July 26, 2016 - Texas Tribune

The state Legislature could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm's plans to build a high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas now that a federal transportation board has decided the project falls under state jurisdiction.

The Surface Transportation Board decided last week that Texas Central, the private firm looking to build the bullet train, does not need Board approval for the project because it would be "constructed and operated entirely within the State of Texas." Texas Central Partners is developing a 240-mile bullet train line intended to transport passengers between Houston and Dallas in 90 minutes with a stop near Bryan. The company has partnered with Japanese train operator JR Central to bring its bullet train technology to Texas.

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