Rep. Joaquin Castro secures $1 million for San Antonio, Texas rail connections

As renewed interest in connecting San Antonio and Austin continues to grow, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday that his office secured $1 million in federal funding to expand rail service in the region. The funding comes from federal Corridor Identification and Development awards to the Texas Department of Transportation, which is part of a larger $2.5 million grant to build new rail lines and expand existing ones in Texas. “As the federal government allocates Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to states and local communities, I’ve been working across the aisle to bring that money home to Texas,” Castro said in a statement.