This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Down to the wire: Bills on human trafficking, biological sex and railroad crossings advance ...

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

The House agreed with the Senate to make "any conduct" constituting human trafficking a first-degree felony, which means the maximum penalty jumps 99 years in prison. Senate Bill 1212 passed the ...

However, the Union Pacific Railroad has announced that it is finalizing an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which would allow crews from Mexico to bring trains seven miles into ...