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Department of Justice urged to investigate alleged ‘foreign influence’ in Texas high-speed rail project

April 9th, 2024
April 9, 2024 - KBTX.com - Donnie Tuggle - Editor's note: The group firing the latest volley has been fighting the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project for many years through numerous legal challenges, leading to the Texas Supreme Court upholding the railroad's...

‘We believe in this': Biden admin backs Dallas to Houston high-speed rail

April 7th, 2024
April 7, 2024 - NBCDFW.com - Phil Prazen -On the Channel 5 Lone Star Politics program today, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he supports a Dallas to Houston bullet train, calling it "one of the most interesting and promising projects...

2 Views from UT-Dallas students- trains over towers: Why DFW desperately needs the high-speed rail plan

April 1st, 2024
April 1, 2024 - UTDMercury.com - Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez | News Editor -If demolishing the Reunion Tower is necessary for implementing intercity high-speed rail in Texas, then it is critical we do it to help combat congestion while improving local communities. Comets...

Will the American High-Speed Rail Act of 2024 help get Texas out of the slow lane?

March 13th, 2024
March 13, 2024 - TRA Newswire -A transformative bill filed in Congress this week could help propel Texas into the high-speed rail arena, if it can gain a bi-partisan nod at the federal level and filter down to positive response...

Must viewing: Can Amtrak finally bring high speed rail to Texas?

March 11th, 2024
March 11, 2024 - CNBC.com -A video documentary on high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston.After decades of research, the U.S. remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Federal planners believe that a route connecting major cities in Texas may be an...

He aims to bring high-speed rail to Texas and will speak at the Southwestern Rail Conference

March 3rd, 2024
March 3, 2024 - TRA Newswire -He's regarded as a transport executive who knows how to get projects done and maybe that's just what is needed to get the long-delayed high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston going.Andy Byford, whose...

Texas bullet train with Japan tech aims for revival with federal grant

January 6th, 2024
January 6, 2024 - asia.nikkei.com -The U.S. federal government has awarded a planning grant to a proposed high-speed rail line in Texas to be built with technology from Japan's shinkansen bullet trains, for a project that has faced delays and ballooning costs.The proposed...

New hopes for a train from Dallas to Houston

December 14th, 2023
December 14, 2023 - TexasMonthly.com, written by Megan Kimble -The Texas Eagle, an Amtrak passenger train, made its final run from Dallas to Houston on September 10, 1995. The trip was scheduled to take a little more than six hours, but...

At it again: US Reps Ellzey and McCaul send letter to FRA opposing high-speed rail

September 30th, 2023
September 30, 2023 - TRA Newswire -(editor's note: Texas Rail Advocates addresses and debunks the letter. See below)Two U.S. Congressman from Texas don't want to see a penny of proposed passenger rail funding used for grants to build a high-speed...

Dallas to Houston high speed rail opponents hold rally in Madisonville

September 13th, 2023
September 13, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Almost 200 opponents of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project met at the Truman Kimbro Convention Center in Madisonville Monday night and were updated on the latest developments by several rural elected leaders.The meeting was...

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