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Texans have been hearing about plans for high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston for more than a decade now. As the state's population continues to grow, leaders say residents could need to get comfortable with different modes of transportation to ease the movement of more than 30 million people daily.

Michael Morris, the director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments and Kara Kockelman, the Dewitt Greer Centennial Professor of Transportation Engineering at the University of Texas, are this week's guests.

Texans have been hearing about plans for high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston for more than a decade now. As the state's population continues to grow, leaders say residents could need to get comfortable with different modes of transportation to ease the movement of more than 30 million people daily.
<a href="https://www.nctcog.org/trans/about/staff/michael-morris" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nctcog.org/trans/about/staff/michael-morris&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698953584053000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jVBA6f8gMBQ7Jdndb_zDC">Michael Morris</a>, the director of transportation for the <a href="https://www.nctcog.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nctcog.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698953584053000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1z-ELP2YsMf1M7sG_AazVx">North Central Texas Council of Governments</a> and <a href="https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698953584053000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uqkvD4e-wzZrQQAyP6TTp">Kara Kockelman</a>, the Dewitt Greer Centennial Professor of Transportation Engineering at the <a href="https://www.utexas.edu/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.utexas.edu/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698953584053000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3jVPsSI2hKy_CeNSqP6yPX">University of Texas</a>, are this week's guests.

From the news that impacts us every day, like education and politics, to lighter topics like hidden gems around the state and unique holiday traditions, Texas Wants to Know explores news and stories from all over our great state. Host Baylee Friday talks to lawmakers, educators, business owners, and everyone in between to get the full story behind stories like why the Pegasus is associated with the city of Dallas or what the future of marijuana legislation is in Texas. New episodes are released every Thursday.

From the news that impacts us every day, like education and politics, to lighter topics like hidden gems around the state and unique holiday traditions, Texas Wants to Know explores news and stories from all over our great state. Host Baylee Friday talks to lawmakers, educators, business owners, and everyone in between to get the full story behind stories like why the Pegasus is associated with the city of Dallas or what the future of marijuana legislation is in Texas. New episodes are released every Thursday.

Texas Wants to Know

From the news that impacts us every day, like education and politics, to lighter topics like hidden gems around the state and unique holiday traditions, Texas Wants to Know explores news and stories from all over our great state. Host Baylee Friday talks to lawmakers, educators, business owners, and everyone in between to get the full story behind stories like why the Pegasus is associated with the city of Dallas or what the future of marijuana legislation is in Texas. New episodes are released every Thursday.

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