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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board members and government officials gathered Aug. 15 to celebrate the Federal Transit Authority award. (Courtesy METRO)

Federal Transit Authority awards METRO $21.6M for electric buses

By Renee Farmer

The shift to the 20 electric buses is estimated to eliminate nearly 18,000 tons of greenhouse gases over the next 20 years. 

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Close up of the top of traffic cones, with a construction hat on one of the cones. A construction vehicle is in the background.
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TxDOT employees stand in front of a sign that reads "Slow down or pay up."
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The Houston-Galveston Area Council will host a virtual public meeting June 2. (Courtesy Fotolia)
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