March 15, 2023 - TRA Austin -Now there are two rail-centric riders up for consideration by the Texas House Appropriations Committee. The most recent rider to the budget process was filed by Representative David Spiller (R-Jacksboro). If approved and funded,...
March 12, 2022 - TRA Austin - Texas State Representative Stan Gerdes (Dist. 17-Smithville) has filed a rider to the Texas House Appropriations bill that, if accepted and approved, would direct $200 million in General Revenue Funds to the Texas Rail...
May 4, 2019 - TRA Austin -
No movement on the Birdwell budget rider to stop high-speed rail
Three bad rail bills out of House Transpo Committee
There is no news to report this week on the budget rider (#44) that...
April 21, 2019 - TRA Commentary -
It's just not right.
Language should not be inserted in the state budget that would stop a private company bringing high-speed trains to Texas.
It's a misuse of power by one State Senator who has...
April 9, 2019 - QuorumReport.com -
TRA Decries Closed Door Legislative Maneuvers and Aims to Rally Public Support for Continued Rail in Texas
Enthusiasm for expanded rail travel has been building across Texas in recent years, forcing opponents to resort to...
Updated April 5, 2019 - TRA Austin -
In a two year old replay of a effort to keep Texans from riding high speed trains, Texas Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) filed a rider to the Senate budget bill that would stop...
March 15, 2017 - Texas Tribune
Officials with Texas Central Partners, the private firm developing the Houston-Dallas high-speed rail line, said the rider added to the state senate's proposed budget Wednesday would put their project at risk.
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