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Luka Doncic supports high-speed rail in Texas, but is that enough to save it?

April 24th, 2019
April 24, 2019 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Gordon Dickson - Supporters of high-speed rail say they’re thrilled that Dallas Mavericks basketball standout Luka Doncic recently tweeted in support of a proposed high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston. They swear they didn’t put Doncic up...

Businesses and everyday people want high-speed rail to succeed in Texas

April 24th, 2019
April 24, 2019 - TRA Commentary - They voted NO but it was for the right reason. It was an outpouring of public support last week when leaders of business, government agencies, advocates and everyday people said that 11 bills designed...

Want high-speed rail in Texas? Throw the Birdwell budget rider out

April 19th, 2019
April 19, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Now that the Texas House and Senate have picked their conferees to iron out differences in the state budget, a line of text that has nothing to do with how the state spends taxpayer...

TX House Transportation Committee hears 11 anti-high speed rail bills

April 17th, 2019
April 17, 2019 - TRA Austin - anti-bullet train bills were left pending in committee Into the midnight hour today a special House Transportation sub-committee heard 11 bills that were all designed to slow down or kill a private enterprise building...

Texas Rail Advocates Rallies Support for High-speed Trains

April 15th, 2019
April 15, 2019 - TRA Newswire - TRA and its allies apply pressure in Austin to secure a future for high-speed rail in Texas   As opponents of high-speed rail resort to underhanded legislative maneuvers to preserve the status quo, Texas Rail...

Monday in Austin: Bad high-speed rail bill HB 4219 gets hearing

April 6th, 2019
April 6, 2019 - TRA Austin - The following rail bill has been scheduled for a hearing on Monday in the House Judiciary and Jurisprudence Committee. HB 4219- Relating to the enforceability of certain contracts to acquire real property for a high-speed...

This week in Austin: high-speed rail concern in Schwertner bills and Birdwell BAD budget rider

March 29th, 2019
March 29, 2019 (Updated) - TRA Newswire - This week's rail  news under the capitol dome in Austin revolved around required access to private property and a bill with a good sounding title that actually had been described by its author...

Rep Harris' "stop high speed rail" bill gets a hearing Monday

March 22nd, 2019
March 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Palestine State Representative Cody Harris' House Bill 1370 gets a hearing Monday before the House Administration Committee. The bill calls for a creation of a joint-interim committee on high-speed rail development. "While the title of...

TRA response to Palestine Herald-Press story on high-speed rail

March 8th, 2019
March 8, 2019 - TRA opinion - Texas Rail Advocates has responded to a story that showed a grim picture of the proposed private-investor high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston. TRA President Peter LeCody responded to a March 7, 2019 story...

TRA opposes 22 bills: most would harm high-speed rail

March 3rd, 2019
March 3, 2019 - TRA Newswire - If a small band of rural legislators get their way, Texans will not see a private investor-owned company build a high-speed rail line within your lifetime. Texas Rail Advocates is tracking 22 bills filed in...

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