April 9, 2025 - KERA.org, Pablo Arauz Pena - Advocates for rail projects in Texas are staying optimistic about legislation that could bring more trains to the state, including the proposed high-speed rail from Dallas to Houston, despite opposition in Austin. During...

April 4, 2025 - KTBX.com - For the second time in a week, Texas Central officials returned to the Capitol on Thursday, facing growing scrutiny from lawmakers skeptical of the long-delayed high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas.The Subcommittee on Transportation...

April 1, 2025 - Houstonpublicmedia.com -House Bill 1402, written in opposition to the long-planned bullet train between Texas’ two largest cities, would prevent the use of state or local funding to alter roadways for the construction of high-speed rail.State representatives...

January 6, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia - A pricey legal fight over high-speed rail routes in North Texas could be on the horizon.The Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy group of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, could...

September 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments will decide, at their October monthly meeting, what proposals to push forward in the 2025 state legislative session from their innovative...

September 1, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Despite some naysayers saying that the high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston is DOA and others trying their best to kill it, there is still slow but steady movement on this critical infrastructure...

August 9, 2024 - TRA and Transportation for America Commentary -Recent passenger rail efforts in the Gulf Coast demonstrated tireless commitment to federal advocacy, state partnerships, funding development, and ultimately service implementation. But if our leaders are truly interested in...

August 8, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments will move ahead on two different plans at the same time for a high-speed rail connection in Dallas, while some sorting out...

May 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire - During a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Thursday in Washington, Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) questioned Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about high-speed rail in Texas.Allred asked the secretary how serious he and...

June 16, 2024 - Donnie Tuggle, KBTX.com - Rail advocates in Texas are ramping up efforts to secure funding for both high-speed and conventional rail projects as the next legislative session approaches in January. This week, the Rail Passenger Association and...