https://tmohouston.net/ Texas Mobility Outlook is an independent publication covering transportation, road safety, freight movement, infrastructure and crash data across Greater Houston and Texas. en-us https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/texas-traffic-fatalities/ https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/texas-traffic-fatalities/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT TxDOT counted 3,769 traffic deaths in Texas in 2025, down 9.4% from 2024. The death rate, 1.20 per 100 million miles, was the lowest in its 2003-2025 records. https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/most-dangerous-highways/ https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/most-dangerous-highways/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT No official source ranks Houston freeways by name. Harris County interstates had 134 traffic deaths in 2025. Every published highway ranking, with its method. https://tmohouston.net/research/i-45-deadliest-highway-claim/ https://tmohouston.net/research/i-45-deadliest-highway-claim/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The claim that I-45 is America's deadliest highway traces to a 2016 ValuePenguin ranking that put it second, by fatal crashes per 100 miles in 2011-2015. https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/houston-truck-crash-statistics/ https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/houston-truck-crash-statistics/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Harris County had 5,913 crashes involving commercial vehicles in 2025, with 43 deaths. Annual TxDOT data since 2015, county comparisons and CSV downloads. https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/commercial-vehicle-crashes/ https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/commercial-vehicle-crashes/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT TxDOT counted 38,533 crashes involving commercial vehicles in Texas in 2025 and 528 deaths, the fewest in its 2014-2025 series. Federal counts and definitions. https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/harris-county-crashes/ https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/harris-county-crashes/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Harris County had 107,472 crashes and 503 traffic deaths in 2025, 13.3% of all Texas deaths. TxDOT data since 2015, road types and county comparisons. https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/i-45/ https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/i-45/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT I-45's busiest Houston count station carried 271,938 vehicles a day in 2025. Traffic and truck counts, congestion ranks, crash data and NHHIP cost and schedule. https://tmohouston.net/infrastructure/houston-highway-projects/ https://tmohouston.net/infrastructure/houston-highway-projects/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT TxDOT's estimates put the I-45 rebuild at about $9.47 billion. Status, cost and schedule for 14 Houston highway, bridge and channel projects, conflicts shown. https://tmohouston.net/research/houston-traffic-deaths-2015-2025/ https://tmohouston.net/research/houston-traffic-deaths-2015-2025/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT TxDOT counted 293 traffic deaths in Houston in 2025, down from 339 in 2024 but 43% above 2015. Ten years of data measured against the City's 2030 goal. https://tmohouston.net/road-safety/dangerous-intersections/ https://tmohouston.net/road-safety/dangerous-intersections/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Pease St at Fannin St topped a University of Houston crash ranking for 2021-2022. What each Houston intersection list measures, and what official data show. https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/hours-of-service/ https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/hours-of-service/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Federal rules allow 11 hours of driving in a 14-hour window after 10 hours off, with a 30-minute break and 60/70-hour caps. Texas intrastate limits differ. https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/houston-crash-statistics/ https://tmohouston.net/crash-data/houston-crash-statistics/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT TxDOT counted 293 traffic deaths and 1,465 serious injuries inside Houston city limits in 2025, down from a series high of 339 deaths in 2024. https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/i-10/ https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/i-10/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Katy Freeway near Old Voss Rd carried 330,394 vehicles a day in 2025, the most of any Harris County station. I-10 traffic, trucks, congestion and projects. https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/i-610/ https://tmohouston.net/houston-roads/i-610/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 610 West Loop from I-10 to I-69 has ranked as Texas' most congested road segment three years running. 610 Loop traffic, trucks, projects and hazmat rules. https://tmohouston.net/road-safety/pedestrian-safety/ https://tmohouston.net/road-safety/pedestrian-safety/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Crashes killed 174 pedestrians in Harris County in 2024, up from 108 in 2018, by H-GAC's count of TxDOT data. County, city and Texas figures, with their limits. https://tmohouston.net/transportation-policy/fmcsa-rule-changes/ https://tmohouston.net/transportation-policy/fmcsa-rule-changes/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Dated list of 2025-2026 federal and Texas truck rule changes: HOS pilots not started, ELD manual rule rescinded, 30-day emergency relief, Texas English rule. https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/port-houston-trucking/ https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/port-houston-trucking/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Port Houston's container terminals served about 2.5 million trucks in 2025, a record year of 4.3 million TEUs. Terminal facts, truck counts and port roads. https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/truck-crash-causes/ https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/truck-crash-causes/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Brake problems were present for 29.4% of trucks in a federal crash causation study, and 87% of critical reasons assigned to trucks involved the driver. https://tmohouston.net/infrastructure/highway-construction-safety/ https://tmohouston.net/infrastructure/highway-construction-safety/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Work zone crashes killed 40 people in TxDOT's six-county Houston District in 2025, up from 21 in 2024. Texas had 203 work zone deaths, seven of them workers. https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/commercial-vehicle-safety/ https://tmohouston.net/trucking-freight/commercial-vehicle-safety/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Texas ran 380,491 roadside truck inspections in FY 2025, 12.1% of the U.S. total, and 27.79% found an out-of-service violation. Rules, data and Houston routes.