Texas Central to appeal Leon County ruling against being a railroad
February 15th, 2019
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 to was apparently heard on Monday and we were not aware of it. We will have a report on the Leon County case next week. Read this story with an awareness that only one point of view is presented.
An emailed statement from Texas Central received on Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:56 PM stated. “We respectfully disagree with the judge’s decision in Leon County and plan to appeal. We are confident that the laws of Texas irrefutably give this project authority to access and survey private land to help determine the high-speed train’s most advantageous route between Houston and North Texas.
Contrary to what others have said, a judge in Harris County previously declared that Texas Central is a bona fide railroad company, affirming its rights under state law to conduct surveys on private property to help determine the train’s most advantageous route between North Texas and Houston.
That order held that Texas Central is a “railroad company” as defined in Section 81.002 of the Texas Transportation Code and an “interurban electric railway” as set forth in Section 131.011. In this instance, Texas Central completed the survey work and subsequently withdrew the legal action.
Read more: https://www.leoncountytoday.com/articles/texas-central-to-appeal-leon-county-ruling/
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 to was apparently heard on Monday and we were not aware of it. We will have a report on the Leon County case next week. Read this story with an awareness that only one point of view is presented.
An emailed statement from Texas Central received on Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:56 PM stated. “We respectfully disagree with the judge’s decision in Leon County and plan to appeal. We are confident that the laws of Texas irrefutably give this project authority to access and survey private land to help determine the high-speed train’s most advantageous route between Houston and North Texas.
Contrary to what others have said, a judge in Harris County previously declared that Texas Central is a bona fide railroad company, affirming its rights under state law to conduct surveys on private property to help determine the train’s most advantageous route between North Texas and Houston.
That order held that Texas Central is a “railroad company” as defined in Section 81.002 of the Texas Transportation Code and an “interurban electric railway” as set forth in Section 131.011. In this instance, Texas Central completed the survey work and subsequently withdrew the legal action.
Read more: https://www.leoncountytoday.com/articles/texas-central-to-appeal-leon-county-ruling/