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 heard arguments this week about a bill that would make it more difficult to construct high-speed rail projects in Texas — including the long-planned bullet train between Houston and Dallas.

House Bill 1402, written by state Rep. Cody Harris of East Texas, would prevent the use of state or local funding to alter roadways for the construction of high-speed rail. The bill was discussed Monday during a hearing of the Texas House Subcommittee on Transportation Funding.

Opponents and proponents alike discussed the proposed law and its possible effects on projects like the Houston-to-Dallas bullet train — which has sought for more than a decade to create a 240-mile railway that would travel between the state’s two largest cities in approximately 90 minutes.

Read more: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/01/517435/house-subcommittee-discusses-bill-that-would-hinder-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-developments/

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