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Texas Pays Huge Bus Fare Sending Migrants To Sanctuary Cities

Texas paid more than $124 million to bus migrants to sanctuary cities, records reveal, according to KXAN. As of Jan. 10, Texas had spent $124,603,616.19 busing more than 100,000 migrants across the southern border to sanctuary cities, according to documents obtained by the state. nextstar showed that. For the record: Abbott’s Migrant Buses Cost Texas […]

Denver bus shooting leaves man Richard Sanchez dead, teen arrested

Last week, a 13-year-old boy was charged with the murder of a Colorado grandfather who got into an argument after he blocked the path of a public bus. A few days later, when his relatives tried to file a missing persons report, they were informed that the man had died. Richard Sanchez, 60, was killed […]

Updated Kentucky budget with increased school bus funding advances

Kentucky House Republicans proposed that the state pay more for transportation costs for students in K-12 schools under an updated budget plan that passed a committee Wednesday. The House Ways and Means Committee action sets up a full House vote on a major budget bill targeting the state executive branch. That vote could take place […]

Boy, 8, struck and killed by school bus in front of New York yeshiva

An 8-year-old New York boy died Monday night when he was struck by a school bus while walking home from a yeshiva in Rockland County, police said. According to the Ramapo Police Department, the boy, identified in local reports as Mordechai Pinchos Spitzer, stepped in front of a school bus that was patrolling the Village […]

Kentucky senator proposes legislation to expand school bus fleets

The bill, introduced by Democratic Sen. David Yates, aims to address issues with Kentucky’s school transportation system. The proposed bill would allow district-owned and district-leased vehicles to transport students to and from school and approved activities. It would establish safety standards and training requirements for drivers, including background checks and driving record reviews. A bill […]

‘Drivers are gonna start fighting back … somebody’s gonna get knocked out’: Bus drivers’ union rep warns violent passengers

Representatives from the bus drivers' union at Florida's Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority issued a warning this week against violent passengers. “Please leave the drivers alone,” said union representative April Murphy. WFLA-TV. “Soon the drivers will start fighting back. There are tough people, girls and guys, so the passengers will lose. Right? [if] If that happens, […]

‘We’re pressing pause on’ EVs: City’s $5 million electric bus fleet breaks down

Asheville, North Carolina, is considering reinvesting in biodiesel-fueled buses after investing millions of dollars in partially operational electric vehicles. WLOS report. Cities across the country are beginning to regret their huge investments in electric buses as they continue to pour money into expensive and time-consuming repairs. Asheville purchased five Proterra electric buses in 2018 for […]