The Lone Star Rail project would have been built along the rail line that runs through San Marcos, Kyle and Buda.[/caption]

What we reported In August, the transportation policy board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is responsible for coordinating transportation projects in Central Texas, voted to remove the Lone Star Rail project from the organization’s long-term plan. The project would have built a commuter rail line along the Union Pacific Corp. railroad tracks between Georgetown and San Antonio. Stops had been planned in San Marcos and Kyle, and Buda was exploring the potential for a stop to be built in the city.

The latest Since CAMPO’s vote, mayors throughout the corridor have continued meeting to discuss solutions to the congestion issues facing cities on the I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio.

What’s next San Marcos City Manager Jared Miller said although no alternatives to Lone Star Rail have been proposed, the city remains “committed to doing something” to address congestion.

“It’s a little bit hollow, but it’s a challenge to find an answer to something that complicated in a congested area like ours,” Miller said.

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