April 11, 2021 - TRA Austin - House Bill 3633 appears to be a Trojan Horse vehicle whose only true purpose is kill high-speed rail in Texas under the guise of creating oversite committee. Those words come from a rail union...

April 4, 2021 - TRA CALL TO ACTION - With thanks to our friends at DC-based Rail Passengers Association for alerting their members in Texas and all Texas Rail Advocates followers. Two state representatives in Texas introduced a bill that seeks to...

March 6, 2021 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments has released the first edition of a news newsletter called DFW High-Speed Update. NCTCOG announced that the newsletter will be published monthly and include the latest available information...

November 12, 2020 - Dallas Business Journal - Evan Hoopfer - When developing a project as complex as a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, it's beneficial to have backers in high places. Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Dallas-based Texas Central developing...

November 5, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Documents that support safety standards and procedures for environmental impacts of the Texas bullet train project have now been published to the Federal Register and will come into effect on December 3. The high-speed rail...

October 26, 2020 - BaylorLariat.com - Opinion from DJ Ramirez | Sports Editor - Five hours. It can take up to five hours to get from Houston to Dallas on Interstate 45. Sometimes five and a half or six depending on...

October 15, 2020 - WFAA.com - The planned bullet train that could connect Dallas and Houston via a 90-minute train ride has the "full support" of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a letter the governor sent the Japanese prime minister...

September 22, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News - Federal officials have granted final approvals for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction in a move almost certain to spark political and legal challenges. The train won’t stop in San...

September 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Texas Central Railroad Reaches Two Historic Milestones - Completion of key regulatory processes makes the Nation’s first high-speed train ready to go FRA releases final high speed safety rules FRA OK's rail alignment to...

September 14, 2020 - TRA Newswire - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is seeking public opinion on high-speed transportation connections and where they should operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. High-speed service between Dallas and Fort Worth would potentially...