March 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Palestine State Representative Cody Harris' House Bill 1370 gets a hearing Monday before the House Administration Committee. The bill calls for a creation of a joint-interim committee on high-speed rail development.
"While the title of...
March 8, 2019 - TRA opinion -
Texas Rail Advocates has responded to a story that showed a grim picture of the proposed private-investor high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston.
TRA President Peter LeCody responded to a March 7, 2019 story...
March 3, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
If a small band of rural legislators get their way, Texans will not see a private investor-owned company build a high-speed rail line within your lifetime.
Texas Rail Advocates is tracking 22 bills filed in...
February 12, 2019 - leoncountytoday.com -
Editors note; The Buffalo Press does not necessarily agree or disagree with the statements in this article, but we think that our readers need to be aware of what is being said. The case referred...
February 6, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Texas Rail Advocates is now tracking numerous bills filed again this session by a few rural legislators that are intent on stopping a private-investor group from linking Dallas and Houston by high-speed rail.
The list...
Updated February 7, 2019 - A bill filed in the Texas House that, if enacted, would create a joint committee of House and Senate members to look at the future development of high speed rail in the state would actually...
December 7, 2018 - RailwayAge.com -
Despite producing more than one-third of U.S. crude oil output, urbanization, rapid economic growth and congestion mean Texans could be getting out of their cars and on to high-speed trains much sooner than most other...
October 10, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Spanish company brings more than 25 years of experience in operating high-speed trains in Europe and other countries
Renfe-operated trains cover 7,500 miles of track, from local commuter routes to high-speed national and...
September 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News -
Texas Central Partners has secured a $300 million loan to continue itsĀ pursuit of a new 240-mile high-speed rail route from downtown Dallas to Houston.
The company said it will use the financing to move...
April 11, 2018 -
BY THE STAR-TELEGRAM EDITORIAL BOARD -
EDITOR'S UPDATE:
Thursday afternoon Regional Transportation Council members voted to approve funding that will allow North Texas transportation planners to begin studying a high speed rail route from Fort Worth to Laredo. Details...