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Texas
9 buyers · 47 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
DART Silver Line open; RFP 95 vehicles (closes Dec 1); Houston METRO fleet replacement; Austin $8.23bn all primes awarded; CapMetro Red Line closes Sept 24.
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8Metro systems operating
9Buyers tracked
47Tenders tracked
5Cities tracked
- Live pipeline
- $8.23bn Austin Light Rail Phase 1 capital cost, $6.5bn DART twenty-year capital plan, $1.56bn Silver Line design-build, $750.1m Trinity Railway Express and Silver Line operations and maintenance contract, $619m Houston METRO FY2026 capital programme; 47 tracked procurements
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, AI inspection
Key figures
Capital DART plans to invest ov…$6.5 billion
1 source · primary
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Proposed FY 2027 Annual Budget & 20-Year Financial Plan (proposed budget as of 11 August 2026; FY2027-FY2031 CIP cash flows with Approved Budget column) (published 2026-08-11 · checked 2026-09-14)
DART FY2026-FY2030 Capital Impr…$3.4 billion
1 source · primary
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · FY 2026 Annual Budget & 20-Year Financial Plan (adopted; FY2026-FY2030 Capital Improvement Program and FY2026-FY2045 financial plan) (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
Silver Line revenue service sta…25 October 2025
1 source · primary
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Silver Line Launches Oct. 25, Connecting Seven Cities and DFW Airport with Modern, Reliable Transit (published 2025-10-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
Austin Light Rail Phase 1 total…$8,233.60 million
2 sources · all primary
- ● Federal Transit Administration · Austin Light Rail Phase 1 Project profile, FY2026 Annual Report (TX-Austin-Light-Rail-Phase-1-Profile-AR26-11-19-25.pdf) (published 2025-11-19 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Austin Transit Partnership · Federal Transit Administration Gives Austin Light Rail a “Medium-High” Rating (published 2025-11-19 · checked 2026-09-14)
Houston METRO proposed FY2027 c…$371.5 million
2 sources · all primary
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · FY2027 Budget Book - DRAFT (proposed operating and capital budgets) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · FY2026 Budget Book (approved operating, capital and debt service budgets) (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
Debt issued through FY2026 agai…$35 million of $3.5 billion
2 sources · all primary
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · FY2027 Budget Book - DRAFT (proposed operating and capital budgets) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Referendum Archive - 2019 METRONext Moving Forward Plan referendum (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
Houston METRO sales tax revenue…$1,086.0 million
1 source · primary
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Financial Transparency - General Finance (FY2025 revenues, expenditures and sales tax) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
CapMetro rail capital programme…$99.3 million
1 source · primary
- ● Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) · Approved FY2026 Operating and Capital Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
Amtrak Heartland Flyer ridershi…80,767 passengers
1 source · primary
- ● Amtrak · Amtrak and Passengers Grateful for Texas Funding of Daily Heartland Flyer trains (published 2026-08-25 · checked 2026-09-14)
Dallas-Houston high-speed rail.…no current status published
4 sources · all primary
- ● Amtrak · Amtrak and Partners Receive Federal Grants to Improve and Expand Passenger Rail Across America — Corridor ID Program, Amtrak-Led Grants: Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor (published 2023-12-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Amtrak · Texas Central and Amtrak Seek to Explore High-Speed Rail Service Opportunities between Dallas and Houston (published 2023-08-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Federal Railroad Administration · Corridor Identification and Development Program (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Federal Railroad Administration · Corridor ID Program Monthly Obligation Status Report, last updated Tuesday 31 March 2026 (linked from the FRA's Corridor Identification and Development Program page) (published 2026-03-31 · checked 2026-09-14)
DART's release boilerplate desc…12 service area cities
3 sources · all primary
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Voters in Addison and University Park Reaffirm Commitment to DART While Voters in Highland Park Elect to End DART Services (published 2026-05-03 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · DART Announces Major Security Initiative to Strengthen Light Rail Safety (Operation Access) (published 2026-09-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Dallas Area Rapid Transit Approves Security and Cleaning Contracts (published 2025-11-19 · checked 2026-09-14)
DART's published pledge of 21 J…no new debt before November 2026
1 source · primary
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · DART Pledges to Not Issue New Debt Before November 2026 (published 2026-01-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
Texas entries in the FTA's list…1 of 3
1 source · primary
- ● Federal Transit Administration · Current Capital Investment Grants Program and Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program Projects (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
Austin Light Rail funding litig…writ of mandamus conditionally granted, 22 May 2026
3 sources · all primary
- ● Supreme Court of Texas (Texas Judicial Branch case management system) · Case 24-1078, Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas v. The City of Austin and Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation — docket, case events and dispositions (published 2026-07-06 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Supreme Court of Texas · Opinion of the Court in No. 24-1078, delivered 22 May 2026 by Chief Justice Blacklock (Justice Sullivan not participating) (published 2026-05-22 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Fifteenth Court of Appeals of Texas (Texas Judicial Branch case management system) · Case 15-24-00078-CV, Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas v. The City of Austin and Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation — memorandum opinion and judgment issued 8 October 2024, DISMISSED (722 S.W.3d 50); rehearing overruled 5 November 2024; mandate issued 13 July 2026 (published 2026-07-13 · checked 2026-09-14)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Area Rapid Transit | Transit authority | 32 | 8 |
| Austin Transit Partnership | Regional rail SPV | 4 | 5 |
| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas | Transit authority | 5 | 3 |
| Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Transit authority | 4 | 0 |
| Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) | Transit authority | 2 | 0 |
| Denton County Transportation Authority | Transit authority | 0 | 0 |
| North Central Texas Council of Governments | Development authority | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Department of Transportation | State DOT | 0 | 0 |
| TxDOT Rail Division | State DOT | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | operational — DART light rail (Red, Blue, Green and Orange lines), the Silver Line regional rail service opened 25 October 2025, the Trinity Railway Express to Fort Worth, the Dallas Streetcar and Amtrak's Texas Eagle at Dallas Union Station | DART light rail; DART Silver Line regional rail; Trinity Railway Express; Dallas Streetcar; Amtrak Texas Eagle |
| Fort Worth | operational — Trinity Metro's TEXRail commuter rail to DFW Airport, the Trinity Railway Express jointly with DART, and Amtrak's Texas Eagle and Heartland Flyer at Fort Worth Central Station | TEXRail; Trinity Railway Express; Amtrak Heartland Flyer; Amtrak Texas Eagle |
| Houston | operational — Houston METRO's 22.7-mile METRORail light rail network: the Red Line (opened 1 January 2004) and the Purple (Southeast) and Green (East End) lines (opened FY2015) | METRORail Red Line; METRORail Green Line; METRORail Purple Line |
| Austin | operational — CapMetro Rail Route 550 (Red Line), ten stations from Downtown Austin to Leander; Austin Light Rail Phase 1 is in design with construction planned from 2027 and service planned for 2033 | CapMetro Rail Red Line; Austin Light Rail (in design) |
| Denton | operational — DCTA's 21-mile A-train commuter rail line between Denton and Carrollton, connecting to the DART Green Line at Trinity Mills Station | DCTA A-train |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| RailWorks | Track & electrification contractor | Project presence |
What changed
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- 2026-09-28 — Houston METRO invites bids to refurbish Liebherr suspension legs on its CAF H3 light rail vehicles, bids due 7 October.
- 2026-09-21 — Houston METRO tenders to refurbish suspension legs on its CAF H3 light-rail vehicles, bids close 30 September.
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- Market narrative
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- Procurement routes note
- Board reporting note
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Sources
- ● Amtrak · Amtrak and Passengers Grateful for Texas Funding of Daily Heartland Flyer trains (published 2026-08-25 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Austin Transit Partnership · Austin Transit Partnership Selects Contractor to Help Build Austin Light Rail (Austin Rail Constructors) (published 2026-02-18 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Austin Transit Partnership · ATP Selects Manufacturer for Austin Light Rail Vehicles (Stadler; 21 CITYLINK vehicles; $39m initial work authorisation; fixed-price contract not to exceed $352m) (published 2026-07-15 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Austin Transit Partnership · Austin Transit Partnership Selects Contractor to Deliver Operations and Maintenance Facility for Austin Light Rail (Kiewit Austin Partnership) (published 2026-04-15 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Austin Transit Partnership · PlanetBids vendor portal (portal 50907) - bid opportunities search (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) · Approved FY2026 Operating and Capital Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) · PlanetBids vendor portal (portal 39494) - bid opportunities search (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · 2026-04-28 DART Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Packet (TRE O&M contract modification for the Tarrant County double track project) (published 2026-04-28 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · 2026-06-16 DART Board of Directors Agenda Packet (TRE Double Track civil construction award; TRE O&M contract modification; Minor On-Call Construction Services) (published 2026-06-16 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · 2026-08-25 DART Board of Directors Agenda Packet (Silver Line design-build Milestone 8 contract modification; LRV axle journal bearing contract) (published 2026-08-25 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Euna/Bonfire public procurement portal - open public opportunities (getOpenPublicOpportunitiesSectionData) (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Euna/Bonfire public procurement portal — past public opportunities (getPastPublicOpportunitiesSectionData); 5,857 procedures with ProjectStatusID and IsPublicAward (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · FY 2026 Annual Budget & 20-Year Financial Plan (adopted; FY2026-FY2030 Capital Improvement Program and FY2026-FY2045 financial plan) (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Proposed FY 2027 Annual Budget & 20-Year Financial Plan (proposed budget as of 11 August 2026; FY2027-FY2031 CIP cash flows with Approved Budget column) (published 2026-08-11 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · DART Receives $25 Million United States Department of Transportation Grant to Upgrade Southern Dallas Light Rail Stations (published 2026-07-22 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · DART Receives $70 Million FTA Grant to Support Light Rail Vehicle Replacement (published 2026-09-04 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Silver Line Launches Oct. 25, Connecting Seven Cities and DFW Airport with Modern, Reliable Transit (published 2025-10-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Denton County Transportation Authority · A-train Rail Service - 21-mile commuter rail line, five stations (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Federal Railroad Administration · Corridor ID Program Monthly Obligation Status Report, last updated Tuesday 31 March 2026 (linked from the FRA's Corridor Identification and Development Program page) (published 2026-03-31 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Federal Transit Administration · Austin Light Rail Phase 1 Project profile, FY2026 Annual Report (TX-Austin-Light-Rail-Phase-1-Profile-AR26-11-19-25.pdf) (published 2025-11-19 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Federal Transit Administration · Current Capital Investment Grants Program and Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program Projects (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Board Meeting agenda, 30 July 2026 (Railworks Track Systems, LLC traction power maintenance and repair services) (published 2026-07-30 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Bonfire public procurement portal - open public opportunities (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · FY2026 Budget Book (approved operating, capital and debt service budgets) (published 2025-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · FY2027 Budget Book - DRAFT (proposed operating and capital budgets) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Board of Directors meeting packet, 26 September 2024 — Request for Board Action and Summary of Procurement for the Maintenance of Way (MOW) Facility Construction Project, CSP 4024000148 (Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.), with the technical, small business and price scoring table, and the RDLR Architects design-services modification (published 2024-09-26 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Board of Directors meeting packet, 25 June 2026 — Requests for Board Action and Summaries of Procurement for S70 Overhaul Trucks Modification No. 003 (Siemens Mobility, Inc., contract 7022000006), Purchase and Delivery of Direct Pulse Inverters (Kiepe Electric LLC) and Re-railing Equipment Supply and Re-Rail Truck Outfitting (Robel North America), with Resolution 2021-114 (published 2026-06-25 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Board of Directors meeting packet, 30 July 2026 — Request for Board Action EXO-FOR-007 'Traction Power Services' (Railworks Track Systems, LLC, maximum contract amount $6,284,223.69) and the authorising resolution (published 2026-07-30 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) · Referendum Archive - 2019 METRONext Moving Forward Plan referendum (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● North Central Texas Council of Governments · Purchasing — open solicitations, vendor registration and standard terms; NCTCOG's central eProcurement portal is Bidnet Direct at bidnetdirect.com/texas/nctcog (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) · ProcureTM - Solicitation Results (awarded results register) (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) · Trinity Metro Projects and Initiatives - Trinity Railway Express Double-Track Project (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) · TEXRail Extension - project information, documents and schedule (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Texas Department of Transportation · TxDOT Euna/Bonfire public procurement portal — open public opportunities; the portal address TxDOT prints on its own Electronic State Business Daily notices (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Texas Department of Transportation · Texas Rail Plan update - 2024 Texas Rail Plan status and resources (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
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