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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...

The parade of bad rail bills continues; anti-rail speed rail and now anti-light rail

February 24th, 2025
February 24, 2025 - TRA Austin -The flip-side to some important rail legislation proposed each session in Austin, like improving at-grade rail crossings and expanding passenger rail service in Texas, is the gaggle of anti-high speed rail bills that always...

Brazos Valley leaders meet with lawmakers to oppose federal funding for high-speed rail

February 24th, 2025
February 16, 2025 - KBTX.com - Local leaders from across the Brazos Valley traveled to Washington, D.C., last week as part of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) to discuss regional priorities, including infrastructure, broadband access, and opposition to the...

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