Update: High Speed Rail replies to Ennis County:
- Texas Central” does not seek to remove protections afforded to landowners under Texas law”
- Texas Central Surface transportation Request … “does not change or override any state landowner protections.”
Ennis Daily News | HSR rebuffs claims
May 8, 2016, Informed Intel:
The Ellis County Press published an Op-Ed from Texans Against High Speed Rail.
What points does Texans Against High Speed Rail make in its Op-Ed?
- Texas Central Rail doesn’t have its funding in place
- Texas Central Rail has no problems using eminent domain to take land it doesn’t need
- Texas Central Rail is asking the federal government whether it has to comply with Texas eminent domain laws
Ellis County Press | TCR proposes to acquire land it ultimately won’t use to satisfy investors