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Northwest Mall being demolished to make way for Houston station of Texas High-Speed Rail line

April 24th, 2026
April 23, 2026 - Click2Houston.com - After sitting vacant for years, a longtime Houston landmark is now being torn down—making way for a project that could reshape how people travel across Texas.Crews have begun demolition at the former Northwest Mall site...

Could President Trump help propel a big, beautiful Dallas-Houston high speed rail project?

April 17th, 2026
April 24, 2026 - TRA Newswire - Commentary -A tale of two high-speed rail city pairs. One is a public relations and financial train wreck. The other one, a private concern, still waits patiently. Unlike the California high-speed rail pubic project...

Passenger Rail makes steady progress in the Rio Grande Valley

October 3rd, 2025
October 1, 2025 - riograndeguardian.com -MISSION, Texas - A group called RGV Rail Advocacy held an info share Sept. 30 at the Mission Events Conference Center. The 501(c)(3) non-profit provided an open free space for RGV citizens to learn about...

‘We’re not going away’: Texas high-speed rail investor says project is shovel-ready

August 12th, 2025
August 10, 2025 - KBTX.com, Donnie Tuggle - DALLAS, Texas (KBTX) - The lead investor behind the proposed Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project says the plan is “shovel-ready” and could become the fastest train in the world if built, while a state lawmaker...

Fort Worth advances high-speed rail economic study with Arlington at $75K price tag

April 24th, 2025
April 23, 2024 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Fort Worth and Arlington — Tarrant County’s tourism hotspots — plan to work together to study the economic benefits of a proposed high-speed rail route to Dallas.On April 22, Fort Worth City...

Hearing scheduled for Monday, April 28 on high-speed rail in the I-35 DFW/Austin/San Antonio corridor

April 23rd, 2025
April 23, 2025 - TRA Newswire -A new twist in the high-speed rail saga happens Monday, April 28 when House Bill 483 finally gets a hearing in the Transportation Sub-Committee on Funding.The committee will hear from Texas Representative John Bucy,...

Southwestern Rail Conference: Fight over Fort Worth high-speed route continues as potential funding cuts could affect projects

April 10th, 2025
April 9, 2025 - Forrworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Over the course of April 7-8, rail advocates and industry leaders at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst said they are monitoring state legislation that could affect high-speed rail.“The appetite for high-speed...

Public testimony on rail bill reveals new details on Houston-Dallas high-speed rail project

April 2nd, 2025
April 1, 2025 - KBTX.com, Donnie Tuggle -A Texas House committee heard testimony Monday on legislation aimed at blocking public funds from supporting construction linked to the proposed Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project.While the debate isn’t new, Texas Central’s representative disclosed...

Twelfth of a Series: Amtrak-Sponsored Texas HSR Takes a Step Closer – But to What?

March 11th, 2025
March 10, 2025 - RailwayAge.com, David Peter Alan -The big buzz and bigger controversy around Texas during the past several years has been a proposal by a company called Texas Central to build and operate a high-speed rail line between...

Amtrak announces a "Texas Two Step" to find a delivery partner for the DFW/Houston high speed rail project

February 26th, 2025
February 26, 2025 - TRA Newswire - (Updated with Amtrak comment 2/27) -There is movement in the process to bring high-speed rail service to the Lone Star state so Texans can travel between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Amtrak just announced...

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