proper environmental reviews before greenlighting the projects.
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September 28, 2016
Residents and environmental groups asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to temporarily stop the state's transportation officials from clearing land and making other preparations to begin $500 million in highway improvement projects until there's a trial to determine if proper environmental reviews were conducted ahead of time.
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September 07, 2016
Texas transportation officials lost their bids Tuesday to toss a suit alleging three highway improvement and toll lane projects in the Austin area, which total around $500 million and are supposed to extend and expand Texas State Highway Loop 1, known as MoPac, did not go through proper environmental reviews.
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May 18, 2016
Austin, Texas, residents and environmentalists doubled down on their suit alleging three highway and toll-lane projects totaling $500 million didn't undergo proper environmental reviews, saying local officials are distorting their actions to shield themselves from blowback in an attempt to nix the challenge.