TXDot paves the way for Northeast Texas Trail - Bowie County Citizen Tribune

DeKalb native Tracy Rumsey was the first to complete the entire 130-mile trek of the Northeast Texas Trail, completing the feat in November of 2013. Rumsey hiked from Farmersville to the Trail Head Park in New Boston. With the new funds, the trail can be

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August 24, 2022

TXDot paves the way for Northeast Texas Trail

By Kenny Mitchell

Exciting news for Northeast Texas hikers and bikers came out of Austin this week with the announcement by the Texas Department of Transportation that they have received $25 million in federal funds to expand two trail corridors in northeast Texas and El Paso. Both trails are components of the state’s envisioned Bicycle Tourism Trails network.

TxDOT noted that a huge chunk of that funding would be going directly to Northeast Texas to complete the 130-mile that runs from Farmersv...

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In the upcoming May election, the City of Leary will have on the ballot for its voters a proposed 1-½ percent sales and use tax for goods sold in the ...

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Weekly Roadwork Report

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Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Eastbound traffic shifted, frontage road lane closure I-30 – From FM 989 to ...