Project Connect trial halts, punted to Third Court of Appeals

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A trial centered around the validity of the funding structure behind Austin's Project Connect mass transit system began and quickly halted Monday, as Attorney General Ken Paxton's office filed an interlocutory appeal to delay proceedings.That appeal from the AG's office is centered around whether or not Austin Transit Partnership — the local government corporation created and tasked with developing the Project Connect mass transit system — has the jurisdiction t