AUSTIN, Texas - With the Texas population growing, a new study from TxDOT is urging state and local leaders to expand their approach to public transportation.

A top Travis County official said Central Texas could help with one of the big ideas in that TxDOT report.

TxDOT report

What they're saying:

Highway construction in Texas is happening at a historic pace, with major road projects in practically every major urban center. But building new lanes is just one part of a larger public transportation plan.

"We're a big state. We got to go big," said TxDOT spokesperson Adam Hammons.

Going big, with a broader approach, requires going local.

"This is a Texas plan, not a TxDOT plan," said Hammons.

The first draft of the Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan was written with feedback from

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