TxDOT urges drivers to slow down during state-wide safety campaign

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Is Operation Slowdown effective? Two vehicles went airborne over Houston freeways on back-to-back days last week, and both incidents occurred during TxDOT’s own campaign to stop it. Operation Slowdown, the state’s annual speed-enforcement push, runs July 18 through Aug. 2 this year, adding extra patrols after speeding contributed to 1,247 deaths and more than 150,000 crashes across Texas in 2025 alone. View this post on Instagram A post shared b…

TxDOT urges drivers to slow down during state-wide safety campaign

TEXARKANA, Texas — Motorists traveling through Texas are being urged to ease up on the gas as the Texas Department of Transportation's "Operation Slowdown" initiative continues through Sunday.