METRO Police Officer Honored at the Houston Rodeo: Thank You, First Responders!

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo honored our community's first responders on Monday night. METRO Police Officer Brendan McDonough was recognized as one of their "First Responders of the Year." Thank you to Officer McDonough and all first responders for everything you do to help the public!

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METRO is the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas – serving the Houston region with safe, clean, reliable, accessible and friendly public transportation services.

We operate:

• Local buses
• METRORail (light rail)
• METRORapid (bus rapid transit)
• Park & Ride buses*
• curb2curb (neighborhood shuttles)
• HOV/HOT lanes
• METROLift (paratransit service in City of Houston and most of Harris County)
• METRO STAR Vanpool (in portions of an eight county region)

* There are more than 25 Park & Ride locations throughout the Greater Houston Area, making it easy for you to park your car and get on board with METRO.

For more about METRO, including fare information, schedules, maps, and how to ride – please visit:

You can also subscribe to receive service alerts for the route(s) of your choice. We’ll send real-time, personalized route information direct to your phone or email for free. It takes just seconds to subscribe:

If you have questions or need additional information, contact METRO Customer Service at 713-635-4000.

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For everything you need to ride METRO bus and rail services, download the RideMETRO app from your App Store (for iOS) or Google Play (for Android).

Using the RideMETRO app, you can learn how to ride bus and rail, with information about:

• Services we offer
• Fares
• Fare payment methods
• Where to buy fares
• How to pay when boarding

You can also:

• Plan a trip
• Track your bus
• View current alerts
• Connect with METRO Police
• Submit a comment

And with a prior download of our companion Q Ticketing app, you’re just one tap away from where you can purchase mobile tickets – a contactless fare payment option to ride METRO bus and rail services.

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