The proposed high speed rail between Houston and Dallas will not be under the oversight of the Surface Tranportation Board because:
- The project is completely within Texas precluding oversight by the federal Surface Transportation Board
- Connectivity to Amtrack, the argument for federal oversight, was not persuasive
Is this decision permanement? No, if Texas Central “develop[s] concrete plans that would make the Line part of the interstate rail network…”
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