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High-speed passenger rail line could link San Antonio-Monterrey MX economy

June 4th, 2016
June 1, 2016 - News4-San Antonio The first international passenger train between the U.S. and Mexico could become reality right here in south Texas. Congressman Henry Cuellar says we're closer than ever to seeing a high-speed passenger rail line that links San Antonio...

National rail advocates support P-HSR while other rurals says no to Texas Central

May 26th, 2016
June 6, 2016 - TRA Newswire UPDATE CORRECTION: In the original story, Congressman Jeb Hensarling was mis-identified as opposing Texas Central's high speed rail plan. We apologize for the error. Congressman Joe Barton of a nearby district had filed a comment...

Waco city council endorses Texas high-speed rail project

May 5th, 2016
May 5, 2016 - KXXV-TV The Waco City Council and Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) have both, separately endorsed Texas’ privately developed high-speed rail project that would cut a Dallas-Houston commute down to 90 minutes. Both call the project an economic catalyst and efficient...

Fox News O'Reilly: Fact we don't have high speed rail is flat out irresponsible

April 20th, 2016
April 20, 2016 - Bill O'Reilly is not one to mince words. The conservative host of the O'Reilly Factor, the #1 cable news show in the U.S. thinks that our infrastructure and mass transportation systems are a mess. On his opening...

TCR officials considering railway stop in northwest Houston area

April 20th, 2016
Texas Central says NW Houston station would serve more passengers April 20, 2016 - communityimpact.com As officials with Texas Central Railway work to determine train station locations for the proposed high speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas, the northwest Houston area...

ALERT: TX Senate hearing Tuesday re high speed rail

March 28th, 2016
March 28, 2016 - TRA Newswire On Tuesday, March 29th, at 9:00am, in the Senate Chamber, the Texas Senate Affair Committee will be holding a Public Hearing regarding eminent domain and rights of property owners. The interim charge the Committee will...

Dallas Morning News: High-speed rail opponents are shortsighted

March 16th, 2016
March 16, 2016 - Dallas Morning News Editorial As flip-flops go, Brazos Valley Council of Governments’ new opposition to high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston is more than baffling. It is bad policy, too. The regional planner had backed the bullet train...

FRA requests proposals for high speed rail projects - but there's a catch, of course

March 16th, 2016
March 16, 2016 - TRA Newswire The Federal Railroad Administration is asking for interested parties to submit Requests for Proposals (RFP) for high speed rail projects around the country, including potential for fast trains that would traverse the South Central High Speed Rail...

Will Texas nay-sayers be against Interstate-14 like they are against high speed rail?

February 7th, 2016
February 7, 2016 Displaced homeowners, farms and ranches cut in two, 24/7 noise issues, disruption of a rural way of life. It's enough to get country folks boiling mad and it ought to be. No, we are not talking about some Texas and...

Study Would Look At New Options For High-Speed Rail In Houston

December 10th, 2015
December 8, 2015 - Houston Public Media - Gail Delaughter Transportation officials say a link to downtown Houston is crucial to the project. The planned route for Texas Central Railway’s high-speed train between Houston and Dallas would only bring the train as...

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