July 2, 2016 - Cypress Creek Mirror
Texas is looking like it will become the first state in the nation to get a bullet train. Texas Central Partners, LLC (Texas Central), a private company that is leading the bullet train project coming to Texas, is developing a new high-speed passenger rail system that will connect Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. Some Texans are not happy with the possibility of Texas being home to the nation’s first highs-speed rail. The organization, Texans Against High-Speed Rail, is dedicated to fight against Texas Central and their efforts of bringing the train to Texas.
One of the main concerns about the train is eminent domain. Texans Against High-Speed Rail is fighting against the train because of the concern of private property rights.
“We have serious concerns that this project will not be successful, and that it is inevitably going to fail. From the eminent domain prospective, we don’t think it is a good idea to sacrifice people’s land and sovereignty for a project that might ultimately fail,” said Kyle Workman, volunteer for Texans Against High-Speed Rail. “It’s a private company, so it’s not like any other project that has been done. It’s going to be eminent domain that we have never seen before.”
Read more: http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cypresscreek/news/some-texans-fighting-against-multi-billion-dollar-bullet-train/article_f1179946-78c4-5d1b-9574-8fdb6722f86f.html?mode=story
Texas is looking like it will become the first state in the nation to get a bullet train. Texas Central Partners, LLC (Texas Central), a private company that is leading the bullet train project coming to Texas, is developing a new high-speed passenger rail system that will connect Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. Some Texans are not happy with the possibility of Texas being home to the nation’s first highs-speed rail. The organization, Texans Against High-Speed Rail, is dedicated to fight against Texas Central and their efforts of bringing the train to Texas.
One of the main concerns about the train is eminent domain. Texans Against High-Speed Rail is fighting against the train because of the concern of private property rights.
“We have serious concerns that this project will not be successful, and that it is inevitably going to fail. From the eminent domain prospective, we don’t think it is a good idea to sacrifice people’s land and sovereignty for a project that might ultimately fail,” said Kyle Workman, volunteer for Texans Against High-Speed Rail. “It’s a private company, so it’s not like any other project that has been done. It’s going to be eminent domain that we have never seen before.”
Read more: http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cypresscreek/news/some-texans-fighting-against-multi-billion-dollar-bullet-train/article_f1179946-78c4-5d1b-9574-8fdb6722f86f.html?mode=story