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Rural Lawmakers File 18 Bills to Derail Bullet Train between Dallas and Houston

February 21st, 2017
February 21, 2017 - TRA Newswire - Updated A group of rural state lawmakers have filed a slate of legislation to push back against Texas Central Railway's proposal to construct a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. Senators Birdwell (R-Granbury), Creighton (R-Conroe), Kolkhorst...

Biggest Texas transportation battles of 2016 to continue in the new year

January 1st, 2017
December 27, 2016 - Texas Tribune - Brandon Formby - Legislators may look at a high-speed rail developer's ability to use eminent domain for a Dallas-Houston bullet train. The cost of toll roads, the toll of urban congestion, ride-hailing battles and...

Texas Bullet Train Opponents Hope to Block Project Next Year

July 26th, 2016
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...

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