REPORT: Texas led U.S. in rural roadway fatalities

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Amid a nearly $200 billion national backlog in funding to improve rural roads across the U.S., a new report outlines just how dangerous Texas' rural roads are compared to all other ones in the state.The national transportation research nonprofit TRIP's latest report released this week found Texas is ranked No. 11 in the country for fatalities along rural roads. In Texas, the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled on rural, non-interstate roads is 2.52, surpassing t