HOUSTON — City leaders want to increase ridership on Houston's buses and light rail trains through an initiative to improve public transportation service. Mayor John Whitmire and METRO Board ...

How safe is light rail in Houston? Included in the initiatives for a safer MetroRail is the promise of hiring more Metro officers, and devoting $7 million for security resources on the train and ...

Houston METRO is unveiling its latest plan to improve transportation in our communities. As part of its preparations for the FIFA World Cup, Houston METRO wants to prioritize direct routes to and ...

A Metro Light Rail passenger sits at the EaDo/Stadium station Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

A scaffolding collapse in downtown Houston on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, prompted a suspension of some of METRO’s light rail services.

Metro Rail services have been fully restored after being suspended on Tuesday due to a large piece of scaffolding collapsing in downtown Houston. The collapse, which occurred near Main and Rusk ...

METRO light rail train at the Dryden Station. Parts of Houston's light rail lines are closed through the weekend for cleaning and repairs, with METRO offering free bus rides in the impacted areas.

HOUSTON — Houton’s METROrail has had more pedestrian injuries than any light rail system in the U.S., according to the Federal Transit Administration, the agency that tracks those reports.

Congress forced Houston to pay for its first rail project -- the $324 million Main Street line that opened Jan. 1 -- entirely with local funds because House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land ...

Metro rail trains travel on Capitol and Rusk streets on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Houston. Metro is expected to narrow the route for BRT along I-10 within Loop 610, including the choice of three ...